virtualreview

china: news and opinion

China finds yet another way to frustrate WoW players

According to a statement released by Netease earlier today, the General Administration of Press and Publication has suspended government approval for their operating World of Warcraft. As if WoW players didn't have enough problems earlier this year, the... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Tue, Nov 03 2009

see also:

13 Nov 07 visit Moonwalker  »  YouTube videoAnother one of those tennis players from the Balkans limbers up at 7am on Nanjing Road, ready for the Tennis Masters Cup. He seems awfully dressed up however. As if he was wearing the same clothes 12 hours earlier...
03 Nov 09 visit World of Warcraft approval suspended  »  Danwei GAPP has suspended approval for World of Warcraft, Blizzard's wildly popular online game whose Chinese operation Netease recently took over from The9. Reuters reports: Citing "gross violations" of regulations, the General Administration of Press and...
16 Jan 09 visit Online gamers have to give real names  »  People's Daily The government will start real-name registration for online game players this year, said Zhang Yijun, director of the General Administration of Press and Publication's technology and digital publication department. Four online game companies'...
16 Aug 09 visit Online game World of Warcraft to open free in China while waiting for gov't approval  »  People's Daily Testing program of popular online role-play game World of Warcraft will be open to Chinese players for free until it gets an official approval for commercial operation, the game's developer Blizzard Entertainment Inc. confirmed Saturday. Shanghai...
31 Jul 09 visit China tightens screening of press cards applicants  »  People's Daily China's press watchdog Thursday issued new rules restricting government-approved press cards to genuine journalists. The General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), in a circular on its website, banned anyone with a criminal record and...
18 Apr 09 visit Regulator: Press and publication industry should broaden financing channels  »  People's Daily China's press and publication regulator encouraged the country's major media to largely broaden its financing channels, in order to achieve a more prosperous development. Liu Binjie, the minister of General Administration of Press and Publication...

« Today's Stories