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Shengqu Games
Shengqu Games is a publisher and operator of online games based in Shanghai, China. Founded in 1999 as Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited, it spun off from Shanda Interactive in 2009 and is currently owned by Zhejiang Century Huatong. Shanda's published and operated games include '' AION'', ''MapleStory'', '' The World of Legend'', ''The Age'', '' Magical Land'', ''Ragnarok Online'', '' Dungeons & Dragons Online'', ''Crazy Arcade'', ''GetAmped and Final Fantasy XIV'' (in mainland China) among others. History Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited was founded in December 1999 by Chen Tianqiao, Chrissy Luo, and Chen Danian. In September 2001, Shanda published its first game, '' The Legend of Mir 2'' (), which was licensed from a Korean company, WeMade Soft. In 2003, a dispute over profit sharing caused the relationship to fracture between Shanda and WeMade. No longer able to operate ''The Legend of Mir 2'', Shanda developed the game '' The World of Legend'' (), which b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SNDA
Shanda Group is a privately-owned multinational investment firm. With offices in Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong, New York and Redwood City, the firm invests in public markets, real estate and venture capital, focusing on companies in the fields of healthcare, financial services, media, and technology. The company was established in December 1999 as Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited, an online gaming company known for publishing and operating games such as '' The World of Legend'' and '' Magical Land''. By 2004 Shanda was the largest online game company in China, and its listing on the NASDAQ that year under ticker SNDA was the largest IPO for a Chinese internet company in the United States. Shanda Interactive later diversified and its gaming unit spun off in 2009, raising $1.04 billion in an IPO (GAME). Shanda Group was taken private in 2012 by its founders, and by 2017 it had $8 billion in net assets under management. History 1999-2003: Start in online gaming Shanda In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Danian
Chen Danian (, born 1978), also known as Danny Chen, is a notable Internet entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of LinkSure. The company launched the world’s largest and first-of-its-kind WiFi sharing app, WiFi Master Key. He is the co-founder and was previously COO of Shanda (NASDAQ: SNDA), which became the largest Internet company in China by market capitalization in 2004. In 2016, Chen is listed on 40 under 40 (Fortune magazine) ''Fortune'' magazine's 40 Under 40 is a list of individuals the publication considers to be the most influential young leaders for the year. The list has existed in two phases: First, from 1999 to 2003, the list was presented purely as a numeric ... as one of most influential young leaders in China. Chen is also ranked 43rd on Fortune’s 2017 list of The Top 50 Most Influential Business Leaders in China. See also * WiFi Master Key References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Danian 1978 births Living people Shanda people Businesspeople from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball Online
(''DBO'') was a massive multiplayer online role-playing game being developed in Japan and South Korea by NTL, set in the ''Dragon Ball'' universe. ''Dragon Ball Online'' takes place on Earth, 216 years after the events of Goku's departure. A beta testing of ''Dragon Ball Online'' was announced on March 10, 2007 in South Korea in, but was delayed until January 2010. NTL Director Koji Takamiya stated in numerous interviews that he would like to see a global release for the game. On September 26, 2013, the Korean servers of the game were shut down and on October 31, 2013, the Hong Kong and Taiwan servers of the game were shut down. On May 21, 2014, a new website titled the ''Dragon Ball Z New Project'' was up and running. The website presented a picture of Goku and three screenshots. On July 10, 2014, the project was given a name titled ''Dragon Ball Xenoverse''. Story The events of Dragon Ball Online take place in the age 1000 (216 years after the Buu saga.) with the role of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Heroes
''Chinese Heroes'' is an online video game, currently in production. The project is being sponsored by the Chinese Communist Party. The game is being designed in direct competition for World of Warcraft. Although World of Warcraft is popular, the CCP does not support violence. Chinese Heroes is meant to show values such as patriotism and altruism. The object of the game is to gain points by answering questions related to the lives of numerous Chinese heroes. Points can also be gained by doing good deeds such as mending clothing. On release, it is expected that at least 70 heroes would be incorporated into the game. Winning of the game occurs when the player has gained enough points to receive a virtual signed copy of Mao Zedong's "Little Red Book". Criticism of the game exists inside and outside of the People's Republic of China. Some consider the idea of the game overly simplistic and argue that many people would find it boring. Others contend that it would be used for propaga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Company Of Heroes Online
