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Blizzard bans 1.000 acounts of World of Warcraft
Blizzard Entertainment has announced the ban of 1.000 accounts of World of Warcraft for gold farming to sell it in real world for real money. Here you have the official post:
Over the recent weeks we have been investigating the activities of certain individuals who have been farming gold in order to sell it in exchange for real world currency. After researching the situation, we have issued permanent suspensions to over one thousand accounts that have been engaging in this practice. We do not condone such actions and will take decisive action as they are against our policy and damage the game economy as a whole. We will continue researching this matter. If you suspect someone of taking part in said gold farming, please eMail the report to wowgm@blizzard.com.
Maleki
In-Game Support Manager
In the other hand, Blizzard Entertainment has just announced that World of Warcraft will be published in Taiwan, here you have the official press release:
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT® SIGNS LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH SOFT-WORLD TO BRING WORLD OF WARCRAFT® TO TAIWAN
TAIPEI, Taiwan - March 11, 2005 - Blizzard Entertainment® today announced a strategic license agreement with Soft-World International Corporation to bring Blizzard's World of Warcraft®, the subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game, to Taiwanese gamers. The highly successful MMORPG has already achieved phenomenal success in its three current markets - North America, Korea, and Europe. Blizzard and Soft-World are anticipating similar success for World of Warcraft's launch in Taiwan.
Soft-World is one of the most experienced companies in Taiwan's game industry, as well as the number-one online operator in the region of Taiwan. Soft-World will help localize World of Warcraft content by providing feedback to the Blizzard development team, and will also provide World of Warcraft players in Taiwan with friendly customer support in Chinese.
"Bringing World of Warcraft to Taiwan has been one of our longstanding goals, and we feel fortunate to partner with one of the leaders in Taiwan's game industry to achieve this goal," stated Mike Morhaime, Blizzard Entertainment president and co-founder. "Soft-World has over 10 years of experience in game operation and marketing, and we're excited that they will be leveraging that experience to deliver a level of support and service to World of Warcraft players in Taiwan that matches Blizzard's own quality standards."
Blizzard and Soft-World will collaborate on all aspects of World of Warcraft's operations in Taiwan to provide local relevancy and the best playing experience possible for the Taiwanese market. Soft-World will provide localization of the game in traditional Chinese, as well as game masters, local call-center service, and technical support for the Taiwanese World of Warcraft audience.
World of Warcraft will offer Taiwanese gamers a fresh and exciting experience as they take on the role of heroes and quest in a land of epic adventure and intense exploration. Building on the success of the Warcraft® series, Blizzard aims to expand the MMORPG genre with a deep, immersive, user-friendly experience that will appeal to both veteran gamers and casual players alike. World of Warcraft takes place three years following the aftermath of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne™, when a great tension has settled over the ravaged world of Azeroth. As the various races begin to rebuild their shattered kingdoms, new threats, both ancient and terrifying, have arisen to plague the world once again. Players must explore the lands of Azeroth, forge fellowships with other players, and build their strength in order to prevail.
Best known for their series Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo®, Blizzard Entertainment (www.blizzard.com, a division of Vivendi Universal Games) is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating many of the industry's most critically acclaimed games. The company's free Internet gaming service Battle.net® provides a forum in which owners of Blizzard's games can play in a multiplayer mode remotely across the Internet and against other gamers from around the world.
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