WoW’s New Expansion To Be Available In Mainland China On October 2

Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase.com, the operator for World of Warcraft in mainland China, have jointly announced that Mists of Pandaria, the fourth expansion of World of Warcraft, will open in mainland China on October 2, 2012, realizing global synchronization for the first time.

Blizzard’s Hack Appears To Not Affect Chinese Gamers

Online game company Blizzard Entertainment Inc. says there was unauthorized access to some Battle.net account information, but Chinese players appear unmolested.

New WoW Game Expansion To Be Launched In China On August 31

U.S.-based Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase.com, the licensed operator for Blizzard’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft on the Chinese mainland, have jointly announced that the new WoW expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, will be formally launched on the Chinese mainland on August 31, 2010.

The9 To Acquire Majority Stake In Red 5 Studios

Days after Chinese online game developer and operator The9’s president announced her departure from the helm of the company, the company has now gone ahead with plans for expansion with the acquisition of an American company.