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Made in gb
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Et In Arcadia Ego





Canterbury

I was under the impression that there were issues to do with skulls in Chinese culture ? Some story about about MTG cards having to be reprinted and WoW having to remove skulls/bones and blood from an expansion --


http://gamepolitics.com/2010/08/17/skulls-removed-blood-changed-chinese-lich-king

http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/arcana/1021

Given that the games, WFB especially, are bonier than Skeletor with anorexia have they had to make any changes ? Or is it so niche that it'll slip under the radar, so to speak ?

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Noble of the Alter Kindred




United Kingdom

Is it because the regime don't wish to be reminded of the skellies in the closet?

 
   
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Paramount Plague Censer Bearer




Yokosuka, JP

reds8n wrote: I was under the impression that there were issues to do with skulls in Chinese culture ? Some story about about MTG cards having to be reprinted and WoW having to remove skulls/bones and blood from an expansion --


http://gamepolitics.com/2010/08/17/skulls-removed-blood-changed-chinese-lich-king

http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/arcana/1021

Given that the games, WFB especially, are bonier than Skeletor with anorexia have they had to make any changes ? Or is it so niche that it'll slip under the radar, so to speak ?


I was wondering this myself when I saw this thread.

Maybe we'll be hearing about it in the future


 
   
Made in cn
Blackclad Wayfarer





From England. Living in Shanghai

I'm not entirely sure to be honest. There is a large amount of censorship though I don't know why skeletons would be one of them. But I did find this:

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BannedInChina

Thought some people might find it interesting.

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