Blizzard, NetEase Scrap Warcraft Mobile Game After Financing Dispute

[John Elden Ring]

Bloomberg: Blizzard and NetEase have cancelled a mobile World Of Warcraft spin-off game that's been in dev for 3+ years The game was a MMO RPG set in the same universe as WoW during a different time period NetEase has disbanded a dev team of 100 people

Blizzard, NetEase Scrap Warcraft Mobile Game After Financing Dispute

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[nominedomine]

That was a thing? Jesus, die Blizzard. What happened to them?

 

[ethomaz]

What exactly was the issue?

 

[ethomaz]

That was a thing? Jesus, die Blizzard. What happened to them?

I think a WoW mobile MMO makes perfect sense.

 

[nominedomine]

I think a WoW mobile MMO makes perfect sense.

No it doesn't. Have you played WoW?

I just don't understand how a studio capable of releasing WoW in 2004 and so many good game before have sunk so low.

 

[ethomaz]

No it doesn't. Have you played WoW?

I just don't understand how a studio capable of releasing WoW in 2004 and so many good game before have sunk so low.

What exactly made it not fit for mobile?
It needs to be adapted to be controlled by touch but it is not like they are making the same game.

MMO games like WoW do very well on mobile.

Edit - I mean both can co exists… a mobile WoW MMO won’t harm WoW MMO.

 

[nominedomine]

What exactly made it not fit for mobile?
It needs to be adapted to be controlled by touch but it is not like they are making the same game.

MMO games like WoW do very well on mobile.

Edit - I mean both can co exists… a mobile WoW MMO won’t harm WoW MMO.

I don't care about sales, I care about quality and WoW going mobile would be the admission that they gave up on quality a long time ago (and they certainly did).

 

[John Elden Ring]

What exactly was the issue?

"Disputes" we will probably never know.

 

[peter42O]

As long as Diablo IV is excellent which according to Jason Schreier, it will be, I will be a very happy gamer!!!

Mobile game cancelled? Oh well. lol

 

[MayorReynoldsTV]

I have been surprised that Blizzard hasn’t jumped into mobile quicker, honestly. What I take from this however is that Blizzard no longer trusts NetEase with major decisions and that this is a problem for the two.