WoW: Wrath of the Lich King launching in China this month
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It's been a long time coming, but World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King will finally launch in mainland China on August 31. The release date comes nearly two years after the second expansion pack invaded the free world. China is a tad behind the times in Azeroth, as the next expansion, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, is planned for release later this year elsewhere.
China's latest World of Warcraft operator NetEase has faced a series of unfortunate events trying to keep the game running (and cash flowing) from the region. Obviously Activision-Blizzard is seeing enough money from China to make all the political hassles worth it.
China's latest World of Warcraft operator NetEase has faced a series of unfortunate events trying to keep the game running (and cash flowing) from the region. Obviously Activision-Blizzard is seeing enough money from China to make all the political hassles worth it.
Reader Comments (6)
Posted: Aug 25th 2010 2:27AM Falcon6 said
It's an interesting deal to hear about how much time it took to bring the expansion to China. All the censorship that needed to be done, all the government issues that needed to be addressed...must've been time consuming for everyone involved.
Thank goodness the next expansion won't be for years, eh?
...wait. Crap.
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Thank goodness the next expansion won't be for years, eh?
...wait. Crap.
Posted: Aug 25th 2010 11:51AM DarkGrimoire said
@DarkGrimoire oops.. dat was meant as a post and not a reply..
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Posted: Aug 25th 2010 3:16AM liquidsoap89 said
Wow that's so weird! It's pretty crazy how different countries will handle their media.
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