Iranian World of Warcraft gamers locked out due to US
sanctions

post from Ubergizmo on 29 August 2012 01:47:38 AM. © Ubergizmo

If you are an avid Iranian gamer within the confines of the World of Warcraft, I am quite sure that having invested a fair amount of your time in the game, you would have made short work of all those nasty creatures running through dungeons and plains, ranging from elves to trolls and other magical creatures. Well, no matter the equipment you carry or how high your level is, you are still unable to match the power of the U.S. sanctions regime.

Word has it that Iranian players of World of Warcraft actually found themselves frozen out by Blizzard Activision Inc. Over the course of the last week, World of Warcraft players from Iran have shared their frustrations at this sanction against them on Blizzard?s message board, with Blizzard being unable to do anything about it since it is the long arm of the U.S. law that held the power to carry out this gaming sanction. (more…)

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