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# Chinese gamers furious over World of Warcraft state propaganda
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/chinese-gamers-furious-over-world-warcraft-state-propaganda/
- Published: 2012-10-03T16:30:13.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T14:52:07.000Z
- Description: A state-run Chinese television network (with the unbearably ironic name CCTV) broadcast a special called “War of Internet Addiction” which depicts a World of Warcraft player who quits his job and goes bankrupt after he discovers the game. Chinese gamers have characterized the segment, which is below
- Author: Joseph Bernstein
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

A state-run Chinese television network (with the unbearably ironic name [CCTV](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed-circuit%5Ftelevision?ref=killscreen.com)) broadcast a special called “War of Internet Addiction” which depicts a World of Warcraft player who quits his job and goes bankrupt after he discovers the game. Chinese gamers [have characterized](http://www.techinasia.com/chinese-world-warcraft-players-protest-cctv-misrepresentation/?ref=killscreen.com) the segment, which is below, as inaccurate and heavy-handed.