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NetEase Suspends New World of Warcraft Registration in China

According to Reuters, NetEase has suspended any new registration for World of Warcraft. Registration will be halted for a week, starting Monday, February 8th, to Monday, February 15th, the beginning of the Chinese new year, while the company re-applies for the license to operate the expansion (The Burning Crusade) in China.

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World of Warcraft, Banned in China

(GAPP) issued a press release stating it was halting its review of NetEase's licensed MMORPG World of Warcraft (The Burning Crusade) and the application for the operation of WoW in China was being returned.

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China Stops Gold Farming

China is known for two things in the gaming world: MMOs and gold farming. The latter may be coming to an end if the government has anything to say about it. Apparently a significant crime problem, money laundering specifically, has popped up via selling fake gold for real money. While there is a legitimate buisness at work [...]

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China Gaming Cafe Turns Deadly

So, you’re relaxing, having a good time, playing some games. And then, well, everything happens. An argument between young customers and the manager took a nasty, ugly turn, leaving five people dead (and two injured) when weapons were brought into the fray. There’s still no stated reason for the escalated argument that sent 20 people [...]

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Blizzard to Help Bring Guitar Hero to China, Korea

The GGL Wire is reporting that Activision plans to tap Blizzard Entertainment to bring Guitar Hero to “roughly 300,000 game rooms between China and Korea.” Clearly, Activision hopes to cash in on Blizzard’s extreme success in Asia, especially in South Korea, where StarCraft is essentially the national pastime. Readers with especially good memories will recall [...]

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