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Report: No World of Warcraft in China

China's General Administration of Press and Publication, the government arm that regulates online gaming in that country, has reportedly suspended approval for NetEase.com Inc. to operate Activision-Blizzard's online role-playing game World of Warcraft, putting the future of that game in China in question and likely impacting the bottom line of both NetEase and Activision.

According to Reuters, "the regulatory body posted a statement on its Web site that demanded the NetEase affiliate company that operates World of Warcraft to suspend charging users to play the game, and disallow new account registrations." The news service goes on to say. "NetEase launched the World of Warcraft game commercially in China on Sept. 19. Roth Capital Partners analyst Adam Krejcik said the move by the GAPP was not surprising, given previous reports that the agency was displeased that the popular multiplayer online game was launched without its approval."

Via: Virtual Worlds News