wow.com - 11/3/2009
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Just when NetEase was finally getting back to business in China (they were even planning for a Wrath release next month), they hit a huge snag: China's General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP) office has apparently halted their review of the game and told the company to stop ...
jlmpacificepoch.com - 11/2/2009
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jlmpacificepoch.com —
China's General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP)
issued a notice saying that it has halted its...
review of NetEase's (Nasdaq: NTES ) licensed 3D MMORPG World of Warcraft (The Burning Crusade) and returned the company's application to ...
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GAPP Halts "WoW" Review
mobinode.com - 11/2/2009
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mobinode.com —
Netease officially launched its Game channel today and
wants it to be the No.1 portal focus on...
gaming industry. But obviously, they picked up a very wrong date. General Adminitration of Press and Publication (GAPP) of the People’s Republic of ...
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Netease In Big Trouble, GAPP Says NO for the Operation ...
joystiq.com - 11/4/2009
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joystiq.com —
China's General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP)
has ordered NetEase, which has been operating World of...
Warcraft in the region since September , to cease collecting subscription payments and signing up new players for the game ...
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WoW 'rejected' in China, government at odds with itself ...
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WoW 'rejected' in China, government at odds with itself over decision
Joystiq —
... its part, NetEase claims it has yet to receive any sort of official decree from GAPP. At the same time, an official from China's Ministry of Culture is said to have stated that GAPP's actions are "not appropriate." The situation now becomes one of which agency has final say, and if it's simply "shut it down," why. We're pretty sure this isn't the kind of Cataclysm Chinese WoW fans were hoping for. [Via WoW.com] Source -- GAPP Halts WoW Review Source -- GAPP Says No for the Operation ...
More problems for China's World of Warcraft operations?
Big Download Blog —
... After weeks of waiting, Blizzard's MMO World of Warcraft finally came back online in mid-September in China after reported issues with that country's government kept the transition to a new provider, NetEase, from, moving as planned. Now ...
The 9 revenues drop by 94% after losing WoW
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... World of Warcraft is currently in the middle of a power struggle between two Chinese government agencies, resulting in the suspension of the game. Players in mainland China have reportedly not had access to the game in months and there were numerous delays to theWrath of the Lich King expansion, putting the future of World of Warcraft in the country, as well as its potential millions of dollars in profits, in question. ...
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'World of Warcraft' Faces Goverment Crackdown In China
multiplayerblog.mtv.com 11/4/2009 — NetEase, the company responsible for operating "World of Warcraft" in China found itself staring at a rejection notice this week from the country's China’s General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), and the consequences could range from ...
China Orders World of Warcraft To Cease Operations —
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An agency of the Chinese Government has ordered NetEase to immediately suspend its operations of World of Warcraft in China, after the company supposedly violated regulations created by China’s General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) with regards to the Burning Crusade expansion ...
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 ...
No WoW For China…. Again —
BeefJack
NetEase, the company that currently runs WoW in the Middle Kingdom, recently had its business application rejected by the country’s General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP). Along with the rejection, GAPP has also suspended review of the game itself for what it calls illegal ...
WoW Trouble In Little China —
Stropp's World
Blizzard is certainly having a rough time lately with the operation of World of Warcraft in China.
The transfer of the licence to a new operator didn’t go smoothly at all. The transfer of what must have been many terabytes of data kept Chinese players from the game for a long time. It ...
GAPP Snaps, Shuts Down WOW in China —
GamePolitics News
As China’s General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) and the Ministry of Culture continue to flex their muscles over control of the country’s game industry, World of Warcraft gamers and operators are feeling the brunt of the infighting between the two entities. Reuters ...
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 ...
Breaking: Chinese government rejects World of Warcraft, again —
Massively
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 ...
News: WOW on shaky ground in China —
Eurogamer
Ordered to stop taking money and accounts. World of Warcraft's rough ride in the crucial Chinese market continues, with reports that the country's General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP) has returned new operator NetEase's ...
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