NetEase, which co-developed Diablo Immortal with Activision Blizzard, made no reference to the account on the Chinese Diablo Immortal website ( Google translated), saying only that it wanted to make "optimization adjustments" ahead of launch, including support for "a wider range of models and devices," and "experience, network, and performance optimizations. There's not a direct connection cited between the Weibo account suspension and the game delay, but it would be an awfully big coincidence if the two events were completely unconnected. The Weibo account of developer Red Candles was also shut down in that case, and the game was ultimately removed from Steam. Jat 5:30 AM 4 min read NetEase, China's second-largest video gaming company by revenue, quietly launched its anticipated Diablo Immortal mobile game in the country after a. Diablo Immortal will tell stories set between the events of Diablo II: Lord of Destruction and Diablo III, taking place in the year 1270, though many of the games plot points have their origins in the Eternal Conflict. Pooh Bear has for years been used to criticize or mock Chinese president Xi Jinping because of purported physical similarities between them, and it's pretty clearly a sore point for Xi: China banned the 2018 release of the Disney film Christopher Robin, and a year later revoked the business license of the Chinese publisher of Devotion, a horror game that also contained an image of Pooh. Diablo Immortal is a mobile MMOARPG (massively multiplayer online, actionrole-playing game) for mobile devices and PC. A reason for the account suspension wasn't provided, but a Financial Times report points the finger at a post that made critical comments about "the bear," which was apparently interpreted as a reference to Winnie the Pooh.
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