No skeletons in WoW China’s closet!
p2pnet news | games:- World of Warcraft (WoW) fans in China who’ve been waiting or up to sixteen months longer than players in the US for the latest version are angry. Like really angry.
Skeletons are no more. Instead, in the upgrade, they “grow flesh” and “the bones symbolizing dead characters have been changed to graves,” says Xinhua, the official China state news agency, going on:
“A staff with the public relations department of The9, which runs WoW in China, was quoted by the Guangzhou-based Southern Metropolis Daily as saying the changes were made according to “China’s particular situation and relevant regulations.”
It’s to, “promote a healthy and harmonious online environment,” the anonymous staff said …”
But according toZhao Yurun, public relations director of The9, the changes are the, “foundations for the first official expansion of WoW, ‘The Burning Crusade,’ which was awaiting approval from the State Press and Publication Administration (SPPA) and is expected to be released this summer.”
“We hope the expansion pack will successfully get the approval in acknowledgement of the self-discipline of our company,” Xinhua has Zhao saying.
Maybe, but gamers “thought the changes made the game dull and voiced their scorn on the official WoW Website, filling more than ten pages with criticism” and more than 500 gamers signed a post, announcing they would boycott the gamem, says the story, adding:
“The monster-killing game, first launched by California-based Blizzard Entertainment in 2004, is one of the most popular online role-playing games involving multiple players. It has 8.5 million players worldwide, with over 3.5 million in China.”
Also See:
Xinhua – WoW, this game has no skeletons, July 11, 2007
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