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This is How Couch Potatoes ?Get Involved?

By Stan

Angry fans of Hot-Blooded Legend staged the blockade to disrupt the launch of The Legend Returns, a new version of the popular massively multiplayer online (MMO) game.

The protesters massed their avatars at the gates of cities to prevent new people from entering. They also blocked roads in an attempt to paralyse traffic and bring the game to a standstill.

The unprecedented online demonstration was reportedly co-ordinated in advance on Chinese gaming chat rooms, as it became clear that the makers of The Legend Returns had little intention of preserving the spirit of the original. (Telegraph - h/t Shanghaiist)

This is something you don’t see every day, huh?

I know what you’re thinking. Is this the model for future protests? Business, political, nationalistic, etc.?

Could be, particularly if online games continue to grow and communities expand their reach. Game interoperability would really help to network folks too - someday.
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