In a mere fifty years, technological advancements have dramatically changed the digital gaming landscape, developing from a niche activity to a mainstream global phenomenon. As an increasingly popular and profitable form of entertainment, video games have had a major influence on youth culture in many countries around the world, including China. Reflecting the size of the international market, the scale of the local video gaming industry in China has been expanding rapidly year by year. According to the China's Game Industry Research Report 2009, online gaming contributed an annual sales income of RMB 25.62 billion (approximately US$3.75 billion), which is a 39.4% increase from 2008 ... To read this entire article you must be a MultiLingual subscriber. For immediate access to the current issue, subscribe to the digital version. Already a subscriber?

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