Millennial gamers soaked up the nostalgia and embarked on fresh adventures in a land of orcs, mages and elves Thursday as "World of Warcraft" came back online in China.
Beloved titles from the fantasy epic to shooting game "Overwatch" went offline in China in January 2023 after a contract dispute between the American developer Blizzard and local partner NetEase—prompting a wave of mourning and anger from fans.
But the two firms reached a new deal this year, announcing the titles would return to Chinese screens sequentially—starting with "World of Warcraft" (WoW) on August 1.
And at an internet cafe in the capital Beijing, his fellow gamers tapping furiously on multicolored keyboards, 35-year-old Wei Jia told AFP he felt "nostalgic" as soon as he had heard that WoW was coming back.
Playing the game, he said, was "like taking a trip down memory lane."
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