Online games: companies hope for big business thanks to the economic crisis

Providers of online computer games in Asia want to benefit from the global economic crisis. According to the press release, the companies hope that many people will increasingly turn to online games due to the growing financial pressure and rising unemployment rates. According to the companies, online games are an extremely cost-effective hobby that can be afforded even in difficult economic times. During an economic downturn, people will look for the form of entertainment that offers them the most for the least amount of money, Lan Hoang, CEO of online game publisher Aeria Games & Entertainment, told the International Herald Tribune newspaper. Online games open up huge virtual worlds for those affected, in which they can easily distract themselves from their everyday problems.