The video games include, Fantasy Westward Journey, Tianxia III, Heroes of Tang Dynasty Zero, and Ghost II.
[6] NetEase operated the Chinese version of Blizzard Entertainment games from 2008 to 2023, such as World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, and Overwatch.
[10] The company was founded by Ding Lei in June 1997, and it grew due in part to the investment in search engine technology.
[11] In 2012, the official name was changed from NetEase.com, Inc to NetEase, Inc.[12] The company's top executives quit amid possible advertisement revenue misreporting, and buy-out talks with i-Cable Communications and others were reported.
[25] It invested US$100 million into Bungie for a minority stake in the company and a seat on the board of directors in June 2018.
[29] NetEase opened Ouka Studios in June 2020,[30][31] but it was shut down in August 2024 after Square Enix completed the game Visions of Mana.
[44] Something Wicked Games founder Jeff Gardiner announced that NetEase had invested $13.2 million for the studio.
[46] In November 2022, NetEase made a strategic investment with Rebel Wolves, founded by former CD Projekt employee Konrad Tomaszkiewicz on February 16, 2022.
[51] Former Marvelous vice president Toshinori Aoki and BlazBlue game creator Toshimichi Mori, opened Studio Flare on September 6, 2022.
[54] Former Ubisoft employee Sean Crooks opened Bad Brain Game Studios,[55] and Dragon Quest producer Ryutaro Ichimura established PinCool in May 2023.
[56] Jeff Dobson, Scott Malone, Mark Tucker, and Rich Vogel, opened T-Minus Zero Entertainment in August 2023.
[8] According to the statement on 17 November 2022, Overwatch 2, Diablo III, World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm, no longer received service.
The comic books would be released online, such as The Amazing Spider-Man, Captain America, and Guardians of the Galaxy.