China bans current version of Wrath of the Lich King

It appears according to this Gamespy article, that Wrath of the Lich King has been rejected by censors in China. Apparently Chinese culture is a bit sensitive to the skeletal looking undead and would prefer them to look more "un" than "dead". Allen of Gamespy makes a good point in asking whether Blizzard will censor themselves early in the design process to ensure there'll be no problems when marketing games to China in the future. I think it could be a possibility considering Fallout 3 was modified so that it would be accepted in Australia - although admittedly, it was a minor fix (i.e. just a renaming of drugs).



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