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Diablo Immortal China delay due to Winnie the Pooh social media post, report suggests

July 23, 2022
Source: gamersgrade.com gamersgrade.com
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A social media post believed to mock Chinese president Xi Jinping was behind the last-minute delay to Diablo Immortal in China, a report has suggested. This contrasts with the official reasoning given by Chinese developer and publisher NetEase in June, which said it was holding back the game's launch for "content enhancement". Eurogamer has contacted NetEase for comment. Diablo Immortal launched outside of China last month. In a report last night, Bloomberg sources stated that the delay was in reality due to "a deleted social media post interpreted as criticism of Chinese President Xi Jinping", which resulted in the game's...
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