NetEase snags the reigns of World of Warcraft in China
by Griffin McElroy 
on Apr 18th 2009 9:00PM
As rumor has it, Chinese internet company NetEase has a
totally huge crush on Blizzard. It made its first clear attempt at courtship last August by snatching up the rights to operate Battle.net in China, but
a recent press release from Blizzard revealed the company's biggest,
Say Anything-esque display of affection to date -- NetEase will be taking over operating duties for
World of Warcraft when current operator The9's contract expires June 8.
Of course, if NetEase wanted to win over the hearts of the Chinese MMO-playing population, they'd push for the release of
Wrath of the Lich King, which
still hasn't dropped in the region. Chinese news site
DoNews reports that NetEase has licensed
Wrath, though they haven't made any formal announcements regarding its release.
[Via
Massively]
