China seeks to limit gaming for the good of the government

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thatvideogameblog.com - 10/10/2009

China seeks to limit gaming for the good of the government

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Those that are concerned over what happens when the government gets too involved in gaming would do well to observe what is happening in China. According to a report from Yahoo , China has already banned 45 online games as they have allowed players to engage in activities such as selling ...

wanderinggoblin.com - 10/9/2009

China and WoW Are Back Together

— wanderinggoblin.com — World of Warcraft has for the most part been completely offline in China since June 7th. Blizzard... decided they wanted to switch operators in China. Well, we covered that story in July. The somewhat late good news is that it’s finally resolved as of yesterday! Woo hoo! After a bunch of ... (more) China and WoW Are Back Together

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