And so it goes with video games, where today's fans can't get enough of games that were popular when their parents were kids, and quarter-a-game arcade machines now sell for thousands of dollars each.

这个理论同样适用于视频游戏，今天的游戏玩家依然对他们的父辈小时候所玩的游戏爱不释手，并且一些老式的游戏机每台售价依然卖几千美元。

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The video game is very popular in China, and many fans have been anticipating the film's release for years.

魔兽游戏在中国特别受欢迎，很多粉丝盼这部电影已经盼好几年了。

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It already publishes Call of Duty, the video game franchise that continues to astound cynics and fans alike with billion dollar sales figures.

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In an effort to expand that world, the creators of "Defiance" are banking on the combined power of an online third-person shooter video game and a weekly science fiction television series to keep fans hooked and actively involved in the franchise.

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As word spreads among fans and developers about the possibilities offered by cutting publishers out of the loop and raising money directly from fans, the number of video-game projects on Kickstarter is mushrooming.

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