The company that has the World of Warcraft licence in China, The9, is rumoured to be in talks with EA to license Warhammer Online, one of WoW's closest MMO rivals.
This comes after recent rumours of a rift between Blizzard and The9. Wrath of the Lich King, WoW's second expansion that went live in November in Europe and the US, is yet to be released in China.