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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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Shanghai-based online game company Giant Interactive (NYSE:GA) recorded first quarter net income of RMB 185.52 million ($27.1 million), or RMB 0.79 ($0.12) per diluted share, down 20.1% year-on-year and 6.3% sequentially, the company reported May 18. Giant’s net revenues for the quarter came to RMB 304.4 million, with online game revenue accounting for 302.1...
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Giant Interactive (NYSE:GA) plans to start closed beta testing of its licensed 2.5D fantasy MMORPG Xiantu Online on May 20, according to a May 6 posting on the game’s official site. The company will introduce new riding systems, tools and tasks in the game and will open three server groups the first day of...
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Giant Interactive (NYSE:GA) announced that it will start open beta testing of its in-house developed 3D fantasy MMORPG King of Kings 3 on April 27, QQ reported April 20. The company has invested more than RMB 100 million in the game since it began development in 2007, said the report. Giant had signed domestic...
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Shanghai-based online game company Giant Interactive (NYSE:GA) confirmed it will hold an “accounts buyback” promotion for players of its in-house developed MMORPG ZT Online in late April, sina.com.cn reported April 1. The promotion is expected to involve 1 million players with inactive accounts, said the report. On April 21, ZT Online will celebrate its...
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Xu Yiran, formerly director of strategy and investment at Giant Interactive (NYSE:GA), confirmed March 18 that he will join Perfect World (Nasdaq:PWRD) as the company’s Vice President of strategy next week, DoNews reports. Rumors circulated at the beginning of the month that Xu planned to take the VP post at Perfect World.
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Giant Interactive (NYSE:GA) plans to begin open beta testing of the “green” version of its in-house developed MMORPG ZT Online in mid-March, 17173.com reported March 3 citing an unnamed source. Giant will add new playing modes to the game during the test, said the report. Giant Interactive began final-round unlimited closed beta testing of...
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Giant Interactive’s (NYSE:GA) Strategy and Investment Director Xu Yiran has tendered his resignation and plans to join Perfect World (Nasdaq:PWRD) as Vice President of strategy and investments, DoNews reported March 1 citing an unnamed source. The source said Giant’s Research Institute Vice Director Deng Kun and Strategic Development Center’s Qu Fabing may be in...
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The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) does not ban gaming advertisements on television, 163.com reports February 26 sourcing a SARFT official. SARFT has announced that it forbids TV broadcasts of gaming programs, but not advertising, an unnamed SARFT official said in a telephone interview with 163.com. The official was responding to...
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Shanghai-based online game company Giant Interactive (NYSE:GA) has signed an agreement with Russian internet portal and online game publisher Mail.Ru Inc. to operate free-to-play MMORPG Allods Online in mainland China, Giant announced February 8. The game was developed with a budget of $12 million by Astrum Nivel, Mail.Ru’s mainland China studio, has launched commercially...
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