World Of Warcraft Rejected By Chinese Regulator

by Tom Ivan Posted on Nov 4, 2009 | 3:01 AM | 0 Comments

China’s General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) has terminated NetEase"s application seeking approval to operate Blizzard’s World Of Warcraft.

The government agency said that NetEase should suspend charging users to play the game and not allow new account registrations.

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World Of Warcraft Back Online In China

by Tom Ivan Posted on Sep 23, 2009 | 2:51 AM | 0 Comments

World Of Warcraft has fully re-launched in China after almost four months of downtime.

The majority of regional subscribers have been without access to the game since early June after NetEase signed a three year licensing deal with Blizzard to become WOW’s new local operator, taking over from The9.

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World Of Warcraft Sees Content Changes In China

by Tom Ivan Posted on Aug 11, 2009 | 2:40 AM | 0 Comments

Blizzard’s World Of Warcraft has partially re-launched in China with a series of government-enforced content changes.

The game had seen an extended period of downtime following the transition to new local operator NetEase, but has reopened in beta form with a number of content changes following a review by the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), a governmental agency that deals with censorship.

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World Of Warcraft Sees Content Changes In China

by Tom Ivan Posted on Aug 10, 2009 | 2:40 AM | 0 Comments

Blizzard’s World Of Warcraft has partially re-launched in China with a series of government-enforced content changes.

The game had seen an extended period of downtime following the transition to new local operator NetEase, but has reopened in beta form with a number of content changes following a review by the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), a governmental agency that deals with censorship.

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World Of Warcraft Sees Content Changes In China

by Tom Ivan Posted on Aug 9, 2009 | 2:40 AM | 0 Comments

Blizzard’s World Of Warcraft has partially re-launched in China with a series of government-enforced content changes.

The game had seen an extended period of downtime following the transition to new local operator NetEase, but has reopened in beta form with a number of content changes following a review by the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), a governmental agency that deals with censorship.

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World Of Warcraft Sees Content Changes In China

by Tom Ivan Posted on Aug 8, 2009 | 2:39 AM | 0 Comments

Blizzard’s World Of Warcraft has partially re-launched in China with a series of government-enforced content changes.

The game had seen an extended period of downtime following the transition to new local operator NetEase, but has reopened in beta form with a number of content changes following a review by the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), a governmental agency that deals with censorship.

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World Of Warcraft Still Offline In China

by Edge Staff Posted on Jul 9, 2009 | 2:32 AM | 0 Comments

Activision Blizzard is risking both user loyalty and subscriber dollars with an operator handover blamed for taking World Of Warcraft offline in China.

Regional subscribers have been without access to the game for a month, and the downtime looks set to continue. "We have met with some factors which are out of our control [and] the servers" reopening will be delayed,” read a statement by new operator NetEase.

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World Of Warcraft Still Offline In China

by Edge Staff Posted on Jul 8, 2009 | 2:32 AM | 0 Comments

Activision Blizzard is risking both user loyalty and subscriber dollars with an operator handover blamed for taking World Of Warcraft offline in China.

Regional subscribers have been without access to the game for a month, and the downtime looks set to continue. "We have met with some factors which are out of our control [and] the servers" reopening will be delayed,” read a statement by new operator NetEase.

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The9 prepping WOW knockoff in China?

by Posted on May 4, 2009 | 2:15 AM | 0 Comments

Soon-to-be-ex World of Warcraft operator launches World of Fight Web site for new game bearing striking resemblance to Blizzard"s hit MMOG. More...

The9 prepping WOW knockoff in China?

by Posted on May 3, 2009 | 2:15 AM | 0 Comments

Soon-to-be-ex World of Warcraft operator launches World of Fight Web site for new game bearing striking resemblance to Blizzard"s hit MMOG. More...