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Third stage: Self-development lacks originality

This September, Netease’s online game "Tianxia - II" started its public trial. At a press conference to launch the trial, Ding Lei said the well-known international game developer Blizzard could spend ten years making a product, but not one Chine... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Oct 21 2009

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