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gamepolitics.com - 10/27/2009

Chinese MMO Company Jumps on Gender Benders

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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 that publishes many MMOs in China, including ...

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massively.com - 10/27/2009

Chinese company bans gender-bending

— massively.com — 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 ... (more) Chinese company bans gender-bending

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Chinese company bans gender-bending
Massively — ... 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 the middleman in the equation -- they're banning any male players who play female characters, requiring players to confirm their gender via webcam in order to enforce the ruling. ...

China bane homens com female chars
WoW Girl — ... Não tem nada a ver com WoW, mas a Aurora Technology, uma subsidiária de vários MMOs na china (incluindo AION, Dungeons & Dragons Online) começou a pedir provas do sexo dos seus jogadores de King of the World, através de webcam. A regra, anunciada em setembro, só se aplica para homens jogando com characters femininos, e não o contrario (wtf?). ...