China plays a winning move: Developer sells 15.4m copies of game in a week

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China's first big budget game has taken the online world by storm, selling more than 15 million copies in its first week.

It's seen as a major feat for Chinese developers who've struggled to compete with game makers in the US and Japan.

Authorities have been quick to jump on the success as a potential tool to promote China's soft power.

Al Jazeera's Laura Westbrook reports from Hong Kong.