There, Office Tiger employs 675 young Indians providing a virtual back office to some 20 American and European firms: banks, auditors, consultants and lawyers.

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Amid such chaos, the Onion is a grizzled old prospector, having staked its virtual territory back in 1996.

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Players who visit the farm will collect Megamind-branded virtual goods to take back to their own farms.

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