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Latest World of Warcraft Expansion Blocked In China

Posted by Soulskill on from the mourn-the-farmers dept.

The Opposable Thumbs blog reports that World of Warcraft's most recent expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, is not being allowed into the Chinese market. The Escapist brings further details, saying, "According to an insider, two specific shortcomings included the presence of skeleton characters and a 'city raid.' Nor did the submitted version contain the starting area for the game's new Death Knight class." The Chinese version of World of Warcraft has been modified in the past to remove skeletons and zombies.

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  1. Anonymous Coward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Read the article...
    "Chinese players of World of Warcraft, a hugely popular online role-playing game, have expressed outrage after their 'undead skeleton' characters were suddenly clad in new flesh, apparently in order to comply with a secret government ban on bare bones."

  2. Re:WTF? by MichaelSmith · · Score: 4, Informative

    My wife is Malaysian Chinese. The Chinese are a bit weird about death. They avoid the number 4 (sounds like death in Mandarin). They avoid cemeteries. For them, death is kind of a shameful thing. Not to be discussed in public.

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  3. Re:WTF? by Adriax · · Score: 2, Informative

    /silly on a female undead character, cycle through till you get your answer.

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  4. Re:WTF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    You think you're joking, but in CWoW, you DON'T leave a skeleton behind when you rez. You leave a nice, neat little grave with a headstone.