It said 14 million people regularly played online games in China, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

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After 10 years of development of online games in China, it had become possible to run 3D games on the web.

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There are 70 million Chinese consumers who play at least an hour of online games a month, according to Niko Partners, a research firm that focuses on China's online gaming industry.

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Some countries, including China and South Korea, are attempting to limit the number of hours that youngsters can play online games.

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