Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase.com to Release World of Warcraft: Cataclysm in Mainland China

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06-24-2011
Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase.com to Release World of Warcraft: Cataclysm in Mainland China
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Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase.com announced that World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the third expansion for Blizzard Entertainment's multiplayer online role-playing game, will launch in mainland China on July 12.

"With Cataclysm, we built on everything we learned since launching World of Warcraft to revitalize the game world for existing players and make it even more accessible to new ones," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment, in a release.
"We've always appreciated Chinese gamers' passion and support for World of Warcraft, and we're excited that they'll soon be able to enjoy all of the great new content this expansion has to offer."

"Ever since it first launched in China, World of Warcraft has been one of the most popular online games among players here. With all of the new features and content it introduces, Cataclysm takes the game experience to a whole new level," said William Ding, CEO of NetEase. "We're fully prepared on all fronts to provide great service and support to new and returning players throughout China, and we look forward to welcoming them to the revamped Azeroth."

The Company said players can now begin the process of background downloading data for version 4.1 of the game client, which will be required to play the expansion upon its release.

Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Activision Blizzard, is a developer and publisher of entertainment software.

NetEase.com is a China-based Internet technology company.

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