Shanda Games Acquires Two Companies From Parent
Shanda Games Limited has signed a final agreement with its parent company Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited to acquire two subsidiaries from the latter.
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Tencent Cuts Staff In North American Game Studio
Chinese Internet company Tencent recently completed its staff layout in its North American office, and about 20 employees were dismissed during this adjustment, accounting for 40% of its total employees in North America.
Tencent Eyes Integrated Mobile Gaming Platform
Ma Xiaoyi, vice president of Tencent, said during the Global Mobile Game Congress in Beijing this week that Tencent plans to launch an integrated mobile gaming platform, covering Tencent’s major mobile applications and quality products…
Changyou Acquires Remaining Stake In 7Road For USD78 Million
Changyou.com, the online game subsidiary of Sohu.com, reached an agreement with all minority shareholders of 7Road aiming to acquire the remaining 28.074% stake from these shareholders for about USD78 million.
China’s Giant Appoints New CEO
Chinese online game developer and operator Giant Interactive Group Inc. announced that its board of directors has appointed Liu Wei, former president of Giant, as new chief executive officer; and appointed Ji Xuefeng, former senior…
Shanda Games Appoints New President
China’s Shanda Games announced they have appointed Qian Donghai, former senior vice president for business development of Shanda Games, as the new president.
China’s Online Game Industry Sales Reached CNY60.28 Billion In 2012
China’s Game Industry Annual Conference 2012 was just held in Suzhou and the comprehensive Chinese game industry report for 2012 was released during the conference.
China’s Perfect World Sets Up Subsidiary In Malaysia
Chinese online game developer and operator Beijing Perfect World Network Technology Company Ltd. announced the establishment of a new subsidiary in Malaysia.
China’s Shanda Works With Square Enix For Mobile Gaming
Chinese online game developer and operator Shanda Games and Japanese video game develop Square Enix jointly held a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, to announce that the two parties will implement strategic cooperation in…
WoW’s New Expansion To Be Available In Mainland China On October 2
Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase.com, the operator for World of Warcraft in mainland China, have jointly announced that Mists of Pandaria, the fourth expansion of World of Warcraft, will open in mainland China on October 2,…
