Blizzard and Chinese gaming giant NetEase have reportedly cancelled an unannounced World of Warcraft mobile game following a financial dispute.
According toBloomberg, the game was going to be a massively multiplayer online role-playing title set in the same universe asWorld of Warcraft.
Codenamed Neptune, it was reportedly planned as a spin-off ofBlizzard‘s long-runningPCtitle set in a different time period.
It’s claimed the game was in the works for three years, with a team of over 100NetEasedevelopers attached to the project prior to its cancellation.
Blizzard and NetEase, which publishes World of Warcraft in China and is also a co-creator of Diablo Immortal, are said to have cancelled the mobile game following a dispute over financial terms for the title.
Warcraft Arclight Rumble, a free-to-play action strategy game for mobile, was announced by Blizzard in May.
Further reading
Last week the studio confirmed aWorld of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic release dateof July 05, 2025.
The upcoming recreation of the game’s second expansion will free be for any player with an active World of Warcraft subscription.
World of Warcraft’s next new expansion,Dragonflight, will also be released later this year.
