Posts Tagged ‘MMORPG’

Initiative Launched For Parents To Supervise Online Games In China

According to ifeng.com, an initiative has been launched in China to enable parents to supervise computer games that their children play.
The first batch of six online game operators who joined the initiative are Wanmei.com, Tencent, Shanda, Netease, Changyou and Giant Interactive. As initiators of the self-discipline program, the parties will arrange a special webpage on [...]


NetEase Gains Chinese Government Approval To Operate Online Game

Chinese Internet media company NetEase.com Inc. now has approval to run its World of Warcraftmore….


Investors Attack The9 For Alleged Inaccurate Financial Statements About Chinese Online Games

A law firm in the United States is going after Chinese online gaming firm The9 in a new class action lawsuit claiming that The9’s executives made inaccurate statements about the company’s financial situation.
Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the [...]


Chinese Game Regulations Cause Giant Interactive’s Revenue To Fall

Taking advantage of the weeklong national holiday in China, online game development company Giant Interactive Group Inc. has tried to sneak through a press release that should cause alarm for investors.
Giant Interactive announced that after a preliminary review of its third quarter 2009 performance, it expects third quarter 2009 revenue to be between CNY272.0 million [...]


China Implements Stricter Management Of Virtual Currency

China’s Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Commerce have jointly focused on the management of virtual money for online games with a new regulation which states that virtual currency should not be used in trade of real goods and services.
According to the regulation, the enhanced management of online games focuses on four aspects: the issuers [...]


The9 Sues Blizzard Entertainment In Shanghai Over Online Game

According to information from Shanghai’s court website, Chinese online game operator The9 is targeting the American game developer Blizzard Entertainment in two lawsuits which involve property loss compensation and commercial defamation, respectively.
While the court’s website at Hshfy.sh.cn shows the cases will soon be heard, and a representative from The9 has confirmed the news to local [...]


CNNIC: Many Of China’s 55.5 Million Online Game Players Have No Money!

According to the latest report on Chinese online game users published by the China Internet Network Information Center, the number of online game players in China has reached 55.5 million, but many are considered low-end players.
The surveyed targets of this report were massively multiplayer online role-playing game users who played the games at least once [...]


Giant Online Asked To Make Rectifications In Chinese Game

China’s Ministry of Culture has issued an order for the Chinese online game operator Giant Interactive (GA) to make rectifications in its free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game Giant Online.


NetDragon And Disney Will Launch MMORPG In China

Chinese game developer NetDragon Websoft announced that it is working with The Walt Disney Company’s Interactive Media Group to launch the massively multiplayer online role playing game “Disney Fantasy Online” in spring 2009.


Shanda Reports Q3 Online Game Revenue Results

Chinese online game firm Shanda (SNDA) has announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008 and stated consolidated net revenues increased 42.7% year-over-year and 11.8% quarter-over-quarter to a record high of CNY936.5 million.