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Tencent (0700.HK) plans to begin open beta testing on its version of Giant Interactive’s (NYSE:GA) in-house developed 2D MMORPG ZT Online “Green Edition” on May 28, qq.com reported May 25. The Tencent- and Giant- co-operated version of the game entered unlimted testing in January. Tencent also plans to release “Always Be With You,” the...
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Shenzhen-based download software provider Xunlei released an updated online game ranking based on client-end downloads from Xunlei’s site gougou.com on May 24. The top ten online games for the week ending May 23 were: 1. CrossFire (SmileGate, Tencent (0700.HK)) 2. Da Ming Long Quan (Shanghai Jia You Network Technology Company, Tencent) 3. Alliance of...
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US-based social gaming company Zynga announced its entrance into Asia on May 20 with the acquisition of XPD Media, a Beijing-based social gaming company. Zynga did not disclose the terms of the acquisition. Zynga operates social games including FarmVille and Mafia Wars on Facebook, MySpace, the Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) iPhone and other platforms, and has...
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Tencent (0700.HK) plans to start fourth-round closed beta testing of its in-house developed 2D Chinese fantasy MMORPG Fantasy World (Huanxiang Shijie), a sister game to QQ Fantasy, on May 18, qq.com reported May 11. The latest test version features new maps, skills and dungeons, as well as blood-brothers and teacher-student systems, the report said....
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Internet, wireless and online game company Tencent (0700.HK) made net income of RMB 1.78 billion in the first quarter of 2009, up 72.2% over the same period in 2009 and an increase of 18.3% from the fourth quarter of 2009, the company reported May 12. Revenues increased by 14.6% sequentially and to RMB 4.23...
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Tencent (0700.HK) plans to start alpha testing of NBA2K Online, the online version of the basketball-themed PC game NBA 2K by Take-Two Interactive Software (Nasdaq:TTWO) subsidiary 2K Sports, on May 14, according to a posting on the game’s official site. 2K Sports announced plans to develop the online version of the game with Tencent...
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Russian internet company Digital Sky Technologies plans to acquire instant messaging service ICQ from AOL Inc. (NYSE:AOL) for $187.5 million, according to an April 28 announcement. Digital Sky Technologies recently signed to hand over 10.26% of its shares to Tencent (0700.HK) for $300 million in cash, the company announced April 12. ICQ was created...
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Tencent (0700.HK) online game subsidiary Shenzhen Domain Networks (SDN) plans to start second-round alpha beta testing of its in-house developed 3D MMORPG Jiu Jie on May 10, according to a posting on the game’s official site on April 28. The company will issue a limited number of activation codes for and will delete player...
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Tencent (0700.HK) plans to release Saving Eva, a new version of its licensed 3D massively multiplayer online first-person shooter Alliance of Valiant Arms (“A.V.A”) on April 26, according to a posting on the game’s official site on April 16. The new version will include new playing modes, maps, weapons and tools, according to the...
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Tencent (0700.HK) has begun inviting users to join internal testing of its micro-blogging service at t.qq.com, TechWeb.com.cn reported April 1. The site will also be available to view via handsets from Wednesday, said the report. Tencent started internal testing of its micro-blogging service in late January.
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