Gaming Industry: China vs World, China Leads
From Asia Times Online - China outscores foreigners in online games battle: China's online games producers are outgunning their previously dominant foreign rivals in the battle for market supremacy in the rapidly growing industry. China's revenue from online games reached US$817.5 million last year and is expected to be more than $1.28 billion in 2008.
According to US-based market research firm IDC, China's revenue from online games reached $817.5 million last year, up 73.5% from 2005.
Bryan Yuan, IDC's analyst responsible for digital entertainment market research, said China's home-grown online games performed so well that they have taken the lion's share in the market for the first time, defeating their European, US and South Korean rivals.
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