Is SNS+Game the Next Big Thing?
We all know that Chinese young Internet users are crazy about online games, which makes five Chinese online gaming company to successfully go IPO in the US. With recent SNS hype, many people are thinking about opportunities of monetizing SNS by offering online games, esp. web-based games.
Two weeks ago, Giant Interactive, a major online [...]
Baidu To Operate Online Game Service
It is reported today that Baidu will partner with online game operators to operate online game service soon, the official news will be announced early next week. Acutally, you can access the Baidu online game channel already.
Baidu now partners with Shanda, Joycub.cn and 51wan.com to operate six browser games. Among all six games, four [...]
Leeuu Secured Funding from Redpoint Ventures
Leeuu.com, the developer and operator of virtual community game Romantic Chateau Online(RC), just announced its several million USD funding from Redpoint Ventures.
RC, which just launched its private beta on July, aims to be a 2D version of Second Life, but according to a Sina’s report, they will start to develop 3D version RC by the [...]
NGI Closed Series A Funding
Network Game Interaction (NGI), a Beijing-based in-game advertising service provider founded in 2005, recently announced that it completed its series A funding of about $10 million from GSR Ventures.(via China Venture)
NGI cooperates with about 50 top Chinese online games, including MMORPG and leisure games, to provide online ads inside games. NGI claims its partnered online [...]
Captiv8 Received Funding From Qiming Venture
Captiv8, an in-game advertising service provider announced that it has finished its million USD series A funding led by Qiming Venture.
Captiv8, founded by former ESPN China ad executives in 2004, provides real time advertisement publishing and supervision service for online gaming operators and developers and online video service providers. They cooperate with various online gaming [...]

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