World of Warcraft = $$$
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World of Warcraft = $$$
by mousey » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:53 pm
HOLY MOTHER !!!!!!!!! 8 MILLION !!!
IRVINE, Calif.--January 11, 2007--Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that World of Warcraft®, its subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), is now played by more than 8 million gamers around the world. World of Warcraft has also achieved new regional subscriber milestones, with more than 2 million players in North America, more than 1.5 million players in Europe, and more than 3.5 million players in China.
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IRVINE, Calif.--January 11, 2007--Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that World of Warcraft®, its subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), is now played by more than 8 million gamers around the world. World of Warcraft has also achieved new regional subscriber milestones, with more than 2 million players in North America, more than 1.5 million players in Europe, and more than 3.5 million players in China.
http://www.shacknews.com/docs/press/010 ... 8million.x
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by johnny » Fri Jan 12, 2007 12:46 am
That's ok, the fun only really lasts until you figure out that the game's economy is pretty important and those 3.5 million Chinese folks are working 24 hours a day to flood the market with stuff.
Unless you get in a guild with lots of people that you enjoy. Then the fun lasts until the guild decides to have a real-life get together and you can watch as just about everyone has sex with multiple partners often at the same time then go home to file divorces and, yaknow, everything just kinda falls apart from there.
Unless you get in a guild with lots of people that you enjoy. Then the fun lasts until the guild decides to have a real-life get together and you can watch as just about everyone has sex with multiple partners often at the same time then go home to file divorces and, yaknow, everything just kinda falls apart from there.
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by qingdaoman » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:11 am
WOW is flippin' ENORMOUS in China, and growing at light speed. The Chinese gov't is actually considering legislation specifically targeted at WOW, mandating minimum ages, and a slew of other regulations.
There are tons of stories here about the problems related to WOW (and, to a lesser degree, other online games). Kids who spend literally 24 hours a day at the local internet bar (these places have cots set up so that you can take a short nap when needed, without going home). 10 and 12 year old kids who skip a week of school to play WOW. It is, in fact, one of the hottest topics of discussion/debate in China today.
There are tons of stories here about the problems related to WOW (and, to a lesser degree, other online games). Kids who spend literally 24 hours a day at the local internet bar (these places have cots set up so that you can take a short nap when needed, without going home). 10 and 12 year old kids who skip a week of school to play WOW. It is, in fact, one of the hottest topics of discussion/debate in China today.
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by ihatejacks » Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:21 pm
I'd be willing to be that at least half those Chinese accounts are gold farmers just running bots on 10+ computers at a time.
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