Changyou.com Announces Launch of 'Blade Hero 2'
September 09 2009 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
BEIJING, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Changyou.com Limited
("Changyou" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:CYOU), a leading online game
developer and operator in China, today announced that it has
launched Blade Hero 2, the Company's new 2.5D martial arts-style
fighting massively multi-player online role-playing game. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090402/CNTH020 ) Blade Hero
2, created as a sequel to the Company's existing game Blade Online,
features a fighting and team-combat system that allows players to
experiment with authentic fighting techniques and weapons from
different sects of martial arts, including the use of hidden
weapons, as well as deploy Chinese combat strategies in battles.
Blade Hero 2 also employs the Company's dynamic graphic technology,
which can exhibit detailed fighting moves and other special effects
to enhance the virtual fighting experience. Mr. Tao Wang,
Changyou's chief executive officer, said, "We are pleased to
announce the launch of Blade Hero 2, which supports our strategy to
further diversify our game portfolio. Blade Hero 2 includes popular
features, and we expect the game to further expand our user base."
Blade Hero 2 began its ultimate closed beta testing today and is
now publicly available for game players to download. All game
account data will be saved permanently without cancellation. About
Changyou Changyou.com Limited's ("Changyou") (NASDAQ:CYOU)
massively multi-player online role-playing games ("MMORPG")
business began operations as a business unit within Sohu.com Inc.
(NASDAQ:SOHU) in 2003. Changyou was carved out as a separate,
stand-alone company in December 2007 and is now a leading developer
and operator of online games in China and completed an initial
public offering on April 7, 2009. Changyou currently operates three
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 and Blade Hero 2. Changyou's pipeline games include the
licensed Immortal Faith, Legend of the Ancient World, and the
in-house developed Duke of Mount Deer, which received an award as
one of China's most anticipated online games. Changyou's leading
technology platform includes an advanced 2.5D graphics engine, 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/ . Safe Harbor
Statement This announcement contains forward-looking statements.
Statements that are not historical facts, including statements
about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking
statements. These statements are based on current plans, estimates
and projections, and therefore you should not place undue reliance
on them. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. The Company cautions 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 the first half of 2009, which
could continue through the remainder of 2009, the uncertain
regulatory landscape in the People's Republic of China,
fluctuations in Changyou's quarterly operating results, Changyou's
historical and possible future losses and limited operating
history, and the Company's reliance on Tian Long Ba Bu as its major
revenue source. Further information regarding these and other risks
is included in Changyou's Registration Statement on Form F-1
originally filed on March 17, 2009 as amended through March 31,
2009, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. For investor and media inquiries, please contact: In
China: Ms. Angie Chang Investors Relations Manager Changyou.com
Limited Tel: +86-10-5956-3358 Email: Ms. Cathy Li Ogilvy Financial,
Beijing Tel: +86-10-8520-6104 Email: In the United States: Ms.
Jessica Barist Cohen Ogilvy Financial, New York Tel:
+1-646-460-9989 Email:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090402/CNTH020DATASOURCE:
Changyou.com Limited CONTACT: In China: Ms. Angie Chang, Investors
Relations Manager, Changyou.com Limited, +86-10-5956-3358, or ; or
Ms. Cathy Li, Ogilvy Financial, Beijing, +86-10-8520-6104, or ; or
In the United States: Ms. Jessica Barist Cohen, Ogilvy Financial,
New York, +1-646-460-9989, or Web site: http://www.changyou.com/en
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