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2nd May, 2008

Chinese gamers spent $1.7 billion on online games

Published at 05:10PM

Niko Partners found that 4 million hardcore Chinese gamers play online games more than 22 hours per week

Microsoft: GTA IV will boost Live subscribers

Published at 08:23AM

Analyst agrees that Rockstar's latest could attract new consumers to online gaming

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