The9 announces The Burning Crusade for China by September

China‘s long wait for more Blizzard-luvin’ may be coming to an end soon, as regional distributor The9 finally announced a fixed launch date for World of Warcraft‘s Burning Crusade.

Burning Crusade will reportedly launch in China on September 10. The report comes in shortly before the company was to present its second quarter 2007 earnings.

And while it’s yet to be confirmed, rumors in circulation indicate that one likely reason for the expansion pack’s long delay is due to China’s General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP).

As previously reported, stringent measures in the region ensure that MMO gamers below the age of 18 are discouraged from playing for more than three hours. Given the marathon sessions that took place shortly after TBC‘s release in the West, we can imagine the same said Chinese officials getting very worried as well.

What still remains to be seen is what sort of region-specific changes may have taken placer for TBC come release. China’s WoW has already gone through considerable “sanitation,” including the addition of flesh upon the bones of the world’s undead.

Via Gamasutra

China‘s long wait for more Blizzard-luvin’ may be coming to an end soon, as regional distributor The9 finally announced a fixed launch date for World of Warcraft‘s Burning Crusade.

Burning Crusade will reportedly launch in China on September 10. The report comes in shortly before the company was to present its second quarter 2007 earnings.

And while it’s yet to be confirmed, rumors in circulation indicate that one likely reason for the expansion pack’s long delay is due to China’s General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP).

As previously reported, stringent measures in the region ensure that MMO gamers below the age of 18 are discouraged from playing for more than three hours. Given the marathon sessions that took place shortly after TBC‘s release in the West, we can imagine the same said Chinese officials getting very worried as well.

What still remains to be seen is what sort of region-specific changes may have taken placer for TBC come release. China’s WoW has already gone through considerable “sanitation,” including the addition of flesh upon the bones of the world’s undead.

Via Gamasutra