FIFA Online 2 unplugging in China
by Ben Gilbert 
on Dec 6th 2010 2:30PM
In a brief announcement this morning from Shanghai, The9 revealed plans to disband operations of
EA Sports FIFA Online 2 in China. The publisher is doing so via mutual agreement with
FIFA Online 2's developer, Electronic Arts, saying the "license and commercial operation" of the game will end sometime in the "second calendar quarter of 2011."
No reasons were cited for the game's premature termination, though this isn't the first American company to end its contract with The9 early. Blizzard ended its relationship with The9 back in 2009, giving Chinese operating rights for
World of Warcraft to competitor NetEase. Unlike that situation, however, it stands to reason that The9 won't suffer
catastrophic losses this time around.
