technabob » dark portal http://technabob.com/blog gadgets, gizmos, games, cool gadgets for geeks Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:17:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 buff up at china’s world of warcraft restaurant http://technabob.com/blog/2008/12/16/buff-up-at-chinas-world-of-warcraft-restaurant/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/12/16/buff-up-at-chinas-world-of-warcraft-restaurant/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:38:22 +0000 alisha k. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=6302 World of Warcraft players have to eat somewhere, and an enterprising Chinese businessman hopes that at least some of them will be paying him for the privilege of refueling at his new WoW-inspired restaurant. The entrance welcomes the hungry–and the brave–into a Dark Portal much like this one: Inside, the eatery…]]> All those millions of World of Warcraft players have to eat somewhere, and an enterprising Chinese businessman hopes that at least some of them will be paying him for the privilege of refueling at his new WoW-inspired restaurant. The entrance welcomes the hungry–and the brave–into a Dark Portal much like this one:

wow world of warcraft restaurant china dark portal

Inside, the eatery is a love song to Blizzard’s MMORPG, with recreations of armor and other loot, and giant screens blasting in-game images while diners order food named after WoW characters. It’s a haven for anyone who can’t get enough (if, that is, you can leave the house to get there), and according to the owner, that feeling of shared fandom is exactly what he was going for with the restaurant.

Considering China’s official position on intellectual property, it’s doubtful the establishment has any sort of sanction. We should probably all be grateful the restaurants won’t be spreading all over the world.

[CCTV via WoWInsider via Game|Life]

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