Shanda Games

This mobile game is earning $100m every month in China

This mobile game is earning $100m every month in China

A game from 15 years ago is earning well over US$1 billion per year thanks to smartphones – and nostalgia.
C. Custer · · 4 min read
China gets FF14 open beta release date and pre-order bonuses (UPDATED)

China gets FF14 open beta release date and pre-order bonuses (UPDATED)

After a successful showing at ChinaJoy, producer Yoshi P announces FF14’s Chinese open beta’s release date, which will be open for all pre-order customers.
Thomas Price · · 2 min read
Will Philippines, Singapore, or Malaysia take home $25,000 in prizes from the Dragon Nest Championship Series 2014?

Will Philippines, Singapore, or Malaysia take home $25,000 in prizes from the Dragon Nest Championship Series 2014?

The Dragon Nest Championship Series, formerly known as the Alienware Arena Dragon Nest PvP Tournament, is drawing to a close for 2014, and it’s going to be an epic showdown
Mary-Anne Lee · · 1 min read
Shanda will bring Korean anime action game Soulworker to China

Shanda will bring Korean anime action game Soulworker to China

Lion Games’s anime action game Soulworker is coming to China, and a few other Asian countries too. With any luck, we’ll see it this year.
C. Custer · · 1 min read

Final Fantasty XIV: A Realm Reborn to begin China beta in April

A Realm Reborn is finally coming to China this April, but there’s bad news for Chinese MMORPG fans: it won’t be free.
C. Custer · · 1 min read

Sega hopes to take Chain Chronicles across Asia via an unexpected partner

When Sega released Chain Chronicles back in July, the company knew it had a hit on its hands. It ended up being one of the biggest mobile games of the
Christopher Allison · · 1 min read

Shanda Games is suing Baidu (and a few other game companies) for $8 million over Mir 2

Copying, both blatant and subtle, is a big problem in China’s gaming market, and now one major Chinese game company is alleging that some of its biggest competitors are in
C. Custer · · 1 min read

Guardian Cross coming to China in Q4 via Shanda Games

Square Enix’s Guardian Cross — a mobile card battle game — may not be a critical darling, but it has performed well in Japan since its launch in the summer
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, Dungeon Striker, and Age of Dawn coming to China in 2014

Other parts of Asia may already be enjoying Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, but China has yet to take the plunge despite the fact that the game has been
C. Custer · · 1 min read

China’s Top 6 Online Gaming Companies Pulled in Over $2 Billion in Q1

Now that everyone has posted their first quarter financials for this year we can see how much China’s web giants are making out of gaming. The top six gaming companies
Steven Millward · · 3 min read