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skypacer
Profile Joined July 2003
China174 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-23 20:32:40
July 23 2009 10:16 GMT
#1
The scheduled exhibition matches of Starcraft 2 for ChinaJoy 2009 on July 23rd would have become the first starcraft 2 open event around the world, predating the ones to be held in South Korea on July 24th, featuring the much-anticipated face-off between Moon and Nada.

However, at the moment when all Chinese fans were cheering the upcoming opportunity to get a closer look at the masterpiece by Blizzard, there came a sad news, saying, Starcraft 2 was banned by authorities from being exhibited on this year’s ChinaJoy.

Again, Blizzard failed when facing Chinese goverment.

The detailed cause of ban remains unkown. Up till now, Two accounts were given unofficially by online media.

The former said that The State Bureau Of Culture called a halt to Starcraft 2 on ChinaJoy, for “Starcraft 2 is much too bloody, which will severely effect the mental as well as physical health of adolescents”.

The latter is in a more institutional tone, saying, according to the lastest regulation released on July 1st,2009, “Any activity related to foreign games, including their showing, demostrating, trading and marketing promotion, shall also abide by the censorship laws aming at imported online games”, meaning any foreign game, if it wanna put in an appearence in any public event inside China, “shall be subject to censorship and approval by the State Admimistartion Of News And Press.”, or it will no doubt be banned, and “all promoters, sponsors, and companies related shall held their respective legal responsibilities.”

PLU, the official partner of OGN in China had planned to broadcast the exhibition matches live via online TV, with its best narrators =XD=love, Sanpao, etc. commentating . But they cancelled the plan yesterday, issuing an terse official statement, saying they had to change their plan for some nontechnical reason.

BTW, both Blizzard and its Chinese partner NetEase have never officially announced anything about Starcraft2 on ChinaJoy, nonetheless, several news are leaked by some insiders, including the photos below, showing Blizzard and NetEase’s booths on this year's ChinaJoy, with large Starcraft 2 posters hanging.

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source: (in Chinese)
http://www.wfbrood.com/xingji/xjnews/xingji_39977.html


On July 24 2009 05:10 Slasher wrote:
I have posted this story on Digg, so, Digg it :D

http://digg.com/pc_games/Starcraft_2_BANNED_from_ChinaJoy_2009_Chinas_premiere_event


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wtf....
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Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
July 23 2009 10:20 GMT
#2
On July 23 2009 19:16 skypacer wrote:
The former said The Sate Bureau Of Culture called a halt to Starcraft 2 on ChinaJoy, for “Starcraft 2 is much too bloody, which will severely effect the mental as well as physical health of adolescents”.

They know what they are talking about ;d
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
July 23 2009 10:29 GMT
#3
Come on just bring SC2 Beta here in the Philippines! no bans and all happy pinoys!

I don't think I've ever wished my opponent good luck prior to a game. When I play, I play to win. I hope every opponent I ever have is cursed with fucking terrible luck. I hope they're stuck playing underneath a stepladder with a black cat in attendance a
sk`
Profile Joined November 2008
Japan442 Posts
July 23 2009 10:30 GMT
#4
Interesting that Blizzard's woes began (severely) once they changed their operating company in China. Makes you think the old company has connections they are using to make Blizzard's life rough.
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Shindrah
Profile Joined July 2009
United States74 Posts
July 23 2009 10:31 GMT
#5
Chinese government sounds smart.
"End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take" - Some Wizard
ggfobster
Profile Joined April 2007
United States298 Posts
July 23 2009 10:31 GMT
#6
lol China
Brett
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Australia3820 Posts
July 23 2009 10:32 GMT
#7
Blizzard should put Pandarens in WoW now just to piss them off even more.


Not serious.
KingFool
Profile Joined January 2008
Canada428 Posts
July 23 2009 10:40 GMT
#8
Another log on the back's of the Chinese gamer. I'm glad I hadn't heard that it was going to be broad casted or else I might have just been let down. Censorship makes alot of sence for some things, like Live popular sporting events (Olympics for example) but this sort of thing really smacks you in the face. I would be so angry if my government decided I was unable to determine what me or my children could view.
Stimin myself on a daily basis
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66156 Posts
July 23 2009 10:47 GMT
#9
The former said that The Sate Bureau Of Culture called a halt to Starcraft 2 on ChinaJoy, for “Starcraft 2 is much too bloody, which will severely effect the mental as well as physical health of adolescents”.


Sounds plausible.
POGGERS
Oxygen
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
Canada3581 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-23 11:17:43
July 23 2009 11:17 GMT
#10
On July 23 2009 19:47 konadora wrote:
Show nested quote +
The former said that The Sate Bureau Of Culture called a halt to Starcraft 2 on ChinaJoy, for “Starcraft 2 is much too bloody, which will severely effect the mental as well as physical health of adolescents”.


Sounds plausible.


On July 23 2009 19:31 Shindrah wrote:
Chinese government sounds smart.


These must be levels, right? This kind of censorship never helped anyone and acceptance simply demonstrates a high level of indoctrination.

Anyway, ridiculous, ensuring government control at the expense of the population -- unrelated to SC2. Makes me think China has it worse than the United States.
Dont drink and derive. TSL: Made with Balls.
Integra
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Sweden5626 Posts
July 23 2009 11:21 GMT
#11
It's China, they do 2 things there. Kill people for all kinds of reasons and censor everything, and that too is for all kinds of reasons.
"Dark Pleasure" | | I survived the Locust war of May 3, 2014
H
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
New Zealand6138 Posts
July 23 2009 11:25 GMT
#12
On July 23 2009 20:17 Oxygen wrote:
These must be levels, right?


you must be some kinda genius or somethin'
[iHs]HCO | のヮの | pachi & plexa ownz | RIP _
Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9016 Posts
July 23 2009 11:26 GMT
#13
2 billion people, so there should be at least millions of fools.
madnessman
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1581 Posts
July 23 2009 11:38 GMT
#14
Chinese gamers have it kind of rough. The Great Firewall of China makes online gaming so laggy... + censorship stuff like this
MrRey
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
183 Posts
July 23 2009 11:49 GMT
#15
It smells dictature, and it smells bad.

I feel bad for the chinese who have to cope with such a gov...

DoX.)
Profile Joined December 2008
Singapore6164 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-23 11:51:24
July 23 2009 11:50 GMT
#16
Lol

That seriously sucks though..I would hate to have to put up with this
ReCharge
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Philippines505 Posts
July 23 2009 11:51 GMT
#17
On July 23 2009 19:29 Licmyobelisk wrote:
Come on just bring SC2 Beta here in the Philippines! no bans and all happy pinoys!


QFT
David Kim for Bonjwa!
RoieTRS
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States2569 Posts
July 23 2009 12:14 GMT
#18
Great firewall of china... hahaha
konadora, in Racenilatr's blog: "you need to stop thinking about starcraft or anything computer-related for that matter. It's becoming a bad addiction imo"
GoSu
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Korea (South)1773 Posts
July 23 2009 12:29 GMT
#19
That sucks....
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Whiplash
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States2928 Posts
July 23 2009 12:32 GMT
#20
That sucks maybe we'll see a Chinese immigration of gamers to South Korea or something for a better life.
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