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WoW, this game has no skeletons

BONES and skeletons have disappeared from the Chinese version of the popular online fantasy game, World of Warcraft (WoW), sparking fierce criticism from the nation's army of players. ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Tue, Jul 10 2007

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