Blizzard’s games were reportedly pulled from China after Activision felt NetEase ‘threatened’ Bobby Kotick
It’s claimed Activision believed NetEase could attempt to scupper Microsoft’s takeover bid
China Gaming News
The original free-to-play Call of Duty game is shutting down this summer
Raven Software's Call of Duty Online launched for PC in China in 2015
PS5 will launch in China in the second quarter of 2021
Console also launched in Indonesia in January and in India in February
Nintendo Switch has reportedly already outsold PS4 in China
Tencent confirms it’s shipped 1m units since 2019, but far more have sold via grey market channels
Leading brands linked to forced labour in China
At least 80,000 Uighurs said to be working under coercive conditions
Plague Inc developer ‘devastated’ as game is pulled in China
Disease sim deemed "illegal" after sales surge
Coronavirus ‘could delay PS5 and Xbox console launches’
Investment bank suggests ongoing outbreak could continue to disrupt consumer electronics
Nintendo faces possible Switch shortages in Japan due to coronavirus
Company postpones domestic hardware shipments and Animal Crossing console pre-orders
Nintendo says Switch production in China has been impacted by the coronavirus
Flagship version of the home console launched in China in December
Coronavirus ’causes Plague Inc game downloads to soar’
Developer reminds players disease sim is ‘just a game’ and not a scientific model