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2008-02-26 16:06:57

A deadly virtual plague has broken out in the online game World of Warcraft. ( World of warcraft Gold )

Although ( wow gold )  limited to only a few of the game's servers the numbers of characters that have fallen victim ( wow gold ) is thought to be in the thousands.

Originally it was thought ( wow gold ) that the deadly digital disease was the result ( wow gold ) of a programming bug in a location only recently added to the Warcraft game. ( World of warcraft Gold )

However ( wow gold ) , it now appears that players kicked off the plague and then kept it spreading after the first outbreak.

Since its launch in November 2004, World of Warcraft (Wow) has become the most widely ( wow gold ) played massively multiplayer online (MMO) game in the world.

Its creator, Blizzard, claims that now more than four million people are regular players.

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Wow is an ( wow gold ) online game that gives players the chance to adventure in the fantasy world of Azeroth that is populated by the usual mixture of humans, elves, orcs and other fantastic beasts.

As players explore ( wow gold ) the world, the characters they control become more powerful as they complete quests, kill monsters and find magical items and artefacts that boost abilities. ( World of warcraft Gold )

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2008-02-26 16:06:10

Gamers in China are facing new limits on how much time they can spend playing their favourite online game.( World of warcraft Gold )

The government (wow gold) in Beijing is reported to be introducing the controls to deter people from playing for longer than three consecutive hours.

The measures are designed to combat addiction to online role-playing games such as World of Warcraft and Lineage II. (wow gold)

More than 20 million Chinese play games regularly, mainly in net cafes.

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Games are (wow gold) serious business in China. Last year, Chinese players spent almost US$500m on online games.

The government has been enc (wow gold) ouraging the growth of online gaming. It is hosting a two-day games conference in September in Beijing in the hope of attracting (wow gold) more foreign investment.

But (wow gold) the phenomenal popularity of online games has fuelled concerns that some people may be losing themselves in the virtual worlds of massive multiplayer online (wow gold) role-playing games (MMORPG).

In one extreme case, (wow gold) a player killed a fellow player who had stolen his virtual sword. The gamer received a suspended death sentence in June. ( World of warcraft Gold )

The (wow gold) measures announced by the Chinese authorities are due to be introduced from October. (wow gold)

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