4 posts and columns on The9

Sony Ericsson Asks Game Maker The9 to Manage Its App Store in China

in Commerce on January 11 at 1:58 pm PT

The9, which is known for helping to bring games from the U.S. to China, is announcing a partnership with Sony Ericsson to operate its mobile app store there.
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Zynga Competitor Crowdstar Raises First Round of Funding. Ever!

in Commerce on May 23, 2011 at 11:00 am PT

CrowdStar has become the fifth-largest social game maker on Facebook without raising a dime of venture capital. Now, as it expands to mobile and moves internationally, it’s raised its first round of $23 million.
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OpenFeint Partners with $100 Million Chinese Fund Aimed at Android

in Commerce on March 9, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

OpenFeint, which is building a cross-platform mobile gaming network, is helping game developers, who have already created iPhone games, to move their game to Android and the OpenFeint network. The initiative is backed by a $100 million fund created in partnership with The9, an online game operator and developer in China. The companies will also help select games expand to China. A revenue share may be negotiated for titles, but it will be determined on a title-by-title basis, a spokesman said.

World of Online-Game-Regulation Warcraft

in News on November 3, 2009 at 12:38 pm PT

The turf battle between two Chinese bureaucracies appears to be escalating, with NetEase and the World of Warcraft videogame at its center. According to a statement, China’s General Administration of Press and Publications said it rejected NetEase’s application to operate Burning Crusades, the latest version of World of Warcraft.