According to a source, the General Administration of Press and Publication of PRC has assigned Shanghai News and Publication Bureau to make a thorough investigation into the issue relating to the joint venture established by Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase. If it is proved that this joint venture is established to operate games, NetEase and Blizzard will be punished for violating the relevant regulations of China.
The Indy Star reports that the teen was playing the game yesterday morning when he announced that he "was going to board a plane at 7:30 to Chicago and that (he) was going to try and kill as many Americans as possible". A facilitator from an online gaming center reported the kid after hearing him repeat himself a few times. When confronted, the teen at first said that someone hacked into his computer, then backpedaled and said he was just kidding around. How humbling it must be to have your e-penis so swiftly and suddenly confiscated!
Indystar.com: A Johnson County man who told investigators that he was merely testing a theory could face federal charges after he told deputies he threatened to blow up a commercial airliner.
A quick fix has been offered up for those who are having trouble connecting to World of Warcraft due to an authentication error.
World of Warcraft has been hit with authentication and connection problems that began appearing early last night. Several people across the US have reported trouble connecting to the MMO with many users not being able to get passed the authentication screen.
GamingShogun.com writes: "If you are attending the San Diego Comic Con, which runs from July 23rd through 26th, be sure stop by Blizzard's official World of Warcraft Panel on Thursday from 11:30am to 12:30pm PDT.
World of Warcraft has posted another class Q and A; this time for the Paladin. This article highlights some of the changes coming for the Paladin in patch 3.2 and in the future.
Examiner.com writes:
The official BlizzCon Fan Art Contest is back for 2009 and we're looking for talented artists to once more put their imagination to work on creating Warcraft, StarCraft, or Diablo universe-inspired pieces of art.
Koku Gamer writes: "Online gamers in China this past month have been in a mess over the closing of their WoW servers on the 7th June. The company billed by Blizzard to take over the local servers, NetEase, was supposed to have them up & running within a few short weeks of the handover from previous owners The9. NetEase as said in a statement that factors beyond their control have indefinitely delayed their re-launch."
Today, PoPCap Games released a World of Warcraft-themed version of Peggle for free. This special edition comes packed with ten new levels for you to bounce and grind through as Bjorn the Unicorn and some other un-horsey character named Splork. PoPCap hasn’t skimped on the WoW-related jokes and puns. There are tons of lol-worthy gags for WoW fans to enjoy with references to Leeroy Jenkins, famous bosses, and scenes based on memorable dungeons and cities ...
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Chinese online gamers have been without World of Warcraft for a month now, thanks to a problematic handover to a new operator in the region.
SteelSeries, J!NX, Upper Deck, BradyGames, and SwagDog are giving away a chance for Blizzard fans to got to the sold out BlizzCon 2009.
World of Warcraft's five million subscribers haven't had access to the game in over a month -- and now it seems they'll have to wait a little longer.
Jaime Skelton writes: "Reversing a previous decision to make only 3v3 and 5v5 arena ratings in World of Warcraft count toward gear, Blizzard announced today a partial reversal of their decision. . . In short, 2v2 arenas can still be used as a stepping stone for gear into the higher arena brackets - but weapons, shoulders, and the race for Gladiator will only be available to 3s and 5s."
BrutalGamer.co Writes: Yes as if you need any other excuses to stay immersed in WoW, along comes this natty new update for it that allows you to Twitter your nads off.
Good news, Europe is once again feeling some free character migration love. Blizzard has announced a week-long migration event in an attempt to balance out factions on specific servers. So if you've been looking to migrate, this might well be a good time.
Koku Gamer writes: "Can't get enough World of Warcraft in your off-line life? Check this out!
Shadow Priests have been up in arms all over the official forums recently, and it seems to have reached a bit of a breaking point. Rather than waiting for the official Priest Q&A in the developers' Q&A series, Ghostcrawler chimed into an unofficial Q&A thread to give some insight.
Blizzard Entertainment have registered the trademark Cataclysm, its related to World of Warcraft (WoW) The Great Sundering better known as the Cataclysm. Which was a world event which reshaped Azeroth approximately 10,000 years ago at the end of the War of the Ancients..