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massively.com - 10/27/2009

Chinese company bans gender-bending

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You can frequently get asked to prove an awful lot in MMOs -- that you actually know how to beat this boss, that you really have insider access to the game developers, or perhaps most commonly that you are who you say you are. Aurora Technology over in China has apparently decided to cut out ...

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gamepolitics.com - 10/27/2009

Chinese MMO Company Jumps on Gender Benders

— gamepolitics.com — As of a month ago, a Chinese MMO company has started banning accounts of male players that... play female characters in their game. Only a few news sites outside of China have picked up on the ruling. Aurora Technology, a subsidiary of MMO giant Shanda ... (more) Chinese MMO Company Jumps on Gender Benders

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LOL > Chinese company bans online gender bending. If you're a guy you can only play male characters. http://bit.ly/1otRm6 30 days ago

This is so fucked up. RT @Liddokun: Chinese company bans online gender bending. Guys can't play female characters. http://bit.ly/1otRm6 10/28/2009

Chinese company bans gender-bending - Massively: China is a fair bit more litigious than the US when it comes t.. http://bit.ly/3XeRi8 10/28/2009

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Chinese company requires web cam verification of gender
Cuppytalk — ... According to Massively, a Chinese company, Aurora Technology is now requiring web cam verification of gender in order to pick a character’s gender.  The goal?  To make avatars an exact interpretation of real life gender, i.e., no males playing female characters. ...

Chinese company requires web cam verification of gender
Cuppytalk — ... According to Massively, a Chinese company, Aurora Technology is now requiring web cam verification of gender in order to pick a character’s gender.  The goal?  To make avatars an exact interpretation of real life gender, i.e., no males playing female characters. ...