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WoW China Can’t Catch a Break
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 - 5 Comments
Almost three months after WoW returned back to China (albeit censored) after a months-long hiatus, the game has hit a snag once again. According to a Wall Street Journal article, NetEase, the company which relaunched the game after former provider The9 ran into financial troubles and ... More
Chinese Company Challenges Gender-Bending In MMOs
Friday, October 30th, 2009 - 28 Comments
China continues to prove that MMOs are serious business. So far, both the government and the corporations that operate in the nation have proven that they aren’t shy about controlling the market economically, socially, or culturally. It wasn’t too long ago that they started to ... More
Disgustingly Cute Vanity Pets for 3.2.2
Monday, August 31st, 2009 - 18 Comments
As per usual, Boubouille of MMO-Champion has been doing his fair share of digging in the game files, and the last PTR update has revealed some interesting new pets to add to your collection. They’re so nauseatingly adorable, that even Elmyra would think twice about ... More
China Outlaws Gold Farming
Monday, June 29th, 2009 - 29 Comments
According to a government-issued press release, China’s Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Commerce (that’s right, they’ve got two Ministries on the job!) have filed an injunction against anybody who would sell or trade virtual currency for real goods or services. This comes as the country’s ... More
Blizzard Switches World of Warcraft Partner in China
Thursday, April 16th, 2009 - 46 Comments
In press release earlier today, Blizzard announced that, in China, World of Warcraft will be licensed to NetEase.com, who already has the rights to operate both Starcraft II and Diablo III. Once Blizzard’s current deal with The9 expires in June, NetEase will take over the ... More