No more Blizzard games in China soonīlizzard Entertainment will shut down all of its video games in China on January 23 after NetEase declined a six-month extension to the original agreement, the developer said in a press release today. Meanwhile, there have been many personnel changes at NetEase and most of the team in China has already been dissolved.īlizzard recently reached out to NetEase again to discuss a six-month extension to allow players in China to continue playing uninterrupted until a new publisher is found. However, the two companies could not agree and now the Blizzard games in China are about to end.

The comparisons to Crusaders of Light may also be part of an overall reaction from the core community that can charitably be described as “disappointed.” In mid-October, Blizzard sought to tamp down expectations for a major Diablo announcement, shortly after fans noticed a much bigger presence in this year’s BlizzCon schedule than it had in 2017.Blizzard Entertainment is still looking for a new publisher in China. Obviously, the art styles are different, and in the announcement opening BlizzCon 2018’s keynote today, designer Wyatt Cheng touted the game’s setting between Diablo 2 and Diablo 3 as an opportunity to expand the Diablo canon. Diablo: Immortal’s monetization structure hasn’t been confirmed.Ĭrusaders of Light currently has five playable classes Diablo: Immortal is showing three at BlizzCon 2018 (Barbarian, Wizard and Monk) with six for the full game announced (Necromancer, Demon Hunter, and Crusader are the others). It’s a free-to-play game where microtransactions can improve character stats, and currency can be purchased and then used in an auction house, among other things. But the user interface comparison, at least, is correct.Ĭrusaders of Light is also available on PC ( via Steam) where user reception has been mixed. Polygon has played Diablo: Immortal at BlizzCon 2018 and will have impressions coming soon.

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