SHANGHAI, July 1 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- The9 Limited (Nasdaq: NCTY) ("The9"or the "Company") filed a Form 12b-25, Notification of Late Filing, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission today regarding the late filing of its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008. On April 16, 2009, The9 announced that it had learned that Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft would be licensed to another China-based online game company following the expiration of the license agreement between Blizzard Entertainment and the Company on June 7, 2009.