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World of Warcraft et al. get’s regulated by the P.R.C.
Holy three shades of shite batman. News is just in that the good old PRC is taking away the only entertainment for their kids and grandkids. I predict a revolt on their hands if the good old people don’t get their daily fix of World of Warcraft. “The Chinese govt is requiring game houses to modify MMOG’s to restrict under 18 users to 3 hours “productive” gameplay per day. This “anti-addiction” software must be in place within 4 months, with games not compliant by July 15 liable to be shut down in China. Net9, Shanda and NetEase will be moving to comply with the government regulations. Users will have to register with their real names and Chinese identity card numbers to be allowed access to the games.”
This however is only for people gaming in web cafes and not for personal use at home. Can someone explain the reasoning behind it? Is it due to the government feeling that this age group is ripe for rebellion and gaming communities are ideal places to congregate in order to cause some type of strife?
People always had to show their ID at these establishments anyhow. I wonder is there a friend of a friend of a government minister who has a stake in the so called anti-addiction software being licenced to gaming houses? Action A + Action B = Profit?
Anyhow, how long will it take before hacks, cracks and all manors of malware take advantage of it. Will people mine accounts specifically for these addicts? I’m sensing a good business opportunity here.
Currently in order to play Warcraft or Guild Wars in China I believe that you must first be registered with a company known as the9.com. This bunch are making a fortune out of registrations for a product they did not create in China. The interesting thing is that you also must have a Chinese ID number to register. Will the9.com be implementing this policy also from their login pages?
It can only benificial for ISP’s and companies such as the9 as it would mean a reduction in users which would lead to a reduction in bandwidth and resources on their servers during high-peak times. It’s going to be interesting to see how this plays out over the next few months so if you are a gaming “addict” then go out and get your fix while you still can.
Disclaimer: When I was under 18 I was on the computer coding for over 12 hours a day. Now I’m a qualified software engineer/architect. I spent many of my teenage days and nights blowing the crap outta pixels and robbing corpses. I think I’m a well adjusted individual but who can tell eh?