Posted Mon, Aug 01, 2005 by Ethec
MMOs for the People!
The government of the world's second largest internet market will invest $1.8 billion over 5 years as seed money for 4 internet game development centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Sichuan province. There's still no word on 1) whether typing "/chinese" will allow you to buy take-out online in the upcoming games, and 2) if the year of your birth will influence your character's starting stats.
"The development represented an increase of 18.4 percent over the same period last year in a market that still has a vast potential for further growth, the China Daily reported on July 22. The burgeoning online gaming market proved especially lucrative, with Internet gamers spending some four billion yuan (483 million dollars) on virtual equipment for their online alter-egos in the first six months."
Check out the entire anti-Fascist State Publication of the People here!
