Posts Tagged ‘ China ’

Aion Cosplay Is Really Hot in China!

Nov 10th, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

Living in Europe is quite boring, let me tell you that! One of the main reasons behind this statement is the fact that we rarely have here chances to see all the hottest chicks dressing up as elves or warriors or whatever MMO character they’d love to be in real life. Take this Aion cosplay [...]



Starcraft II Banned from ChinaJoy 2009

Jul 27th, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

Blizzard ain’t having the best time of their existence, especially in China where their top games keep having problems: World of Warcraft is under review in China and now, according to Team Liquid, Starcraft II has been banned from ChinaJoy 2009, the biggest trade expo in China.



China Allows Partial World of Warcraft Relaunch

Jul 23rd, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

Blizzard’s problems with their hit MMO World of Warcraft in China are far from being over, but at least things are looking a bit better for the giants: the Chinese government has allowed a partial relaunch of the game: only already registered players can play the game. And after two months on the line, I [...]



WoW Might Get Banned Indefinitely in China

Jul 15th, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

We have some really sad news for the World of Warcraft players: rumor has it that the General Administration of Press and Publication in China is investigating the joint venture between Blizzard and NetEase, the company that has the operating rights for WoW in China. And if the results of the investigations conclude that there [...]



China Plans Real Tax for Virtual Money

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Calin Ciabai

If you have ever played a MMO game, free or not – it does not even matter – you certainly saw that there’s a real industry inside the game worlds, selling and purchasing in-game items or even trading in-game currency for real money. This is already happening for quite a while but it’s only now [...]