Gaming | July 16, 2009 | 14 comments

Is WoW getting banned?

source: http://totalgamingnetwork.com/main/showthread.php?t=199931

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Well, only in China it seems. As of right now, the Chinese government has assigned the Shanghai News and Publication Bureau to investigate reports that Blizzard and NetEase, the World of Warcraft server operators in China, are operating an illegal Joint Venture.

According to a source, the General Administration of Press and Publication of PRC has assigned Shanghai News and Publication Bureau to make a thorough investigation into the issue relating to the joint venture established by Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase. If it is proved that this joint venture is established to operate games, NetEase and Blizzard will be punished for violating the relevant regulations of China.

The US-based Blizzard Entertainment (a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard Inc, NASDAQ:ATVI, hereinafter referred to as "Blizzard"), renowned for the successful launch of World of Warcraft in China, is now trying to play "edge ball" against China's regulatory policy. As for the operation of World of Warcraft and other games in China, Blizzard is no longer content with the role of game provider any more, instead, it's trying to achieve "absolute control" through various methods.


Many have begun speculation that the rampant outages that occurred over the past month during the server switchover from The9 was a result of various investigations into NetEase and Blizzard's actions, but no evidence has surfaced thus far.
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