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China clamps down on Activision's top online game

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Despite being earlier approved by the Chinese ministry, the General Administration of Press and Publication has "suspended approval for NetEase.com Inc to operate Activision Blizzard's World of Warcraft online game, putting the future of the recently-launched and high-profile title in question in China."
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Julie - 20 days 5 hours ago
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cute cat =) but lvl 68 is way too low! D:
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Bereaver - 19 days 16 hours ago
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Sorry to cut into your post Julie but something needs to be said. :)

China only has censorship for one reason. They think that the elders are smarter and that there is no use to half of the internet (including blocking youtube and facebook.)

They only believe this to be true because, they didn't grow up with it like the modern society is now. I hate to say it, but living in China, sucks when it comes to entertainment and conversationalists.
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iceman2929 - 19 days 14 hours ago
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the reason why the cat is only at level 68 is because the chineese government keeps on cutting off access to WOW :P
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Timesplitter14 - 19 days 22 hours ago
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"Activision's top online game"

I'll spit on your filthy corpse, Activision. This is Blizzard's game and no one likes you.
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iceman2929 - 19 days 20 hours ago
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2.1 - blizzard...
I guess i should have said activision-blizzard...
don't get me wrong i do worship blizzard like any other pc gamer ( in fact starcraft was my first online game... that's when i first made my screen name that i still use to this day) but I tend to think of the company activision as their ticker symbol is ATVI so when im busy losing money on that stagnant stock, i tend to forget about the blizzard side.
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PinkUni - 19 days 22 hours ago
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3 - i hate world of warcraft
im glad to see someone doing somethign about it

my friends are addicted and they keep paying because they feel like they lost money if they don't continue to play

its just like xboxlive

charging for things that are already free on pc, but for some reason it cost more because its "higher quality" or something

subscription fees are all bullsh!t
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Timesplitter14 - 19 days 22 hours ago
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I don't like WoW but I hate censorship even more. You can't tell others what to do. It's their own responsibility.
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El_Colombiano - 19 days 21 hours ago
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Because servers don't require money to keep running...*rolls eyes*
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Triella - 19 days 19 hours ago
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Yes of course money is needed but the approximate cost to run WoW is of 300 million dollar/year 240 for the servers and 60 for R&D... the cheapest fee a player pays is 13$ a month = 156$ a year.

Last year WoW subscribers hit 11.5 million. Just do the math, WoW is Activision-Blizzard golden goose.
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