Kingsoft, China’s leading entertainment and applications software developer, partnered with Shanda Games Limited, China’s leading online game developer, operator, and publisher, in early 2009 and since then the pair have been successful in their game creating and marketing endeavors.
The companies have seen a steady increase in their user base as well as their revenues, and are moving forward in forming a joint venture with one another to hopefully fruther increase their success rate. The joint venture will focus on enhancing Kingsoft’s games and bringing them to the Chinese and international markets. The companies are hoping to leverage Kingsoft’s 20+ years of expertise in software innovation and Shanda Games’ extensive expertise in finance, marketing, and operations.
According to Diana Li, CEO of Shanda Games Limited, “We are delighted to take our cooperation with Kingsoft to the next level, as we believe the joint venture will allow us to apply the clear synergies between us more efficiently. Putting together the leading online game company and one of the best game software developers in China, we will be even better equipped to produce successful game features and operational models that are driven by dynamic market demand.”
Via CNN.
Neopets, a virtual world where players can adopt pets and do a multitude of things with them, has been around for over a decade. Created by Adam Powell and Donna Williams on November 15, 1999, the original business was bought by Viacom on June 20, 2005 for a cool $160 million USD.
On the Neopets website, players can create or adopt up to four pets for their account. There’s a virtual world consisting of many different “worlds” that players can visit to play games, get freebies, and buy food, books, and petpets for their pets, among other things.
On the site, players can also join an actual online guild, where they can meet and communicate with other players. There’s also a virtual stock market that works much like the stock market in real life, except with stocks based on the Neopian world. On Neopets, players can also set up their own shop and restock and sell items, as well as sell and purchase items in online auctions and trades.
If you’re interested in learning more about the browser-based website and games, check out the official website at www.neopets.com.
I recently read on an online Farmville forum that the Donkey was an animal that was available in the Farmville browser-based game. I had myself a good laugh before replying to the thread that this could not possibly be true. Personally, I had not seen one before (not even on my friends’ farms) but lo and behold, today when I was hatching a Treasured Golden Mystery Egg that I had found on a friend’s farm, I got a Donkey!
I had definitely not expected it, so when it happened, I was shocked. I guess the Golden Mystery Eggs really are a treasure.
The Donkey isn’t as cute as some of the other Farmville animals, but at least it’s a rare find… for now. On the plus side, these animals can be brushed every day for 100 gold coins, making them the most profitable Farmville animal. That’s actually quite a small fortune compared to what the other Farmville animals can be harvested for.
If you know of any other unique Farmville animals or items out there, feel free to share with us. I’m sure the rest of our readers would love to hear from you as well.
Browser-Based Games News | JJ | 
December 29, 2009 4:38 pm | 
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