Chinese Government Cracks Down On Foreign MMOs? 21
Thanks to The Korea Herald for its article regarding the battle for the massive Chinese online gaming market. Apparently, "Korean companies controlled more than 70 percent of the Chinese online game market last year in terms of revenue", but: "Last July, China's Ministry of Culture imposed a new regulation on 'Internet culture supervision,' which forces online games and all other programs transacted via the Internet to be reported to the ministry for content supervision." Due to this move, "foreign Internet content providers... [are] required to earn an ICP (Internet content provider) license... NCsoft has not received its license for 'Lineage II' as of yet." In conclusion, it's actually suggested that "worst-case scenario would be a quota on the import of foreign games, according to some analysts."
Export bnetd to China. (Score:1, Insightful)
Re:Export bnetd to China. (Score:1, Funny)
Lineage 2 sucks, I'm glad China forbids that peice of trash game.
Oops. Misread it (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Oops. Misread it (Score:1, Funny)
Mafia (Score:5, Funny)
Will Richard Garriott and NCSoft find a panda head in his bed next?
Re:Mafia (Score:3, Insightful)
You don't do business over here, unless you partner up with our businesses, you scratch our back, we scratch yours
Should have read, "unless you partner up with our business, at which point we attempt to steal everything from you." Chinese partnerships are notorious at attempting to shaft their partners, including other chinese. The difference between the chinese partners and foreign ones is that a chinese partner will expect it.
More likely they will come up with some regulation that they will pass
Re:Mafia (Score:2)
But even if you're not doing business there, they will steal it anyway, so it's not really a choice.
Re:Mafia (Score:1, Flamebait)
The Chinese can't have it both ways.
Re:Mafia (Score:1)
I know the US got slapped on the wrist for steel tariffs, but it sounds like China does this stuff all the time, and I never hear of any disciplinary actions taken by the WTO.
Re:Mafia (Score:3, Insightful)
p.s. I get mod points on a weekly basis and I never manage to use them all. Oh and your chance will be better if your karma is excellent.
Re:Mafia (Score:1)
How do you get past "good" karma?
Re:Mafia (Score:2)
p.s. make good posts and I'll mod