Thanks to The Korea Herald for its article regarding the battle for the massive Chinese online gaming market. Apparently, "Korean companies controlled more than 70 percent of the Chinese online game market last year in terms of revenue", but: "Last July, China's Ministry of Culture imposed a new regulation on 'Internet culture supervision,' which forces online games and all other programs transacted via the Internet to be reported to the ministry for content supervision." Due to this move, "foreign Internet content providers... [are] required to earn an ICP (Internet content provider) license... NCsoft has not received its license for 'Lineage II' as of yet." In conclusion, it's actually suggested that "worst-case scenario would be a quota on the import of foreign games, according to some analysts."
slightly off topic.. (Score:-1, Offtopic)
by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 22, @09:18AM (#8937966)
but why does the US continue to pursue and allow free trade with China who closes her markets to the US? This is another example of the protectionism that is helping the chinese government GROW while the US sits around and just keeps saying "UHHH DUHH FREEE TRADE ROOLZ"
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Why not? (Score:0)
by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 22, @09:33AM (#8938099)
Just because the Chinese suffer by not having free access to goods does not mean that the answer is to punish Americans by cutting off their access to goods.
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Why can't your job be outsourced to India where they will do as good as a job for a fraction of the cost? Why simply limit it to lower level employees?
You k now what I am the bestest linux gure you have ever seen. I know root = superusre and gnome is einherarently berter thant kde because kde is just generic linux not like apache vs IIS. VI RUX)))RS
I think this highlights what everyone else already knows. Less intelligent people can not speak english. The syntax and organization is just to complex for their inferior minds.
And do you know why? Because indie game developers haven't got it through their thick head no one wants another revision of asteriods or tetris. The graphics suck, the sound suck and the entire concept of most indie games suck. Give up now!!!
I'm sure I'll get modded down for this but without a doubt you are the stupidest person I have ever had to the displeasure of knowing and hopefully you will leave slashdot and never ever come back again. Bye bye.
no its not shut up now or you are a stupid downt you understand there is no sun but in the ford the cats can hear your thought do you understand now do you i dont think so cause you cant comprehend what i'm saying see what i mean there is not an earth just me and i forget i exist sometimes
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Thanks to The Korea Herald for its article regarding the battle for the massive Chinese online gaming market. Apparently, "Korean companies controlled more than 70 percent of the Chinese online game market last year in terms of revenue", but: "Last July, China's Ministry of Culture imposed a new regulation on 'Internet culture supervision,' which forces online games and all other programs transacted via the Internet to be reported to the ministry for content supervision." Due to this move, "foreign Internet content providers... [are] required to earn an ICP (Internet content provider) license... NCsoft has not received its license for 'Lineage II' as of yet." In conclusion, it's actually suggested that "worst-case scenario would be a quota on the import of foreign games, according to some analysts."
slightly off topic.. (Score:-1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 22, @09:18AM (#8937966) but why does the US continue to pursue and allow free trade with China who closes her markets to the US? This is another example of the protectionism that is helping the chinese government GROW while the US sits around and just keeps saying "UHHH DUHH FREEE TRADE ROOLZ" [ Reply to This ] Why not? (Score:0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 22, @09:33AM (#8938099) Just because the Chinese suffer by not having free access to goods does not mean that the answer is to punish Americans by cutting off their access to goods. [ Reply to This | Parent ]
Wow another article about how THIS year will be the year of Linux on the desktop. This article has been recycled for the past 5 years or so. Admit it.
Why can't your job be outsourced to India where they will do as good as a job for a fraction of the cost? Why simply limit it to lower level employees?
This topic comes up how often? Like twice a year? And yet nothing ever changes
YEAAAAAAAH! My siste had one of those and I took it and I smashed it. And you was like waaaaa adn I was liek wathever. Can you deal wit h it?
Your statement made absolutely no sense. Do you even read what you post? Because if you did you would see that zombie dinosaurs are the R0XX0R!!!
This is the firust postus with the mostus. Thats latin for all you morons you failed out of grammar school!
You k now what I am the bestest linux gure you have ever seen. I know root = superusre and gnome is einherarently berter thant kde because kde is just generic linux not like apache vs IIS. VI RUX)))RS
This is teh fritus postus with the mostus my homeza!!
You are so stupid it is not even funny. Please don't breed for the good of man kind. YOU IDIOT YOUARE TEH = SUCK!!!!
actually you are a troll because someone has already posted it MORON!!!
I think this highlights what everyone else already knows. Less intelligent people can not speak english. The syntax and organization is just to complex for their inferior minds.
And do you know why? Because indie game developers haven't got it through their thick head no one wants another revision of asteriods or tetris. The graphics suck, the sound suck and the entire concept of most indie games suck. Give up now!!!
I'm sure I'll get modded down for this but without a doubt you are the stupidest person I have ever had to the displeasure of knowing and hopefully you will leave slashdot and never ever come back again. Bye bye.
why do you cut me?
no its not shut up now or you are a stupid downt you understand there is no sun but in the ford the cats can hear your thought do you understand now do you i dont think so cause you cant comprehend what i'm saying see what i mean there is not an earth just me and i forget i exist sometimes
I think so. Frists Postus.
Hahahaha $25 for a piece of crap that could barely pass for an online java adventure. WAKE UP!
Wow all of these games are really really lame. I wouldn't pay for a single one of them and neither would you. DONT LIE