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Iranian Players Blocked From World of Warcraft Due To Trade Sanctions

Posted by Unknown on from the overthrow-government-instead dept.

cold fjord writes "Is this the end of the world . . . of Warcraft? Maybe for Iranian gamers who are undergoing a forced morale check due to tightening sanctions cutting access to their game of choice. From the article: 'Iranian players of "World of Warcraft" ... have found themselves frozen out by Blizzard Activision Inc., the American company behind the game. Iranian role playing enthusiasts have spent much of the past week peppering Blizzard's message board with complaints about how they weren't able to log on to the service — only to be told recently that U.S. law was to blame. "United States trade restrictions and economic sanction laws prohibit Blizzard from doing business with residents of certain nations, including Iran," the company said in an email sent to players last week...'" Thanks to the sanctions, they can't get refunds either.

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  1. Now this, this will surely inspire a Revolution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because obviously there's nothing more likely to inspire outrage and violence than nerds denied their gaming habits.

    This will be the straw that breaks the camel's back, and returns Democracy and Freedom to Iran, decades after the CIA took it away.

    1. Re:Now this, this will surely inspire a Revolution by Nadaka · · Score: 4, Funny

      The koran never said they were female virgins.

  2. Re:When I was a kid we thought America was free by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    America may not have all the freedoms I'd like, but it sure as hell beats any other place on this planet!

    Often quite literally!

  3. Re:Stupid by Xest · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe Barrack's level 60 wizard got killed by Ahmadinejad's level 60 warrior or whatever the fuck you get in these games nowadays?

  4. Re:When I was a kid we thought America was free by cffrost · · Score: 4, Funny

    Usain Bolt won the 100m dash in the Olympics, can you tell me the name of the person who finished #7? No, because he ended up not mattering.

    Give me a break, anyone with half a brain knows that 27-year-old Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago came in 7th place in lane 2 with a time of 9.98s, following a 160ms reaction time.

    What next, "What's the 9th most populous city in Turkmenistan?" Come on man, everybody knows this.

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