Jul
16
PRC Cuts Skeletons From Local Version Of WoW

The operators of “World of Warcraft” in China have replaced skeletons with healthy human bodies in the local version of the online game. This is due to a recent government campaign to clean up Internet content. The PRC gov’t says this supposedly promotes a ‘healthy online culture” to protect the government’s stability.
WTF? Hacking and slashing players and other monsters is OK, but rendering some skeletons on screen is bad? Sheesh!
Link to the AP article on Wired.
China is a supernatural place. Most Chinese say