There's not a whole lot of information about this, but from the information that we have, people that want to play as female characters in "King of the World" MMORPG must first prove that they are female in real life, via webcam. Shanda (Nasdaq: SNDA) subsidiary Aurora Technology, the publisher of the game, has frozen 17173 game accounts of male players who chose to play female in-game characters.

Aurora stipulates that only female gamers can play female characters in the game, and it requires gamers who chose female characters to prove their biological sex with a webcam, according to the report. According to reports there will be no ban on women playing male characters.

How does the company plan to "prove" biological sex via webcam? That question remains to be answered, but getting a female friend to spend a few mintues in front of your webcam for the "proof" they need shouldn't be too hard. Would a beautiful male cross-dresser be able to pass the test, or are they looking for more "proof" than that?

Shanda Entertainment is one of China's biggest video game companies.

Via: pacificepoch.com