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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
CDC Games Wins Award for Most Anticipated Game of 2007 at China Game Industry Annual Conference
BEIJING, China-- CDC Games, a business unit of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA) and pioneer of the “free-to-play, pay-for-merchandise” model for online games in China, announced today it has won multiple awards, including the award for the Most Anticipated Game of 2007 for Stone Age 2, at the third China Game Industry Annual Conference (CGIAC), held in Chengdu, China, January 16-18.
The other awards received by CDC Games included: “Top Ten Game Operators” award, and “Top 10 Most Popular Games of 2006” for Yulgang, the first “free-to-play, pay-for-merchandise” online game in China. This is the second year in a row for Yulgang, having previously received the award for “Top 10 Most Popular Games of 2005.” The latest version of Yulgang was recently released, providing a host of new features to enhance the online experience for the game’s base of more than 42 million registered users.
Jointly sponsored by China’s GAPP (General Administration of Press and Publication) and MII (Ministry of Information Industry), China Game Industry Annual Conference (CGIAC), is the most influential and prestigious game summit in China, and known as the “Oscar” in China’s game industry. Voted by game players, the awards represent the highest achievements received by leading game companies.
“We are honored to receive these distinguished awards, especially the most anticipated game award for Stone Age 2, voted by game players,” said Xiaowei Chen, Ph.D., CEO of CDC Games. “One of the core-competencies of CDC Games is our ability to continually innovate and deliver popular games. Leveraging our deep understanding of the Chinese game markets and our very large base of loyal players, we are well positioned to capitalize on China’s massive opportunity as we launch new games in 2007 and beyond.”
In addition to the much-anticipated launch of Stone Age 2, CDC Games is building a substantial pipeline of strong titles for release in China in 2007 and 2008. The 2007 pipeline also includes Special Force which was the top ranked game in Korean Internet Cafes for 52 consecutive weeks, and The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™, an MMORPG based on the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Already in the 2008 pipeline is Red Blood, based on the immensely popular comic book series in Korea, which will be distributed in China under exclusive rights recently acquired by CDC Games.
About CDC Corporation
The CDC family of companies includes CDC Software focused on enterprise software applications and services, CDC Mobile focused on mobile applications, CDC Games focused on online games, and China.com focused on portals for the greater China markets. For more information about CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA), please visit www.cdccorporation.net.
About CDC Games
CDC Games is one of the market leaders of online and mobile games in China with over 42 million registered users. The company pioneered the "free-to-play, pay-for-merchandise" online games model in China with Yulgang, which has received the “Top 10 Most Popular Games” award from the China Game Industry Annual Conference (CGIAC) for two consecutive years, in 2005 and 2006. Stone Age 2, from CDC Games, also received the award for “Most Anticipated Game of 2007” from CGIAC.
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