CCTV 9 reports on a newly opened Beijing restaurant that is inspired by the super popular online game World of Warcraft. You can see both the clip and the transcript of the report online. We checked out the Dianping reviews, which didn't take us very long... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Thu, Dec 11 2008
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| 11 Dec 08 |
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The World of Warcraft Restaurant Opened in Beijing »
YouTube video Online role-playing games are booming in China. The influence of virtual world is spreading even into day to day life. A newly opened Beijing restaurant captures the trend. The interior decoration of the place is inspired by one popular online game. |
| 03 Nov 09 |
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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 Aug 09 |
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| 03 Nov 09 |
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| 04 Nov 09 |
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Web watchdogs duel over Warcraft » People's Daily &$ &$The Ministry of Culture (MOC) Tuesday accused the country's press regulator of overstepping its authority in regard to the widely popular World of Warcraft online video game.(Xinhua photo)&$&$ &$&$By Guo Qiang &$&$ The Ministry of Culture... |
| 08 Jun 09 |
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World of Warcraft on Hiatus in China » China Journal As previously scheduled, Shanghai-based online game company The9 officially ceased operating World of Warcraft, or WoW, in China on Sunday, June 7 (at three minutes past midnight, to be exact). |
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