Posts tagged ministry-of-culture

Korea to impose gaming curfew to curb minors' playtime

by James Ransom-Wiley (Apr 13th 2010 12:00AM)

The South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced two new policies aimed at stifling so-called video game addiction among the country's youth. Dubbed the "nighttime shutdown," users ages 19 and under of certain online games will be required to select one of three mandatory ...

NetEase temporarily suspending WoW account creation in China

by Griffin McElroy (Feb 8th 2010 4:40PM)

Though the legal and political struggle between China's General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP) and Ministry of Culture over whether World of Warcraft should be allowed in the country rages on, the game's operator, NetEase, is taking matters into its own hands. According to Reuters, ...

China close to announcing punishment for WoW operator

by Justin McElroy (Jan 4th 2010 5:30PM)

JLM Pacific Epoch reports that, according to an unnamed source, the World of Warcraft struggle between China's General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP) and Ministry of Culture (which has MMORPG operator NetEase stuck in the middle) may be near an end. For those joining us late: ...