• Diablo III becomes the last major Blizzard game to get a Chinese launch
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I don't get it. Why do developers always go through a middleman when distributing in China?
[QUOTE=Adam.GameDev;45395798]I don't get it. Why do developers always go through a middleman when distributing in China?[/QUOTE] Probably to make sure nothing breaks their laws, like games such as Dota or Diablo have skeletons and shit in them and skeletons/bones are taboo there, so the middleman might be there to make sure nothing is missed.
[QUOTE=Adam.GameDev;45395798]I don't get it. Why do developers always go through a middleman when distributing in China?[/QUOTE] As I understand it, Western developers are required by Chinese law to work with a local company to bring their games to market there. Which probably doesn't do their economy any harm.
[QUOTE=RichyZ;45396047]the last boss of act 1, the ghost king[/QUOTE] Wraith King obviously. It must be a hell of a lot of work to make sure there aren't any skeletons. Already Act I has an exclusive deal with the forces of the undead.
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