Chinese gamers spending billions online
Gamers in China will be paying more than US$3bn a year to play online by 2010, according to new forecasts.
The online games market in the world's most populous nation was worth US$1.66bn last year, US-based Pearl Research reported.
"A key trend to track in 2008 is rising average revenue per user," said Pearl Research managing director Allison Luong.
"Certain online games are reaching US$7 to US$12 a month in average revenue per user, significantly higher than past averages of US$5 or less per month.