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NetEase Games is a leading global developer and publisher of video games, founded in 2001 as the video game division of NetEase, Inc. They operate studios in North America, Europe, and Japan and have developed and published numerous popular mobile, console, and PC titles such as Knives Out, Diablo: Immortal (in partnership with Blizzard), and Marvel Rivals. The company also works with major entertainment brands to co-develop and distribute games worldwide, including a partnership with Warner Bros.
Blizzard Entertainment games from 2008 to 2023, such as World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, and Overwatch. It also has an Android emulator for PC, called MuMu Player. in 2023, the revenue was 14.6 billion USD.
Ding Lei founded the company in China in June 1997. It grew due in part to the investment in search engine technology.
On July 1, 2000, the company was floated on the American stock market with an initial public offering on Nasdaq. 4.5 million shares were issued at $15.5 per share. The IPO was underwritten by Merrill.
In 2012, the official name was changed from NetEase.com, Inc to NetEase, Inc. The company’s top executives quit amid possible advertisement revenue misreporting, and buy-out talks with i-Cable Communications and others were reported.
In 2008, the 163.com domain attracted at least 1.8 million visitors annually according to the Compete.com survey. In 2010, the site was the 28th most visited site in the world according to Alexa Internet rankings. NetEase’s official website address is 163.com. It was attributed to the past when Chinese internet users had to dial “163” to access the Internet, before the availability of broadband.
Tencent sued NetEase alleging copyright infringement in 2014. It used the leverage from the suit to convince the company to sublicense music rights. The resulting sublicensing arrangement became a model used by other online music platforms in China.
NetEase has the largest provider of free e-mail services in China with over 940 million users since 2017. The company also ran 188.com and 126.com. It operates a news website at news.163.com and an associated app. Riot Games sued NetEase over alleged copyright violation concerning Valorant in 2022