Free Games In China? No, Just Kidding.

So I heard a rumor that the masterminds at Blizzard were about to change World Of WarCraft from a monthly subscription to free in China. I was pretty excited, my boyfriend and I have been talking about getting a copy of Chinese WoW to practice our Chinese as we slay bad guys, and waiving the monthly fee would definately motivate us.

Unfortunately, it went the way a lot of stories in the Chinese media go… a retraction.

Zhao Yurun, deputy director of The9′s marketing and public relations department, told Interfax that reports of any free-to-play plans for WoW were “speculation” and “rumor” on the part of media and gamers, despite the quotes from The9′s CEO. Zhao declined to comment further.

From Tianjin Daily, from Kotaku.