暴雪與網易的授權協議將于2023年1月23日到期 暴雪部分國服游戲將隨即下線
上海2022年11月17日 /美通社/ -- 2022年11月17日，暴雪娛樂今日宣布，其與網易公司現有的授權協議將于2023年1月23日到期結束，而暴雪大多數的國服游戲服務也將隨之中止，其中包括《魔獸世界®》、《爐石傳說®》、《魔獸爭霸®III：重制版》、《守望先鋒®》、《星際爭霸®》系列，《暗黑破壞神® III》及《風暴英雄®》。《暗黑破壞神：不朽®》的聯合開發與發行由兩家公司另外的協議所涵蓋。
暴雪娛樂與網易于2008年達成授權協議，涵蓋上述暴雪國服游戲的發行。兩家公司此次未能達成一份能與暴雪的運行準則、以及暴雪對玩家與員工的承諾相秉承一致的續約協議，目前的授權協議將于2023年1月到期。
我們將在未來幾天中止國服新游戲內容的銷售。中國的玩家將會很快獲知相關的具體信息。即將到來的"《魔獸世界》：巨龍時代"及"《爐石傳說》：巫妖王的進軍"以及《守望先鋒》"歸來"第二賽季國服內容，仍將于今年晚些時候如期上線。
暴雪娛樂總裁Mike Ybarra表示："我們借助網易及其他合作伙伴，將我們的游戲引入中國已將近20年。對于中國玩家群體在這些年來所展現出的激情，我們心懷深深的感激，也一直被他們的熱忱與創意所激勵和鼓舞。我們正在尋找機遇將我們的游戲在未來重新帶回給玩家。"
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暴雪娛樂公司(www.blizzard.com)憑借其《魔獸世界®》、《守望先鋒®》、《暗黑破壞神®》與《星際爭霸®》等多個具有代表性的游戲宇宙而聞名于世。作為動視暴雪（NASDAQ：ATVI）旗下子公司，暴雪娛樂是全球娛樂軟件的知名開發商和出版商，在過去30年曾打造了多款備受業界好評并開創游戲類型的作品，并獲得多項年度游戲大獎殊榮。暴雪娛樂通過PC的Battle.net及Xbox、PlayStation、任天堂Switch、 iOS與安卓平臺，與全球數以百萬計的玩家聯結。
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