Why Did Overwatch 2 Shut Down in China?

Back in November 2021, Overwatch fans faced a shock announcement when players from China discovered that they could not access the game, effective immediately, due to a dis-agreement between Blizzard and an unnamed Chinese game publishing counterpart, NetEase.

Chinese Players Were Barred Suddenly

This was a concerning development for gamers from the Middle Eastern country, where e-sporting culture had taken rapid strides, thanks partly to internet penetration. Suddenly, on a date that coincidentally matched worldwide, fans reported losing links to the Battle.net accounts for a specific part of the community from mainland [China]…

Over-watch 2 Sufferings

Chinese-based users on the global level and not Battle.net only. If you, at