Blizzard Unbans Linux World of Warcraft Players

World of Warcraft players using Cedega (the Linux-based Windows emulator) had their bans lifted after an investigation by Blizzard in cooperation with the Cedega development team revealed that the bans were in fact made in error. “It has since come to our attention that a very small percentage of those accounts should not have been banned. This case of mistaken identity seems to be isolated to users of an unsupported, Linux-based Windows emulator called Cedega.”

Kudos to Blizzard for taking quick action on this, and especially allowing non-Windows players to use an emulator. To help ease the pain of lost time to the players affected, in addition to the 6 – 7 days they have lost they will receive two free weeks work of extended play time. Not too shabby!