China media promoting Diablo 3 p****y – Video Games Update
Blizzard’s Diablo 3 hasn’t been released in China yet but Chinese gamers are using illegal methods to get into the game.
In order to prevent p****y, Blizzard implemented an ‘Always On’ digital rights management lock on the game, much to the dismay of fans, which prevents the game from being played if there is no internet connection available.
Popular video game p****y group ‘Skidrow’ claims that it has a ‘Server Emulation’ crack in progress but a working beta version is available on torrents. The cracked executable leads the game to believe that it is connected to Blizzards official servers but
there is still no multiplayer or Real Money Auction House (RMAH) available.
Game releases are usually delayed in China because they have to be reviewed, censored and published by a Chinese internet operator such as Tencent, NetEase or Shada. However, due to the immense popularity of Blizzard games, Chinese gamers cannot wait for
the official release and have turned to p****y to get their hands on the game early.
Some Chinese gamers have even imported the game from Korea or Taiwan just to get in on the action as soon as possible. The writers on the news sites went as far as to say, “we hope that SK group can have this crack working 100 percent, so that we can play
Diablo III before there is an official operator."
The controversy here is that many Chinese news sites including Tencent, which is the largest gaming site in China, are recommending the use of the Skidrow Diablo 3 crack so that fans can try the game until it is released in the country.
The crack is in beta right now so gamers who have tried it are facing some bugs but they can at least play the game. The writers on the site have stated that, “We, as the guinea pigs, will have to be prepared for bugs but at least we can play offline."
There is also no news about which operator will handle Diablo 3’s launch when it’s finally allowed to be sold into the country. It will be interesting to see what Blizzard does to counter this form of p****y.
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