Giant Interactive

China's Giant Interactive Debuts Web Game Incubator Program

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 13, 2009 - 1:19pm.

Shanghai - Chinese online game developer and operator Giant Interactive Group (NYSE: GA) on Tuesday announced the establishment of an online game incubator program, designed to offer resources to individuals, small project teams and full-fledged studios. The company said Win@Giant is open to designers, project managers, programmers, artists and others in the field, who will have access to Giant's game engines, payment systems, and research and development and sales and marketing teams.

Giant Interactive Buys 25% Stake in Chinese Social Net 51.com

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 2, 2008 - 7:55am.

Shanghai, China - Chinese online game developer and operator Giant Interactive Group (NYSE: GA) announced on Wednesday that it has paid $51 million for a 25% stake in Five One, an online social network in China.

Chinese Online Games Firm Giant Interactive IPO Nets $887M

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 1, 2007 - 9:26am.

Shanghai - Giant Interactive Group (NYSE: GA), the third-largest developer and operator of online games in China, announced on Thursday that it raised about $887 million in its initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the New York Stock Exchange.