A handful of new films don’t just deal with video games, they’re set inside them.

China games company NetEase Inc. says it has rejected a proposal from World of Warcraft creator Activision Blizzard to temporarily extend its partnership while the U.S. company seeks a new partner, in an escalating public spat.

American game developer Blizzard Entertainment says it will suspend most of its game services in mainland China after current licensing agreements end with Chinese games company NetEase.

The multidisciplinary program is expected to launch in 2022.

"World of Warcraft" is losing players, and the players that have stuck with the video game are aging. SANTA MONICA, Calif. - "World of Warcraft" is losing players, and the players that have stuck with the video game are aging. The company launched "World of Warcraft Classic" Monday, a nostalgic version of the multiplayer online roleplaying game, in which players can adventure as orcs and elves, among other characters. "World of Warcraft Classic" returns things to the way they were when the game first launched in 2004. The company said interest in "World of Warcraft Classic" was so strong that it overwhelmed Blizzard's servers.