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wow.com - 11/3/2009

China's GAPP halts WoW review, calls collecting subscriptions "illegal behavior"

— wow.com — 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 ... (more) China's GAPP halts WoW review, calls collecting ...

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mobinode.com - 11/2/2009

Netease In Big Trouble, GAPP Says NO for the Operation of WoW in China

— 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 ... (more) Netease In Big Trouble, GAPP Says NO for the Operation ...

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China's GAPP halts WoW review, calls collecting subscriptions "illegal behavior"
WoW.com — ... (GAPP) office has apparently halted their review of the game and told the company to stop collecting subscriptions and signing up new subscribers. They've also passed on the company's application to go into business, and have called the new subscription signups "illegal behavior," threatening even suspension of the company's Internet service. ...

WoW 'rejected' in China, government at odds with itself over decision
Joystiq — ... , to cease collecting subscription payments and signing up new players for the game immediately, calling these acts "illegal behavior." According to a report by the site JLM Pacific Epoch, the GAPP (most recently in the news for ...

'World of Warcraft' Faces Goverment Crackdown In China
MTV Multiplayer — ... 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 penalties to halting the addition of any new accounts. The GAPP notice stated that the agency has returned NetEase's application to operate in China and called any new accounts the company has recently charged customers for and added "illegal behavior," according to JLM Pacific Epoch . NetEase responded by claiming that they have yet to receive any official ...