Some interesting news from China today, with the Video game sports giant EA buying into the company that provides WoW in China. What could it mean long term?

Electronic Arts Inc. has reached an agreement with The9 Ltd. to buy a 19 percent stake in the Chinese online game operator for about $200 million, a local newspaper said on Saturday.

EA, the world's top video game publisher, and The9 have reached a basic agreement, Shanghai Securities News reported.

You can read all about it here.