reuters.com - 21 days ago
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* China regulator says game's new version lacks approval * Observers say move the result of apparent govt turf war * NetEase shares lose 2.4 pct, Activision sheds 4.3 pct * Move underscores risks to China Internet firms (Adds comments, background) By Alexei Oreskovic and Melanie Lee SAN ...
reuters.com - 22 days ago
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reuters.com —
* China regulator says game's new version lacks
approval * Orders NetEase to stop collecting fees, new...
accounts * NetEase shares lose 2.4 pct, Activision sheds 4.3 pct (Recasts first paragraph to add Activision, context; adds analyst comments, ...
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China clamps down on Activision's top online game
reuters.com - 23 days ago
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reuters.com —
* China regulator says game's new version lacks
approval * Orders NetEase to stop collecting fees, new...
accounts * NetEase shares lose 2.4 pct, Activision sheds 4.3 pct (Recasts first paragraph to add Activision, context; adds analyst comments, ...
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China clamps down on Activision's top online game
mobinode.com - 23 days ago
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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 ...
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World of Warcraft China Suspended
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... Still struggling with Chinese authorities, Reuters is reporting that NetEase.com, the company operating the World of Warcraft servers in China, suspend new user registrations and ceased charging current users. ...
World Of Warcraft "Lacks Approval" To Operate In China [WoW]
Kotaku —
... This move is the latest blow in an ongoing struggle between the GAAP and the Chinese Ministry of Culture, which was behind last month's bluster over foreign investment in Chinese online gaming firms. Indeed, things are so messy between the two that it's unclear whether the GAPP's actions will even be enforced, with reports emerging that NetEase haven't even been contacted by the GAPP, and that the Ministry of Culture have labelled the threats inappropriate. NetEase, Activision caught up in China turf war [Reuters] 'World of Warcraft' Faces ...
World Of Warcraft "Lacks Approval" To Operate In China [Update] [WoW]
Kotaku —
... This move is the latest blow in an ongoing struggle between the GAAP and the Chinese Ministry of Culture, which was behind last month's bluster over foreign investment in Chinese online gaming firms. Indeed, things are so messy between the two that it's unclear whether the GAPP's actions will even be enforced, with reports emerging that NetEase haven't even been contacted by the GAPP, and that the Ministry of Culture have labelled the threats inappropriate. NetEase, Activision caught up in China turf war [Reuters] 'World of Warcraft' Faces ...
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