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Battle.net To China - Diablo 3 Release 2012?
It seems to have been the day for announcements yesterday, as both the AMD/Blizzard "Alliance" and the Blizzard/NetEase licensing deal was announced.
This is another confirmation that Battle.net 2.0 will be released with StarCraft II, and it's possible that older games such as Diablo II will lack compatibility!
China only gets StarCraft II, Warcraft III and the WarCraft expansion for the next three years after StarCraft II is released, with a mutual renewal period. The question is but does this mean Diablo III won't get released before 2012, or will they re-negotiate mid-way, as it's not on the agenda yet?
Read the whole press release after the jump.
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Blizzard Quote:
SHANGHAI, China, Aug 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and NetEase.com, Inc. (NTES) today announced an agreement to license Blizzard Entertainment(R)'s StarCraft(R) II, Warcraft(R) III: Reign of Chaos(TM), Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne(TM), and Battle.net(R) platform, which provides online multiplayer services for these games, to Shanghai EaseNet Network Technology Limited, an affiliated company of NetEase.com, Inc. Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase have also established a joint venture, which will provide support for the operation of the licensed games and Battle.net platform in China.
"NetEase has been a leader in the Chinese game market, and we look forward to working with them to deliver high-quality entertainment to Chinese gamers," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "This partnership is a sign of our continued commitment to our players in China and to the local industry."
William Ding, CEO of NetEase, stated, "We're excited to be partnering with Blizzard Entertainment to bring StarCraft II and Battle.net to China. We hope to combine Blizzard Entertainment's expertise in developing world-class games with NetEase's strength in online-game operation in China to bring the best gaming experiences to our players."
The term of the license will be three years, with a mutual one-year renewal period, commencing from the commercial release of StarCraft II in the PRC. Under the agreements, Shanghai EaseNet will pay a revenue-based royalty over the license period, while NetEase will pay a milestone-based license fee and fund and guarantee certain additional payments and operating expenses in connection with the joint venture.
文中通过暴雪最近和网易签约的关于暴雪过去的几款BN游戏和整个BN平台的授权营运协议,提及到在未来三年网易都只有SC2, W3等游戏的BN营运内容，猜测出Diablo3最快都要在三年后才可面世。当然也是中间加进来的可能性。但我想说，这应该并不影响D3在国外的发布，全球非同步发布对于WOW是见惯不怪的事。
另外，网易将会和暴雪成立一间在网易名下的合资公司以处理中国BN游戏在国内的授权和BATTLE.NET平台的事务。就是说这间公司暴雪是有股份的，和之前与九城，奥美都不一样。
虽然这并不是一个振奋人心的消息，不过暴雪能和网易结盟处理中国BATTLE.NET的事务，不得不说是比九城更好的一个选择。对于未来BN的发展及暴雪在国内市场的开发有着深远的意义。
