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The seventh installment of the Lara Croft Tomb Raider video game series, entitled Legend is going to be released in simplified Chinese soon. In preparation, Sina and the company releasing the game decided to look for the Chinese Lara Croft. Not only was there a cash prize (and the chance to have sex with a powerful man) but the winners would also be featured in a "live action" photo extra that would come with official versions of the game.
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LuBo 2 years 4 months ago

General Manager of Microsoft Entertainment and Devices Division of Asia Pacific and Greater China Region Alan Bowman recently said in an interview in Shanghai that Microsoft has intensified the momentum of investment in hardware products sector. The importance of hardware products sectors is being constantly upgraded. In addition, considering the piracy threats, the latest version of game Xbox360 will not be available in China for the moment.
According to reports, there are five million Xbox360 users now across the world. Microsoft's next...
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"we've discovered that Xbox 360 game piracy appears to be spreading notably in the country, with at least one vendor offering Xbox 360 titles such as Hitman: Blood Money for around 30 Chinese yuan ($3.50)"
This development has occurred after an incident in March 2006, in which hackers managed to flash changes to the firmware on the Xbox 360's DVD-ROM drive which allowed non-authenticated (copied) games to be played. Further information on the hack surfaced in late May, when other parties appear to have released a public version of the...
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