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By Song Shengxia

After a 40-day suspension, the popular multiplayer online game World of Warcraft – WoW - finally passed its review by the Ministry of Culture it was announced yesterday.

But gamers still have another hurdle before they can resume playing the popular entertainment software.

WoW, operated by Netease, has been given an approval certificate by the MOC. It was suspended in June after the contract with the original Chinese franchise holder expire.

However, the software has to seek re-approval from the another government department before it can be re-released by its new mainland operator.

Burning Crusade is in the hands of the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), which is known for its strict policies governing such entertainment - and for heavily censoring material.

This means gamers must continue their anxious wait for the violent role-playing computer game to be re-booted by the government

And GAPP has the power to ban the game if it believes it contains unsuitable scenes.

That will be a blow to the millions of Chinese fans who have already played the game before it was suspended - making it an instant hit and money spinner.

However, Zhang Yijun, director of the Technology and Digital Publishing Division of GAPP, offered a beacon of hope yesterday, saying an initial examination went well. He denied there had been stalling tactics as claimed by many players.

“The review of WoW is proceeding as scheduled,” Zhang told the China News Service.

During the first review, “unhealthy” content such as violent scenes needed “to be altered”, he said.

“It will take longer to examine this version. When we finish, we will make our recommendations and ask Netease to amend the contents. There won't be big changes to the game and it won't take much longer. But it is hard to say when it will be available,” he said.

But few gamers believed GAPP would live up to its light touch promise.

“The government will most likely ban the game and I am not optimistic about the future of online games in China. The industry will probably struggle for survival,” Zhou You, an IT engineer in Beijing told the Global Times yesterday.

WoW is developed by Blizzard Entertainment, and was first released in 2005 though their then mainland partner The9, China's seventh largest online game company.

It received a massive response in China and made $300 million for The9.

But Blizzard switched its operator in China last month to Netease after its contract with The9 expired.

In order to prepare for the transition, WoW was suspended on June 7 and was supposed to be running again by the end of last month, as announced by Ding Lei, the CEO of Netease, on the company's website.

But the long suspension has fueled speculation that GAPP is seeking to ban the software because it believes it is bad for players.

“The review of WoW is an encouraging sign. The government finally realizes how bad the online games are for young people,” said Tao Hongkai, professor of Huazhong Normal University and an expert of anti-online game addiction.

“The fact that it takes a longer time for the government to examine the game proves it has some problems,” he said.

“The examination is essential and the unhealthy contents should be deleted to prevent it from polluting the minds of young people,” he added.

But WoW fan, Wen Boyang, echoed the sentiments of millions of players across the country.

“Everyone has their own way to vent their resentment, pressure and anger in life. We need to find some release. Many hang about in bars, drinking, dancing, smoking and taking drugs. We choose to play WoW. Which is healthier?” he told the Global Times.

“It's really not necessary to alter the contents of the game. The original was not deemed unhealthy,” said Wen.

“They'll ruin the original even if they don't ban it.”

 于是，我终于有了整理手机里的图片的兴致。就如同本该清冷的季节，偶尔也会回暖一样。

这便不得不让我又起了回忆往事的贪念。那过去的一年多时间里的生活，我于其间，或激动狂喜，或伤感悲哀，或淡漠平舒，也许都是再自然不过的情愫，可我却在这些生活的脉络里来回反复又寻味了一遭。

（题外：照片里有些同学好友的丑态，也只是玩笑，只是生活的调剂。所以，请主角见谅，观者自重。）

07年7月，我在闲暇了2个月之后依旧无所事事。那时总是怀着颇矛盾的想法，明知该去投入于某件事，可终觉无从下手，也不愿逼迫自己。这样的想法造就了之后的又一个很长的周期。照片的信息里显示为07年7月5日拍摄，帮小书的一个服装店画的装饰墙。这也算是我在好友的帮助下，将自己抽离那时的混沌，享受生活里的其他色彩的一个片断吧。那个夏天，想必是要记一辈子的。

07年8月15号。

我又一个人飞去了深圳，办理辞职后拖了很久的后续事宜。其实心里对深圳那个地方一直怀有莫名且强烈的畏惧，缠裹全身的湿热、烈日、周末的阴雨、拥挤的班车、湿透的衬衫、辛辣的饭菜、随身携带的凉茶，还有望不到边际的奔忙。当然，更少不了许多惺惺相惜的好友，方姐，老朱，还有很多。

