The national server is stable! Blizzard will authorize the development of World of Warcraft IP, NetEase is the only choice

John Hight, senior vice president of Blizzard and general manager of World of Warcraft IP, revealed a large amount of important information at the Global Game Developers Conference. Judging from this information, Microsoft Blizzard and NetEase will likely have a new and in-depth cooperation.

Warcraft Movie

When answering the question about the World of Warcraft movie, John Hight said, "I wouldn't let someone who can only make movies try it. Making a game like World of Warcraft, right? So I think finding these partners is the right approach."

While players have been calling for Arthas and Thrall's story to be brought to the screen , but it looks like we may have to wait for Blizzard to find the right partner to make these dreams a reality.

So is there any place in the world that can have Hollywood-level film production capabilities and at the same time understand the game Warcraft? The answer is self-evident!

Warcraft IP Authorization

When it comes to jointly developing the World of Warcraft IP, John Hight said:

"Of course I am willing to cooperate with Working with people who really understand and have unique ideas about how to express World of Warcraft, if we feel that aesthetically they can hit the mark... I think if we find the right partners, find the right situation, I Thinking that especially if they have capabilities in a game type that we're not very good at, that would be an ideal partner for us, we'd be willing to try it, but it's still relatively new. I'm willing to try it because I want World of Warcraft to have broader impact, and I also don't want us to grow so fast that we can't continue to serve our existing audience. But I think leveraging other companies who love this IP as much as we do, there's a really cool idea , sharing our belief in quality and having the ability to achieve that, there are benefits. But that list is probably pretty small right now, right?"

John Hight said that the list of companies capable of developing World of Warcraft IP is very small. In fact, Xiao Tan believes that this list is so small that there is only one company, and that is NetEase. Other companies either lack the strength, lack the will, or do not understand the connotation of Blizzard's games. Really, only NetEase can truly tap the value of the IP gold mine of World of Warcraft, and NetEase has long proven it with the success of Diablo Immortal. own.

Other questions answered by John Hight

1. If the chicken-eating gameplay in World of Warcraft is welcomed by players, this mode will be retained and developed for a long time, and may even become an independent game.

2. The World of Warcraft exploration server will have unlimited possibilities. The development team can play freely, and it is even possible to extend the story beyond level 60.

3. World of Warcraft can be popular for at least another 20 years.

Some revelations from the Uncle Party

Finally, let’s take a look at some revelations from the Uncle Party about Blizzard’s national server.

The famous Microsoft uncle Jaz said that he returned to the issue of the return of Blizzard’s national server. He said that he could not get more information from Blizzard because the confidentiality level was very high.

Xiaotan thought he was asking in the wrong direction. Blizzard is currently a pure game development studio and has no control over overseas business. If you want to ask, you have to ask Microsoft.

Uncle Lao Dao once again talked about the issue of the return time of the national server. His views are exactly the same as Xiaotan: it will be officially announced in the near future, and then the server will be launched at the speed of light! Good things are coming!

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