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Giants In The Playground

Business Week has a brief roundup of the Asian MMO market, with giants Shanda and Netease slugging it out for dominance and Korean and Western companies nosing in for a share of a market far larger than we can probably comprehend.

Be sure to click on the slideshow for concept art from wacky Chinese games like “The Legend of Swordman”, “Project DaTang”, and “Dungeons and Dragons Online”.

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