Iranian Players Blocked From World of Warcraft Due To Trade Sanctions

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday August 29, 2012 @02:12AM 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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Re:Now this, this will surely inspire a Revolution by Nadaka · 2012-08-29 02:39 · Score: 1, Troll

I think this will actually break the back of the islamist militants.
If the guys who spend all day playing WoW actually go outside and live life, they might lose their virginity. And then there won't be enough virgins to supply the suicide bombers with their 72.