NetEase’s 163.com web portal will soon launch the closed beta of Blizzard’s F2P strategy card game, Hearthstone. The game will run on PC but soon will also be available on mobile (tablets). In a time when global usage of World of Warcraft is declining, this is potentially important for Blizzard and for NetEase.
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