Microsoft &NetEase to re-launch Warcraft and other games in China

China's NetEase and U.S. games peer Microsoft said on Wednesday they will bring popular titles including "World of Warcraft" back to China after a fallout involving the developer that ended an almost 15-year partnership.

The pair said they are working to bring online games from Blizzard Entertainment, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard which Microsoft bought last year, back to the world's second-largest economy, starting this summer. NetEase was the publisher of Blizzard games in China from 2008 to 2023.NetEase and Microsoft also said they have agreed to explore bringing NetEase titles to Microsoft's Xbox and other gaming platforms.