Feb/100
No new WoW accounts in China
Reuters reports that Netease, the company that operates WoW in China, has stopped accepting new accounts and has reapplied to GAPP (General Administration of Press and Publication) for permission to release The Burning Crusade . The article does not mention if this was voluntary, or if this was part of the ruling that was scheduled to be handed down in January
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No new WoW accounts in China
Dec/090
Joystiq talks to Frank Pearce about the past and future of Warcraft
Our friend Kevin Kelly over at the Joystiq mothership got a chance to talk to Frank Pearce at Blizzard about the Warcraft anniversary, and he did us proud. Not only did Frank Pearce do some nice reminiscing about Blizzard, where they've come from, and how the massive World of Warcraft undertaking has changed them as a company (they've gone from 500 employees to about 4,000 in just the last five years), but he also touched on some issues we've really been wondering about over here at WoW.com as well.
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Joystiq talks to Frank Pearce about the past and future of Warcraft
Sep/090
Chinese WoW wraps up closed beta, to start charging soon
It looks like the long saga of World of Warcraft 's transfer of operatorship in China is almost finally over -- NetEase has announced that the closed beta period is done with, and that they're just about ready to open up normal registration and bring the game back to for-pay status. They're still pending government approval there, so they're not quite online and running yet, but they have closed off registration to new players, and will only bring it back online when they're ready to start charging yet again.
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Chinese WoW wraps up closed beta, to start charging soon