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===Termination of Blizzard's contract with NetEase (2023)===

Mainland China lost access to Blizzard's main titles for over a year as a result of licensing agreements going unmet.{{~~Citation needed~~}} Following this Overwatch was review-bombed on [[Steam]] and, eventually, acquired by Microsoft Gaming.{{~~Citation needed~~}}

Mainland China lost access to Blizzard's main titles for over a year as a result of licensing agreements going unmet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Craig |first=Danny |date=2023-01-16 |title=NetEase team behind the Chinese versions of Blizzard’s titles has been dissolved {{!}} Hitmarker |url=https://hitmarker.net/news/netease-team-behind-the-chinese-versions-of-blizzards-titles-has-been-dissolved-525541 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250803020541/https://hitmarker.net/news/netease-team-behind-the-chinese-versions-of-blizzards-titles-has-been-dissolved-525541 |archive-date=2025-08-03 |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=Hitmarker}}</ref> Following this Overwatch was review-bombed on [[Steam]] and, eventually, acquired by Microsoft Gaming.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lombardo |first=Cara |last2=Grind |first2=Kirsten |last3=Tilley |first3=Aaron |date=2022-01-18 |title=Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard in All-Cash Deal Valued at $75 Billion |url=https://www.wsj.com/tech/microsoft-to-buy-activision-blizzard-games-11642512435 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260112030222/https://www.wsj.com/tech/microsoft-to-buy-activision-blizzard-games-11642512435 |archive-date=2026-01-12 |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=WSJ}}</ref>

===Call of Duty selling AI-generated content (2024 & 2025)===

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 ===Termination of Blizzard's contract with NetEase (2023)===
-Mainland China lost access to Blizzard's main titles for over a year as a result of licensing agreements going unmet.{{Citation needed}} Following this Overwatch was review-bombed on [[Steam]] and, eventually, acquired by Microsoft Gaming.{{Citation needed}}
+Mainland China lost access to Blizzard's main titles for over a year as a result of licensing agreements going unmet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Craig |first=Danny |date=2023-01-16 |title=NetEase team behind the Chinese versions of Blizzard’s titles has been dissolved {{!}} Hitmarker |url=https://hitmarker.net/news/netease-team-behind-the-chinese-versions-of-blizzards-titles-has-been-dissolved-525541 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250803020541/https://hitmarker.net/news/netease-team-behind-the-chinese-versions-of-blizzards-titles-has-been-dissolved-525541 |archive-date=2025-08-03 |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=Hitmarker}}</ref> Following this Overwatch was review-bombed on [[Steam]] and, eventually, acquired by Microsoft Gaming.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lombardo |first=Cara |last2=Grind |first2=Kirsten |last3=Tilley |first3=Aaron |date=2022-01-18 |title=Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard in All-Cash Deal Valued at $75 Billion |url=https://www.wsj.com/tech/microsoft-to-buy-activision-blizzard-games-11642512435 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260112030222/https://www.wsj.com/tech/microsoft-to-buy-activision-blizzard-games-11642512435 |archive-date=2026-01-12 |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=WSJ}}</ref>
 ===Call of Duty selling AI-generated content (2024 & 2025)===