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jlmpacificepoch.com - 11/2/2009
GAPP Halts "WoW" Review
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China's General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP) issued a notice saying that it has halted its review of NetEase's (Nasdaq: NTES ) licensed 3D MMORPG World of Warcraft (The Burning Crusade) and returned the company's application to operate the game in China, ...
mobinode.com - 11/2/2009
Netease In Big Trouble, GAPP Says NO for the Operation of WoW in China
— mobinode.com — Netease officially launched its Game channel today and wants it to be the No.1 portal focus on... gaming industry. But obviously, they picked up a very wrong date. General Adminitration of Press and Publication (GAPP) of the People’s Republic of ... (more) Netease In Big Trouble, GAPP Says NO for the Operation ...

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China's GAPP halts WoW review, calls collecting subscriptions "illegal behavior"
wow.com - 11/3/2009
China's GAPP halts WoW review, calls collecting subscriptions "illegal behavior"
— wow.com — Just when NetEase was finally getting back to business in China (they were even planning for a... Wrath release next month), they hit a huge snag: China's General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP) office has apparently halted their ... (more) China's GAPP halts WoW review, calls collecting ...

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blogs.barrons.com - 11/2/2009
NetEase Slides: China Agency Rejects World of Warcraft
— blogs.barrons.com — As several analysts note this morning, China’s General Administration of Press and Publication (known as GAPP) has... rejected an application from NetEase (NTES) seeking approval for World of Warcraft . The review process is now officially ... (more) NetEase Slides: China Agency Rejects World of Warcraft

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China's GAPP halts WoW review, calls collecting subscriptions "illegal behavior"
WoW.com — ... (GAPP) office has apparently halted their review of the game and told the company to stop collecting subscriptions and signing up new subscribers. They've also passed on the company's application to go into business, and have called the new subscription signups "illegal behavior," threatening even suspension of the company's Internet service. ...

WoW 'rejected' in China, government at odds with itself over decision
Joystiq — ... , to cease collecting subscription payments and signing up new players for the game immediately, calling these acts "illegal behavior." According to a report by the site JLM Pacific Epoch, the GAPP (most recently in the news for ...

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