A potential misunderstanding which left Activision Blizzard executives feeling that CEO Bobby Kotick had been “threatened” by his NetEase counterpart reportedly contributed to the company pulling its games in China
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Other sources told the publication that this had never been NetEase’s intention and was in fact simply a misunderstanding. NetEase spokesman Alexandru Voica also denied that Ding had tried to intimidate Activision, which he said was continuing to “harass and taunt companies and regulators worldwide.” Further talks following October’s conference call failed to heal the rift that had developed between the companies.The move left local players unable to access titles including World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Warcraft III: Reforged,
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