According to domestic media Cailian News, which has learned from multiple independent sources, Blizzard and NetEase are expected to reunite, and there is hope for the return of the national server. The Financial Associated Press reported that in the past period, Blizzard had negotiated with many domestic game manufacturers about the "return of the national server", and finally chose to cooperate with NetEase again. The national server of Blizzard games is expected to return.
The report also pointed out that after the cooperation is confirmed, NetEase and Blizzard will need to re-establish the national server operation team and test the servers and related systems. Therefore, it may take half a year or more for the games that players are looking forward to to be online again.
Previously, on January 24, due to the complete breakdown of negotiations between Blizzard and NetEase, the licensing agreement expired, and Blizzard games such as "World of Warcraft", "Hearthstone", "Diablo 3" and "Overwatch: Return" were suspended in China. "Hearthstone" was removed from the Hangzhou Asian Games competition, NetEase disbanded the Shanghai Blizzard game operations department, and most people chose to leave.