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Report: Chinese Online Games Market to Triple in Five Years

Authored by Jay Baage on May 2, 2008 - 9:59am.

Shanghai - China’s online video game market is expanding rapidly, with sales forecasted to grow from $1.7 billion in 2007 to $6 billion in 2012, according to a survey released by Niko Partners today.
“This market is attractive because it is leading the way for online games,” said Lisa Cosmas Hanson, managing partner of Niko Partners, according to VentureBeat.

tags: Games | Piracy | Metrics | China | Online Games | Niko Partners | MMORG |

Voting Begins for First Casual Game Awards

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 12, 2007 - 8:56am.

San Francisco - The Casual Games Association, an industry trade group of developers and publishers of casual online games, and casual games editorial site Gamezebo on Friday announced the nominees for the first annual Zeebys, which will recognize the best casual games of the year.

tags: Games | Marketing | Casual Games | Awards | Online Games | Casual Games Association | Gamezebo | Zeebys |

Chinese Online Games Firm Shanda Sells Stake in SINA for $99 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 7, 2006 - 3:43pm.
Shanghai, China - Chinese online game publisher Shanda Interactive Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it will sell part of its stake in Chinese Web portal SINA to Citigroup Global Markets for $99.1 million.
tags: Games | Deals | Internet | China | SINA | Investing | Asia | Online Games | Portals | Shanda | Stocks |

Electronic Arts to Launch Retooled Online Game Distribution Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2006 - 2:14pm.
San Jose, Calif. - Video game publisher Electronic Arts has redesigned its online game download service, the Associated Press reported. The old EA Downloader service will be replaced by EA Link, which will initially offer a selection of 16 PC games for download, with new PC titles from EA to be added day and date with their release on disc in retail stores.
tags: Games | Downloads | Payments | EA | Commerce | PC Games | Online Games | Content Delivery |

College Students Create "Fantasy Congress" Online Game

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 25, 2006 - 1:15pm.
Los Angeles - A group of college students has created an online game where players create a "fantasy team" of U.S. lawmakers and compete to see whose team of policy makers is most effective, Reuters reported. The "Fantasy Congress" game was created with $5,000 in prize money from a school-sponsored entrepreneurship award. "If people cared about politics as much as they care about sports, we'd have a better democracy," Andrew Lee, a senior at Claremont McKenna College and a developer of the game, told Reuters.
tags: Games | Law | Fantasy | College | Online Games | Politics | Elections |

Sony Names PlayStation 3 Launch Titles, Details Online Game Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2006 - 2:20pm.
Foster City, Calif. - Sony Computer Entertainment America this week announced its roster of more than 20 launch titles for the PlayStation 3, which goes on sale in North America on Nov. 17, and detailed the online and network services the company will offer for the next-generation game console.
tags: Games | Sony | Commerce | Online Games | Consoles | PS3 | Retail |

Report: 56% of 117 Million U.S. Active Gamers Play Online; 64% are Women

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 5, 2006 - 3:34pm.
Los Angeles - A new report estimates that there are 117 million active games (defined as those who play upwards of five hours per week) in the U.S., more than half of whom (56%) play online games. Of all online gamers, the report from Nielsen Entertainment found that 64% are women. While teenagers still comprise the largest share of online gamers (40%), Nielsen found that 8%, or nearly 15 million active gamers, are 45 or older.
tags: Games | Marketing | Reports | Metrics | Commerce | Online Games | Nielsen | Women | Gamers |

Tabloid Fantasy League Launches Online Game Based on Star Photos

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 3, 2006 - 6:57pm.
Kansas City, Mo. - The Tabloid Fantasy League on Tuesday announced the launch of its service that ranks stars based on how many times their photos appear in People, In Touch, Us Weekly and Star magazines, and lets users create a "celebrity dream team" to compete against others. The company said each team must consist of at least two actors, one model, one musician, two men and six "wildcard" choices.
tags: Online Games | Magazines | Game | Tabloid Fantasy League | Paparazzi |

CDC Games to Distribute "Lord of the Rings" Online Game in China

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 3, 2006 - 1:20pm.
Beijing - CDC Games, a unit of the company that operates Chinese Web portal China.com, announced on Tuesday an agreement with game developer Turbine, to distribute "The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar" in China. The game is slated to launch in the U.S. and Europe in 2007, and has attracted 200,000 beta participants. Beijing-based CDC Games also operates the online game "Yulgang," which exceeded 30 million registered players in the second quarter.
tags: Games | Movies | China | Asia | Online Games | Lord of the Rings | CDC Games | LOTR |

Xfire Hits 5 Million Users for PC Game Online Community Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 29, 2006 - 1:51pm.
Menlo Park, Calif. - Xfire, a recent $102 million acquisition of Viacom's MTV Networks that provides a free, ad-supported online community for over 600 PC games, announced on Friday that it now counts over 5 million users. Menlo Park, Calif.-based Xfire's service includes in-game messaging, voice chat, friend tracking, peer-to-peer file downloading and a game server browser.
tags: Games | Advertising | MTV | Xfire | PC Games | Online Games | Online Communities | In-Games |

