IRVINE, Calif. - June 06, 2005 - Blizzard Entertainment^? today announced that World of Warcraft^?, its massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has officially launched in China. Players in China can now download the game, create accounts and experience the epic adventure of the Warcraft^? series in an immersive and continually evolving online environment. The commercial launch of World of Warcraft follows a highly successful open beta period in China during which the game reached a peak concurrency - the total number of subscribers playing simultaneously - of more than 500,000 players.

"It has always been a goal at Blizzard to become a major developer and publisher for the Chinese gaming market," said Mike Morhaime, president and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment. "We feel that China offers a huge and eager audience and it is poised to become the next great region in gaming. We are simply thrilled to be bringing World of Warcraft to this great country. With fully localized content, a regional network infrastructure, and local, around-the-clock customer support, we believe that World of Warcraft will provide Chinese gamers with an unparalleled game experience."

To provide players with an incomparable level of service, Blizzard Entertainment has partnered with local publisher The9, who it believes to be the most talented MMO operator in China. The9 will help operate and manage World of Warcraft in China, including all aspects of support. The9's dedicated team, composed entirely of Chinese management and staff, will serve as an integral part of the game's development and customer service efforts. They will assist in the synchronization of content updates, the delivery of player feedback to the developers, and will help ensure accurate localization to keep the game relevant and tailored to Chinese gamers. Furthermore, this local team will offer 24-hour support year around, with direct game master (GM) support and local call-center representatives dedicated to helping players with questions regarding gameplay and/or technical issues.

To deliver top-notch customer support and maintain a safe and secure service, Blizzard and The9 have implemented an authorization CD-key system for the official launch of World of Warcraft. This system will help protect the game from malicious hack programs that could otherwise affect players' enjoyment of the game.

Only players who have purchased an authorized CD key will be able to activate their accounts and enter the game. Each CD key costs 30 Yuan/RMB and can be purchased with a World of Warcraft Points Card. Point Cards also cost 30 Yuan/RMB and can be used at a rate of 9 points per hour (0.45 Yuan/hour) to play World of Warcraft.

需要包含頭文件：

#include <alloc.h>

或

#include <stdlib.h>

函數聲明(函數原型)：

void *malloc(int size);

說明：malloc 向系統申請分配指定size個字節的內存空間。返回類型是 void* 類型。void* 表示未確定類型的指針。C,C++規定，void* 類型可以強制轉換為任何其它類型的指針。

從函數聲明上可以看出。malloc 和 new 至少有兩個不同: new 返回指定類型的指針，并且可以自動計算所需要大小。比如：

int *p;

p = new int; //返回類型為int* 類型(整數型指針)，分配大小為 sizeof(int);

或：

int* parr;

parr = new int [100];  //返回類型為 int* 類型(整數型指針)，分配大小為 sizeof(int) * 100;

而 malloc 則必須由我們計算要字節數，并且在返回后強行轉換為實際類型的指針。

int* p;

p = (int *)  malloc (sizeof(int));

第一、malloc 函數返回的是 void * 類型，如果你寫成：p = malloc (sizeof(int)); 則程序無法通過編譯，報錯：“不能將 void* 賦值給 int * 類型變量”。所以必須通過 (int *) 來將強制轉換。

第二、函數的實參為 sizeof(int) ，用于指明一個整型數據需要的大小。如果你寫成：

int* p = (int *) malloc (1);

代碼也能通過編譯，但事實上只分配了1個字節大小的內存空間，當你往里頭存入一個整數，就會有3個字節無家可歸，而直接“住進鄰居家”！造成的結果是后面的內存中原有數據內容全部被清空。

malloc 也可以達到 new [] 的效果，申請出一段連續的內存，方法無非是指定你所需要內存大小。

比如想分配100個int類型的空間：

int* p = (int *) malloc ( sizeof(int) * 100 ); //分配可以放得下100個整數的內存空間。

另外有一點不能直接看出的區別是，malloc 只管分配內存，并不能對所得的內存進行初始化，所以得到的一片新內存中，其值將是隨機的。

除了分配及最后釋放的方法不一樣以外，通過malloc或new得到指針，在其它操作上保持一致。