那天我一个人坐在赶去公司的大巴士上，一种摇摆晃动的不真实。总说会慢慢忘怀，可总是由于各种主观、客观原因，使得自己对自己的承诺不能兑现。以至时到今日，我还尤为清楚地记得，那几天被浸泡在雨水里的那个潮腻的城市，我这样的一个路痴是怎样在迷路与半迷路的状态下辗转周旋，又是怎样内心空旷地四下游荡。

07年8月。一干狐朋狗友的小聚。

恐怕很多人看到这张照片都会捧腹。这也着实是我们生活中小小的恶作剧。我只想说，我们这些人，广告、媒体、公关、公务员、研究生、无业游民，等等等等，都是些最为平凡普通的人。只是，每个人的生活都需要些慰藉、都要营造些色彩罢了。

08年的情人节。

和2个好友。3个单身的人，也能在那个不属于我们的节日里，打闹得异常沸腾。在那个冷冷的初春，如约，在来往的人流里，我们总能欢笑，忽略了周遭一切，肆无忌惮地。我们的相互牵念，我们的倾诉闲谈，我们的打闹玩笑，我们的世界，全因了没任何功利色彩的友情。

我不止一次的说，自己总喜欢将日子过得灰白无味，可幸亏这许许多多的朋友，他们总能在十分恰当妥贴的时机出现，为我的生活带来这样那样的色彩。

08年5月12号。

后来，我在朋友的帮助下，开始了我的第二段工作经历。总之有太多太多的不满意、不顺心、不理想，可总之我还是从之前的经历中抛却了天真浮躁清高，习得了忍耐，忍耐，还有忍耐。我慢慢明白有些人就是要欺下媚上，有些人就是要阿谀奉承，有些人就是要盛气凌人，有些人就是要趋炎附势，有些人就是要两面三刀，有些人就是要落井下石，有些人就是要唯利是图，有太多太多这样那样的，在我眼里道德畸形的人。

呵呵，写完上面的这些，不禁又在默默嘲笑自己，我毕竟还没有熟谙处世之道，我毕竟还有着些许与处境不相称的单纯，我的忍耐力也着实火候尚欠。也罢，继续地摸爬滚打，继续地打磨锤炼吧……

后来，5月12号，举国悲恸的当天，我也能那般无知无觉地，用那些有限的知识当饭碗，歇斯底里地奔前忙后。

照片摄于北京洲际酒店，一个美商的招商会上。

08年6月27号。

我还能再表达些什么呢？除了这张照片中的回忆带给我的疲倦，无他。这是凌晨3点钟，加班后，一个人蜷在车子里赶回住处。记得大学毕业时曾对父母信誓旦旦地说，我最终要留在这个城市，可是国内国外费劲周折地奔波了半晌，最终又在这个城市落脚后，我方才醒悟，这真的不是个容易讨生活的地方。也许是因为那些街灯，晃晃的亮亮的太过刺眼。

08年7月9号。

北京中国大饭店。又一个大会。

被反复地搁置在陌生的人群里，我还是会颇感惶恐。可我记住了所有来宾的名字和长相，见到时，也会被附了身一样地冲上去热情招呼。我确实还是会改变。

08年11月2号，11月3号。

出差到合肥。

顶着重感冒，赶很早的航班。北京初冬时节的清冷，飞机上压力变化导致的耳鸣耳痛，还有一路的昏睡。

其实很喜欢出差这样的工作。应了我小小的理想，也同好友不止一次的谈起，希望自己总是漂泊的，不会在一个地方呆很久。

南方的城市总令我倾心，拥挤、窄小，与大城市不同，让人忘了那些浮躁、空虚，满心都是些细软的情愫，踏实、安稳、暖煦。

还记得很小的时候，初到南方的城市里看望小姨，可我这个地道的北方人却无福消受南方城市的潮暖，以至水土不服，最后无奈只得修改计划提早回程。

现在却是不同了。但这不同来得也颇有局限，深圳的粘腻还是我所不能忍受的。