More money than sense: Chinese man spends $16,000 on sword for virtual martial arts game

By David Gerges

Last updated at 6:20 PM on 27th December 2011

The avid gamer spent a staggering $16,000 on a virtual sword - the only one of its kind, which he will use when he eventually begins playing a martial arts game that has not yet gone on sale in the Far East...

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