Posts Tagged ‘online game’
China’s Kingsoft Forms Partnership With Thailand’s Asiasoft
March 5th, 2010
Chinese software and online games company Kingsoft has announced that its Kingsoft Duba has reached cooperation with Thai online game operator Asiasoft, and the two parties will jointly launch a Thai-language edition of Kingsoft Duba.
This move marks Kingsoft’s formal entry into the Thai market and it is also the company’s first major measure in the [...]
Initiative Launched For Parents To Supervise Online Games In China
February 16th, 2010
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
February 13th, 2010
Chinese Internet media company NetEase.com Inc. now has approval to run its World of Warcraftmore….
More Computer Game Companies Exposed For Illegal Operations In China
November 5th, 2009
Coming days after word that NetEase.com was illegally running its World of Warcraft game, China’s Ministry of Culture has issued a circular which exposes 188 computer games companies for illegal operations.
These 188 companies were said to be the seventh batch of illegal games operators ever exposed by China’s Ministry of Culture.
Among the 188 companies, 14, [...]
Investors Attack The9 For Alleged Inaccurate Financial Statements About Chinese Online Games
October 22nd, 2009
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
October 5th, 2009
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 [...]
GAPP Issues Warning To 27 Computer Games Providers For Vulgar Content In China
September 1st, 2009
The General Administration of Press and Publication of China has blacklisted 71 types of computer games and issued warnings to 27 game operators during its campaign against vulgar online content.
According to a representative from GAPP, 45 foreign games that have not undergone any approval procedure have been closed, 26 computer games have been checked and [...]
China Will Initiate Online Games Publication Program While Discouraging Foreign Competition
July 24th, 2009
Sun Shoushan, deputy director of General Administration of Press and Publication, has confirmed with local media that GAPP will initiate a program this year on green online game publication to guide the development of the online game industry.
Sun said that GAPP would conduct research to construct a measure for the program which may be carried [...]
GAPP: Unauthorized Online Games Should Not Be Exhibited In China
July 16th, 2009
The General Administration of Press and Publication of China has issued a notice to enhance the authorization and management of imported online games and states that unauthorized online games should not be exhibited in China.
The notice points out that some problems recently have developed in China’s online game market and it states some illegal enterprises [...]
