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World of Warcraft is Back Online in China
2009-10-20
After a two month hiatus, World of Warcraft has resumed full operations in China, where a switchover in local operators had been held up by government regulators and content changes.
Gamasutra this morning reported Warcraft's return to China, noting that Activision's switch from local operator The9 to NetEase on June 7 will have its costs. NetEase has had to spend 1 million yuan - about $146,000 U.S. - each day of a closed beta that has been running since July 30.
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PC Gaming Market Worth $11 Billion (And Other Fun Facts)
2009-10-14
The PC Gaming Alliance (in conjunction with researchers DFC Intelligence) have released their report on 2008. How the year went down, in their eyes, for the PC market.
And while you'll find many of the numbers and facts here carefully cherry-picked to paint the PC industry in as glowing a light as possible, you'll also find that many are impressive regardless.
The important stuff:
- "The PC is the...