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WoW: Burning Crusade allowed to launch in China

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The Chinese GAPP (General Adminstration of Press and Publication) has decided to allow World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade to be published in the country.

Last week, new sign-ups were suspended for WoW in China, as operator MetEase applied for a license to run the expansion.

NetEase has also since submitted Wrath of the Lich King to GAPP for approval to launch in the country, but no licence has been granted as yet.

NetEase got in hot water with Chinese authorities in January after it was reported the operator was illegally running the MMO in China.

No word yet on when sign-ups can start again, but Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime said in tha latest Acti Blizz earnings call that they'd be offline for a week.

Thanks, VB.

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Johnny Cullen

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Johnny has experience at a wide range of games media outlets, having written for Eurogamer, Play Magazine, PC Gamer, GameDaily, and more. He worked at VG247 pumping out news at an astonishing rate for several years. More recently, he founded the games website PlayDiaries.
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