Rumor: Ex-WoW Producer Returns to Netease
BiaNews, 12/13/11
A gaming industry source has revealed that Li Riqiang, former head of Netease's (Nasdaq: NTES) World of Warcraft (WoW) division, has returned to the company, a move rumored to be related to the scheduled May 2012 expiration of WoW developer Blizzard's licensing agreement with Netease.
Earlier industry rumors claimed Blizzard was in licensing talks with a number of other online gaming operators.
Editor's Note: For more information on this topic, please see "Netease's WoW Project Manager Resigns," MD 2/24/10 issue.
Keywords: HR Blizzard online gaming WoW Li Riqiang Netease Internet NTES licensed game