Report: Online Game Market to Grow to $4.4 Billion in North America

Authored by robert on September 1, 2006 - 11:44am.
The online game market in will grow from $1.1 billion in 2005 to $4.4 billion by 2010 in North America, according to a new study conducted by Parks Associates, a Dallas-based market research and consulting company. Currently PC gamers spend an average of 18.5 hours playing each week - more than console (13.6 hours), portable (8.9 hours), or mobile games (4.6 hours). Of those PC gamers, 70% play some form of multiplayer online game. Additional findings and data from the report will be discussed in detail at the upcoming Austin Game Conference.
tags: Games | Marketing | Reports | Metrics | MMO | Commerce | Investing | Revenues | Online Games |

Envizions’ Game Subscriptions to Be Powered by Stream Theory

Authored by robert on September 1, 2006 - 9:04am.
Irvine, CA – Stream Theory, a software delivery and DRM provider, announced today it has signed a licensing agreement with Envizions Computer Entertainment Corporation, to enable customers of Envizions’ media entertainment unit, EVO: Phase One, to subscribe to a range of online games.
tags: Games | Subscriptions | Tech | Payments | Commerce | DRM | Online Games |

China.com to Invest $20 Million in Game Developer Program

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 30, 2006 - 12:48pm.
Beijing - China.com's CDC Games unit on Wednesday announced the launch of an Online Games Developer Program, for which it has earmarked $20 million for investment in strategic game development partners.
tags: Games | Deals | China | Online Games | Investments | China.com | CDC Games |

China.com Licenses "Special Force" Online Game for Play in China

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 21, 2006 - 12:05pm.
Beijing - China.com's CDC Games unit announced on Monday that it has acquired a license to operate Korean developer Dragonfly's "Special Force" online game in China. The game claims over 11 million registered users in Korea, and will launch in China during the fourth quarter as a free game where players pay for virtual merchandise.
tags: Games | Licensing | Korea | China | Online Games | China.com | CDC Games | Special Force | Dragonfly |

Online Game Publisher WildTangent Gets Strategic Investment from WPP

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 15, 2006 - 12:28pm.
Redmond, Wash. - Online game publisher WildTangent announced on Tuesday that it has received an undisclosed strategic investment from WPP, which owns a number of large advertising and public relations agencies.
tags: Games | Deals | Advertising | Online Games | WildTangent | Investments | WPP |

CDC Games Licenses DigiPark's "Stone Age 2" for Chinese Market

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 15, 2006 - 11:55am.
Beijing - China.com's CDC Games announced on Tuesday that it has acquired a license from Japanese game publisher DigiPark, to operate the company's "Stone Age 2" online game in China. Financial terms were not disclosed. CDC Games, whose "Yulgang" online game claims over 30 million registered users in China, said the new title from DigiPark is expected to launch in the first quarter of 20007.
tags: Games | Licensing | China | Online Games | CDC Games | DigiPark | Stone Age |

China.com Game Revenues Up 52% on Strength of "Yulgang"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 11, 2006 - 12:33pm.
Hong Kong - CDC Corporation's online gaming and mobile services unit, China.com, announced on Friday that revenues at its online game business increased 52%, to $7.8 million in the second quarter of 2006.
tags: Games | China | Commerce | Revenues | Online Games | Yulgang | China.com |

Sony Online Entertainment Acquires Assets of World Apart Productions

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 10, 2006 - 1:09pm.
Indianapolis, Ind. - Sony Online Entertainment (SOE), the company's online games unit that operates massively multiplayer titles like "EverQuest" and "PlanetSide," announced on Thursday that it has acquired key assets of World Apart Productions, a developer of online trading card games.
tags: Games | Deals | Sony | Investing | Acquisitions | Online Games | SOE | Sony Online | World Apart Productions |

Sony Online, WizKids to Develop Online Version of "Pirates CSG"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 10, 2006 - 12:30pm.
Indianapolis, Ind. - Sony Online Entertainment announced on Thursday a joint venture with Bellevue, Wash.-based WizKids Incorporated, to develop an online version of the developer's "Pirates Constructible Strategy Game."
tags: Games | Sony | Online Games | SOE | Joint Ventures | Sony Online | WizKids |

Electric Artists Creates Virtual Starwood Hotel Within "Second Life"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 8, 2006 - 12:40pm.
New York - Digital marketing agency Electric Artists said on Tuesday that it has developed a virtual hotel for its client Starwood Hotels within the virtual world of the online game "Second Life."
tags: Games | EA | Hotels | Online Games | Travel | Second Life | Online Communities | Starwood Hotels |
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