HONG KONG, December 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanda
Games Limited (NASDAQ: GAME, "Shanda
Games"), a leading online game developer, operator and
publisher in China, today
announced that it has entered into an agreement with SEGA Networks,
a leading Japanese mobile game publisher and developer, for the
operating rights of its new mobile role-playing card game Chain
Chronicle in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong
Kong, Macau and
South Korea. Chain
Chronicle will be made available for both iOS and Android-based
phones.
Chain Chronicle was released in July 2013 for Android-based phones and
August 2013 for iOS-based phones in
Japan. The mobile game immediately
ranked among the Top Ten Grossing Apps in both Google Play's Japan
App Store and in Apple's Japan App Store. The mobile game stayed
among the Top Ten Grossing Action Games Apps in Apple's Japan App
store and Top Ten Grossing Arcade and Action Games Apps in Google
Play's Japan App Store for over three months after its launch,
according to mobile analytics website App
Annie.
Separately, the Company was again nationally recognized during
the 2013 Golden Plume Awards Ceremony. Shanda Games received a total of eight industry
awards, with several of its most prominent games including
Million Arthur, Final Fantasy 14 and Dungeon
Striker being recognized. Million Arthur received awards
for 'Best Foreign Mobile Game' and 'Player's Favorite Mobile Game,'
Final Fantasy 14 received an award for 'Best Overseas Online
Game' while Dungeon Striker received the 'Most Anticipated
Online Game' award.
"I am very excited to build upon the success we have seen in our
mobile game segment with the licensing of Chain Chronicle,
another powerful addition to our growing mobile game portfolio,"
said Mr. Xiangdong Zhang, Chief
Executive Officer of Shanda Games.
"The licensing of Chain Chronicle is another example of our
commitment to securing the highest quality mobile games for our
platform. Its addition to our already solid pipeline is certain to
add to the growth momentum we picked up with Million Arthur
which was one of the most successful mobile games launched in
China this year. The receipt of
multiple awards reaffirms Million Arthur's popularity
establishing it as one of the highest-quality mobile games
available in the market today. This recognition along with the
eager anticipation of our MMO games Final Fantasy 14 and
Dungeon Striker and the licensing of Chain Chronicle
illustrates our leading position in this rapidly growing industry.
We will continue to add new content into our game portfolio going
forward."
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Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in
this announcement that are not historical facts, including but not
limited to statements regarding the future benefits brought by the
new game launches and popularity of existing games represent only
the Company's current expectations, assumptions, estimates and
projections and are forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements involve various risks and
uncertainties. Important risks and uncertainties that could
cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from
expectations include but are not limited to the possibility that
the Company would not realize the expected benefits from the new
game launches and popularity of existing games and the risks set
forth in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on Form
20-F. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any
forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable
law.
About Shanda Games
Shanda Games Limited (NASDAQ: GAME) is a leading online game
developer, operator and publisher in China. Shanda Games
offers a diversified game portfolio, which includes some of the
most popular massively multiplayer online (MMO) games and mobile
games in China and in overseas
markets, targeting a large and diverse community of
users. Shanda Games manages and operates online games that are
developed in-house, co-developed with world-leading game
developers, acquired through investments or licensed from third
parties. For more information about Shanda Games, please visit
http://www.ShandaGames.com.
About SEGA Networks
SEGA Networks was established in July
2012 as an affiliate company of SEGA Corporation, a global
entertainment company with the goal of offering global-quality,
user-oriented F2P (free-to-play) experiences. SEGA Networks
provides digital content under the SEGA brand for smart devices
such as smart phones and tablets. Since opening its doors in
October 2010, SEGA Networks has
continued to persue its goal of delivering new experiences and
excitement to all users with a wide variety of titles including
original IP as well as existing SEGA properties. For more
information, please visit http://sega-net.com.
Contact
Shanda Games Limited:
Ellen Chiu, Investor Relations
Director
Maggie Zhou, Investor Relations
Associate Director
Phone: +86-21-5050-4740 (Shanghai)
Email: IR@ShandaGames.com
Christensen:
Christian Arnell
Phone: +86-10-5826-4939 (China)
Email: carnell@ChristensenIR.com
Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004 (U.S.A.)
Email: lbergkamp@ChristensenIR.com
SOURCE Shanda Games Limited