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Blizzard, NetEase gaming partnership in China to end

FILE - Visitors try out the latest 'World of Warcraft' video game at the Gamescom fair for computer games in Cologne, Germany, Aug. 21, 2018. American game developer Blizzard Entertainment said Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, that it will suspend most of its game services in mainland China after current licensing agreements with Chinese games company NetEase end, sending NetEase's shares tumbling. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) FILE - A college student plays the online game World of Warcraft in his dormitory room in southwest China's Chongqing city. American game developer Blizzard Entertainment said Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, that it will suspend most of its game services in mainland China after current licensing agreements with Chinese games company NetEase end, sending NetEase’s shares tumbling. (AP Photo, File)