Chinese Gamers Told To Donate Blood March 27, 2007
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Anyone playing World of Warcraft (WoW) take note, because a tenner a month is nothing compared to what some Chinese gamers have to endure for their online gaming thrills.
The makers of the Cabal MMORPG in China has told 120,000 players - who it banned for trying to hack the game - that they must donate blood in order to be allowed back into it. Around 100 players have signed up to give a pint of the red stuff to get their gaming thrills back.
The company, Moliyo, to be fair, is also offering free accounts to new players that donate blood. The move is the company's way of helping a national blood drive as the hospitals are finding it difficult to attract donors after thousands of them, in the past, contracted HIV for their charitable efforts.
Blizzard [makers of WoW] listen up, because I'm rolling up my sleeve, and have a few pints of the good stuff ready to go in order to help reduce my escalating monthly gaming bills.-Martin Lynch
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