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File: Global mobile game downloads shot up 39% in February, with China accounting for a major portion of the boost, data from app analytics firm Sensor Tower showed.BEIJING - Millions of Chinese stuck indoors due to fears of the coronavirus epidemic are turning to mobile games to keep themselves occupied.
Gamers also spent heavily, with Tencent's"Game For Peace", a PUBG-like game for the Asian market, raking in the most in China."Lineage 2", a multi-player role-playing game, topped the charts in user spending in South Korea.The coronavirus, which emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year, has spread around the world, killing more than 3,000 people globally, with the vast majority in China.
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