massively.com - 25 days ago
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In a crackdown against online gaming, China has shut down World of Warcraft again today, asking Chinese operator NetEase to stop collecting fees and suspend new account registration as the game is in violation of regulation agreements . A regulator from the General Administration of Press ...
us.blizzard.com - 23 days ago
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After you purchase Lil' K.T., you'll receive a
code that can then be redeemed on any World...
of Warcraft account via Battle.net Account Management. This pet code can be emailed to a friend as a gift, or—if you would rather redeem the pet code ...
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forums.worldofwarcraft.com - 23 days ago
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Today we re pleased to introduce the Pet
Store for World of Warcraft, a new way for...
players to obtain in-game pets to join them on their adventures in Azeroth. Two brand-new companions are now available for purchase exclusively at the Pet Store in ...
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thebigbearbutt.com - 26 days ago
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On October 28th of 2009, Julie, a member
of the World of Warcraft guild Sidhe Devils on...
Kael’thas (US), revealed to us that she had been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Her first treatment is scheduled to begin on November 9th. To show our ...
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Announcement: World of Warcraft Raid for the Cure!
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Chinese Government Nixes WoW Again
The Escapist : Latest News —
... the two-month blackout this summer, many Chinese players simply opted to log onto Taiwanese servers and play via that network instead. While the Chinese playerbase is estimated to make up anywhere from 40% to 50% of the total WoW population, currency imbalances, revenue-splitting and different payment plans means that the Chinese market produces only about 5-6% of WoW 's total income. Which is still multiple millions of dollars, but not as severe a loss as it might have been. (Via Massively ) ( ...
China gov’t rejects WoW again
Raph's Website —
... Massively is reporting that WoW is caught in the battle between the Ministry of Culture and the General Administration of Press and Publication over who gets to regulate online games — and has been denied permission to operate (again). ...
Does lore show WoW's decline?
Latest Blog Posts - All —
... As WoW turns from World to Game, the emphasis must be on gaining new subscribers. Is that because they want to expand past their 11 million or to get back the players who've moved on to other games, I wonder. After all, those thousands mean a whole lot more when your game drops from 11 million players down four or five. ...
7 days around the MMO world / November 8
That VideoGame Blog —
... It appears that China isn’t too fond of the way World of Warcraft is being ran and as such has told NetEase, the WoW operator in China, to shut the game down. It should be noted that NetEase has not shut WoW down in China quite yet, but it is facing pressure from China’s General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP). Right now NetEase is in heated debate over the operation of WoW and its expansion into the Wrath of the Lich King game expansion. ...
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Chinese Bureaucrats Duel Over Right To Regulate WoW —
Slashdot: Games
upto0013 writes "Chinese bureaucrats are battling each other for the right to regulate World of Warcraft. They hope to gain the political clout and the revenue that comes along with controlling a new industry with potential for explosive growth. 'If you supervise a more dynamic area with a lot ...
Chinese Bureaucrats Duel Over Right To Regulate WoW —
Slashdot: Games
upto0013 writes "Chinese bureaucrats are battling each other for the right to regulate World of Warcraft. They hope to gain the political clout and the revenue that comes along with controlling a new industry with potential for explosive growth. 'If you supervise a more dynamic area with a lot ...
WoW banned in China? —
Adrenaline Vault
Chinese players of World of Warcraft may be out of luck after a government regulator rejected an application from the game’s new licensed operator. The General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) has terminated Chinese Internet portal NetEase’s application seeking ...
Blizzard's Chinese adventure —
Tobold's MMORPG Blog
Reuters reports that Blizzard's trouble in China aren't over yet. The General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) regulator ordered the Chinese distributor of WoW to "suspend charging users to play the game, and disallow new account registrations" . Activision shares promptly dropped ...
Another WoW China Hiccup —
Blue's News
NetEase gets China non-approval notice has news that the Chinese edition of World of Warcraft has hit yet another speed bump, as a Chinese government agency has informed operator NetEase their...
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