China Say No More to Foreign Investment in Their Online Gaming is False?

October 14, 2009 at 8:11 am - Leave a comment

Recently there are reports that China officially bans all type of foreign investment in their online gaming industry. That means any foreign joint ventures, enterprises, and cooperatives investing in their gaming industry are all banned. Or is it?

Teenager Beat to Death at Chinese Internet Addiction Camp

August 6, 2009 at 4:12 pm - 4 comments

Last year, China officially declared internet addiction a clinical disorder, giving way to a whole slew of “treatments” that are far too severe for something that the rest of the world considers a mental addiction.

China Throws the Ban Hammer at Games Featuring Gangs

July 28, 2009 at 2:36 pm - Leave a comment

Recently China has been getting even more strict with their web filters, blocking certain unsavory content. As of today they’ve extended that filter to websites that promote online games that glamorize gangs.

WoW Back In China on July 30

July 22, 2009 at 3:18 pm - Leave a comment

After a long period, World of Warcraft will be online again in China. The game has been offline in the country for over 2 months.

China Bans WoW Gold Farming & All Virtual Currencies

June 30, 2009 at 1:49 am - 45 comments

The Chinese government stepped up and decided to ban all World of Warcraft gold farming and all other MMORPGs that has a currency exchange.

Chinese WoW Players Still in Limbo

June 26, 2009 at 2:00 am - Leave a comment

Chinese World of Warcraft servers have been down since June 7 after Blizzard pulled their business from server host The9 to NetEase. But NetEase wasn’t ready when Blizzard brought their business over, and they still aren’t.

No World of Warcraft in China for A Few Weeks

June 11, 2009 at 6:57 pm - 1 comment

China is one of World of Warcraft’s biggest markets, and Blizzard knows this. But they need to take a risk to secure their IP, even if only 53% of players are guaranteed to stay with the game.