Online Gaming in China

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ManWithBEER reports on this article on the explosive growth of online gaming in China. Like other Asian countries such as Korea, games such as Counter-Strike are taking strides towards becoming a primary national pastime.

Better games have meant more online players: the China Center of Information Industry Development (CCID) estimates that there were 19 million online gamers in China at the end of 2003. This year the number of users is predicted to explode to 32 million and will continue growing to 48 million by 2005.

"Colon zero" indeed my friends. FYI, the population of my country, the UK, is around 60 million. A little context makes all the difference, eh? The first official Chinese event will include Counter-Strike as well as FIFA Soccer and Warcraft 3.



This interesting article also provides a few links to some more resources, so if this sort of this floats your boat, click here to read more.

[FLeK0]

The first official Chinese event will include Counter-Strike as well as FIFA Soccer and Warcraft 3.

no pokémon????

[[ST6]RvD]

no pokémon????

thats Japan isnt it?....

[Neronix]

Indeed Britain has a population of around 60 million. But China's population is just over 1 billion. Still, that makes around one in 50 Chinese citizens online gamers, still an excellent figure.

[Bokuho]

Nice to see a fellow Brit doing the rounds.



Anyway, I find it interesting that they'd play FIFA, considering that the Chinese are hardly known for their amazingly good football team.

[FAF]

Bokuho wrote..

Nice to see a fellow Brit doing the rounds.



Anyway, I find it interesting that they'd play FIFA, considering that the Chinese are hardly known for their amazingly good football team.

England are shit at football too, yet we love FIFA and ISS

[street]

I just thought it was interesting that soon, a number of people equivalent to the entire UK population will be gaming in another country.

[Dangki]

It's already 6times that of Sweden, which is definately something to think about.

appended @ [time="1073326883"]

When I say 6 I actually mean 2 and a bit!

[FAF]

street wrote..

I just thought it was interesting that soon, a number of people equivalent to the entire UK population will be gaming in another country.

Scary thought....if everyone played there's a good chance that you could get owned by your mam :/

[Bokuho]

FAF wrote..

Scary thought....if everyone played there's a good chance that you could get owned by your mam :/

Sadly that's already happened to me once at a LAN center. Don't ask. Just don't.

[Loomis]

He looks so good with the beer..... and even better with the man.

[daniel88c]

lol china's football team!! worst ever

i wonder how many people will be at the 'first offical event'

[Serious Sam]

It's only a matter of time before they suceed the Swedes. Live it crossies, the Chinese play for communism.

[ramitupurass]

for gods sake, dont shoot the panda