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China's WoW provider to go bankrupt if no WoTLK
The9, World of Warcraft's Chinese operator has revealed that they will face bankruptcy if the new expansion is not approved by the Chinese government soon.
By Lawrence Benedict 'Malystryx' Phillips
Mar 15, 2009 12:24
The9, World of Warcraft's Chinese operator has revealed that they will face bankruptcy if the new expansion is not approved by the Chinese government soon.As we reported last week the Chinese government rejected the new WoW expansion Wrath of the Lich King due its content not meeting their requirements despite the Death Knight class being left out completely.
The9 announced it had licensed the World of Warcraft expansion from Blizzard Entertainment in April 2008 which would not have come cheap. Add to that the cost of maintaining their supercomputers which according to The Register are 5 of the top 10 supercomputers in China, The9 could face real trouble if the game is not approved in the near future.
Around a third of World Of Warcrafts subscription are from Asia with a high amount in China and with now The9 facing money trouble - especially with rumours of Chinese WoW players having either quit or moved on to Taiwanese accounts for their Wrath needs - WoTLK is going to have an even bigger struggle to reach the Chinese market.
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The9 announced it had licensed the World of Warcraft expansion from Blizzard Entertainment in April 2008 which would not have come cheap. Add to that the cost of maintaining their supercomputers which according to The Register are 5 of the top 10 supercomputers in China, The9 could face real trouble if the game is not approved in the near future.
Around a third of World Of Warcrafts subscription are from Asia with a high amount in China and with now The9 facing money trouble - especially with rumours of Chinese WoW players having either quit or moved on to Taiwanese accounts for their Wrath needs - WoTLK is going to have an even bigger struggle to reach the Chinese market.
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good luck blizz
so really=]
so really=]
for the love of god who wants gold farmers anyway
or could this be blizzard saying go away gold farmers and get real jobs?
china i look at u like i looked at the guy from team america
and i wish the same fate upon you of germany after ww2
china ur just my slaves ...
I believe that today ,most Chinese are very friendly to British although you've brought great pain to China during the 18th century,but we will never forget that brute invasion.
China is no longer weak while the sun has already fallen in Britain.
So ,be careful,my friend.
so
I need to say
WotLK is useless for me for all chinese player
because we are still play TBC
and
I left wow for a long time
complain is useless
complain The9 is useless
complain.........
版署将出台严厉措施整治外国网游霸王条款
Version will be introduced stringent measures to the terms of regulation of foreign online games Overlord
http://news.duowan.com/0903/101213942870.html
寇晓伟:引进WLK等国外网游会审查更严格
寇晓伟: WLK, such as the introduction of foreign online games will be more stringent review
http://news.duowan.com/0903/101144037465.html
Fuck！
one word: freedom