BEIJING, Dec. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Sohu.com Inc.
(Nasdaq: SOHU), China's leading
online media, communications, search, online games and wireless
value-added services group, today announced that its massively
multi-player online role-playing game ("MMORPG") subsidiary,
Changyou.com Limited ("Changyou") (NASDAQ: CYOU), will begin
open-beta testing of San Jie Qi Yuan, Changyou's second 2D
turn-based cartoon-style MMORPG, on December
3, 2010.
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San Jie Qi Yuan was licensed from a game studio in
China and is operated by
Changyou's wholly-owned subsidiary, I.C.E. Entertainment. Adapted
from one of the four great classical novels, Journey to the
West, the game allows users to experience fast-paced
martial arts combat in entertaining 2D graphics within a mythical
fantasy world in ancient China.
Players can also extend their virtual experiences by engaging in
other fun activities like gardening, home building, etc., or
sharing stories with friends through the built-in chat
function.
Mr. Dewen Chen, Changyou's
president and chief operating officer, commented, "This is the
first product delivered by I.C.E. Entertainment since it joined the
Changyou family. This game brings a fun mix of real-time fighting
and turn-based combat that should help attract a new audience to
Changyou's platform and further diversify our portfolio."
About Changyou.com
Changyou.com Limited's massively multi-player online
role-playing games ("MMORPG") business began operations as a
business unit within Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU) in 2003.
Changyou, a leading developer and operator of online games in
China, was carved out as a
separate, stand-alone company in December
2007, completed an initial public offering on April 7, 2009. Changyou currently operates seven
online games, including the in-house developed Tian Long Ba Bu, one of the most popular online
games in China, and the licensed
Blade Online, Blade Hero 2, Da Hua Shui Hu, Zhong Hua Ying Xiong, Immortal Faith and San Jie
Qi Yuan. Changyou has a diversified pipeline of games with various
graphic styles and themes, including the in-house developed Duke of
Mount Deer, which received an award as one of China's most anticipated online games.
Changyou's advanced technology platform includes advanced 2.5D and
3D graphics engines, a uniform game development platform, effective
anti-cheating and anti-hacking technologies, proprietary
cross-networking technology and advanced data protection
technology. For more information about Changyou, please visit
http://www.changyou.com/en/.
About Sohu.com
Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU) is China's premier online brand and indispensable
to the daily life of millions of Chinese, providing a network of
web properties and community based/web 2.0 products which offer the
vast Sohu user community a broad array of choices regarding
information, entertainment and communication. Sohu has built one of
the most comprehensive matrices of Chinese language web properties
and proprietary search engines, consisting of the mass portal and
leading online media destination www.sohu.com; interactive search
engine www.sogou.com; #1 games information portal www.17173.com;
the top real estate website www.focus.cn; #1 online alumni club
www.chinaren.com; wireless value-added services provider
www.goodfeel.com.cn; leading online mapping service provider
www.go2map.com; and developer and operator of online games
www.changyou.com.
Sohu corporate services consist of brand advertising on its
matrix of websites as well as paid listing and bid listing on its
in-house developed search directory and engine. Sohu also offers
wireless value-added services such as news, information, music,
ringtone and picture content sent over mobile phones. Sohu's
massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) subsidiary,
Changyou.com (NASDAQ: CYOU), currently operates seven online games,
including the in-house developed Tian Long
Ba Bu, one of the most popular online games in China, and the licensed Blade Online, Blade
Hero 2, Da Hua Shui Hu, Zhong Hua Ying
Xiong, Immortal Faith and San Jie Qi Yuan. Sohu.com,
established by Dr. Charles Zhang,
one of China's internet pioneers,
is in its fourteenth year of operation.
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Statements that are not historical facts, including statements
about Sohu's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking
statements. These statements are based on current plans, estimates
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on them. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. We caution you that a number of important factors
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the current global
financial and credit markets crisis and its potential impact on the
Chinese economy, the slower growth the Chinese economy experienced
during the latter half of 2008 and in 2009, which could recur in
the future, the uncertain regulatory landscape in the People's Republic of China, fluctuations
in Sohu's quarterly operating results, and Sohu's reliance on
online advertising sales, online games and wireless services (most
wireless revenues are collected from a few mobile network
operators) for its revenues. Further information regarding these
and other risks is included in Sohu's annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009,
and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For investor and media inquiries, please
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Ms. Mei Li
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Sohu.com Inc.
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Tel: +86-10-6272-6596
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E-mail: ir@contact.sohu.com
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In the United States:
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Mr. Jeff Bloker
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Christensen
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Tel: +1-480-614-3003
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E-mail: jbloker@ChristensenIR.com
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SOURCE Sohu.com Inc.