Spooncraft

This comes to us from The9 in China (the WoW service provider over there) Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few weeks you should know about the Earthquake in China that has claimed over 40,000 people’s lives already. As search teams sift through the rubble the death count keeps rising. Read the full article here.

Shanghai, China – May 19, 2008. The9 Limited (NASDAQ: NCTY)(“The9”), a leading online game operator in China, announced today that it will suspend the operations of World of Warcraft®, Soul of The Ultimate NationTM, Granado Espada, Joyful Journey WestTM, and MU® from May 19, 2008 to May 21, 2008, in response to the government’s calling for three days of mourning for the earthquake tragedy in Southeast China. The operations of the foregoing games will be reestablished starting from the calendar day of May 22, 2008.