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Battle set to end for WoW fans

World of Warcraft - or WoW - an online game with five million mainland players, will be available to frustrated fans again at the end of the month following a two-month suspension. The developer of the popular multiplayer game, Blizzard Entertainment,... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Thu, Jul 23 2009

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