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The Guardian - UK
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The China Digital Entertainment Expo in Shanghai

China Digital Expo: Models pose by a character from Blizzard's forthcoming video game
The gold chap in the middle is a character from Blizzard's upcoming realtime strategy game Starcraft II. We don't really know the purpose of his female cohorts Photograph: PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images
China Digital Expo: A model takes a picture of another one wearing Nvidia's special glasses
Working hard … an nVidia model takes a picture of her colleague. Who said that wearing 3D glasses would never catch on? Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
China Digital Expo: A video game character stands at a booth
Is it a bird? Is it a rabbit? Is it a ... heaven knows. But it's probably wise not to mess with it Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
China Digital Expo: A visitor tries an electronic punching machine
Step aside! One show visitor demonstrates his muscular prowess, presumably to impress a gaggle of swooning booth babes off-camera. Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
China Digital Expo: Models take a break under a counter
The lid is taken of the latest shipment of booth babes Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
China Digital Expo: Two women look at a character from Blizzard's forthcoming video game
Two more of the ever-present booth babes admire another character from Starcraft II Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
China Digital Expo: Visitors crowd a stage where models pose
Booth babes get ready for a game of Celebrity Squares ... now they just need some actual celebrities to turn up Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
China Digital Expo: Visitors try new video games
Some show visitors actually took the time to check out the games on the floor rather than the booth babes Photograph: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
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