''Company of Heroes'' is a 2006 real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ for the Microsoft Windows and OS X operating systems. It is the first installment of the ''Company of Heroes'' series, and was the first title to make use of the Games for Windows label. ''Company of Heroes'' is set during the Second World War and contains two playable factions. Players aim to capture strategic resource sectors located around the map, which they use to build base structures, produce new units, and defeat their enemies. In the single-player campaign the player commands two U.S. military units during the Battle of Normandy ( Operation Overlord) and the liberation of France (Operation Cobra). Depending on the mission, the player controls either Able Company of the 29th Infantry Division's 116th Infantry, or Fox Company of the 101st Airborne Division's 506th PIR. ''Company of Heroes'' received widespread acclaim, winning multiple awards for the bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bomb And Bubble
''Crazy Arcade'' (Korean: 크레이지 아케이드) is a free Korean online multiplayer game developed by Nexon. It has offered up to five different game modes throughout its history: Bomb and Bubbles (BnB), Tetris, Hidden Catch, Dizzy Pang, and Bz. However, the latter four were eventually removed from the game. BnB, which takes on the classic ''Bomberman'' series, adds its own twist to the game by replacing ''Bomberman'''s bombs with water balloons. ''Crazy Arcade'''s success spawned a franchise, having been followed by the release of the games ''CrazyRacing KartRider'', ''CrazyShooting BubbleFighter'', and ''CrazyRacing AirRider''. Nexon announced that they will be bringing ''Crazy Arcade'', as well as ''Dragon Nest'' and '' Mabinogi Heroes'' to America in 2010 under their new game portalBlock Party On December 7, 2009, Nexon America launched the official website for ''PopTag!'', which is the North American name of Crazy Arcade. Nexon has decided to forgo the closed beta test ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing Review
''Beijing Review'' (), previously ''Peking Review'', is China's only national news magazine in English, published by the Chinese Communist Party-owned China International Publishing Group. In 2006 it claimed a per-issue circulation of 70,000 and distribution "throughout China and 150 countries and regions worldwide." Beijing Review has two overseas branches: the North America Bureau in New York, U.S.A., and the CHINAFRICA Media and Publishing (Pty) Ltd in Johannesburg, South Africa. In addition to the English print edition, Beijing Review also publishes online editions in Chinese, English, French, German and Japanese. Overview Founded in March 1958 as the weekly ''Peking Review'', it was an important tool for the Chinese government to communicate to the rest of world. The first issue included an editor's note explaining that the magazine was meant to "provide timely, accurate, first-hand information on economic, political and cultural developments in China, and her relations wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianqiao Chen
Chen Tianqiao (); born 1973) is a Chinese businessman and philanthropist. (published 01-25-20) (published 12-21-20) (published 05-23-20) His wealth is estimated at US$4 billion. Chen moved from Shanghai to Singapore in 2009 and then to the Bay Area, California in 2017. (published 11-02-2017) He co-founded the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute in 2016. Early life and education Chen was born in 1973 in a city in the Zhejiang Province, China. With his father working as an engineer and his mother teaching middle school English, Chen and his younger brother Danian grew up near Shanghai. In 1993 He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Fudan University. Career Chen joined the state-run property developer Shanghai Lujiazui Group in 1994, holding management positions in the public relations office and also secretary of the chairman. In 1998 he became vice director of the office of the president of Kinghing Trust & Investment. Chen resigned from this role in 1999. He started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital media, digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as ''The Daily (podcast), The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones (publisher), George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won List of Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The New York Times, 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national "newspaper of record". For print it is ranked List of newspapers by circulation, 18th in the world by circulation and List of newspapers in the United States, 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is Public company, publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuters
Reuters ( ) is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters Corporation. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide. Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world. The agency was established in London in 1851 by the German-born Paul Reuter. It was acquired by the Thomson Corporation of Canada in 2008 and now makes up the media division of Thomson Reuters. History 19th century Paul Reuter worked at a book-publishing firm in Berlin and was involved in distributing radical pamphlets at the beginning of the Revolutions in 1848. These publications brought much attention to Reuter, who in 1850 developed a prototype news service in Aachen using homing pigeons and electric telegraphy from 1851 on, in order to transmit messages between Brussels and Aachen, in what today is Aachen's Reuters House. Reuter moved to London in 1851 and established a news wire agency at the London Royal Exchange. Headquartered in London, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News (originally Bloomberg Business News) is an international news agency headquartered in New York City and a division of Bloomberg L.P. Content produced by Bloomberg News is disseminated through Bloomberg Terminals, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, '' Bloomberg Businessweek'', ''Bloomberg Markets'', Bloomberg.com, and Bloomberg's mobile platforms. Since 2015, John Micklethwait has served as editor-in-chief. History Bloomberg News was founded by Michael Bloomberg and Matthew Winkler in 1990 to deliver financial news reporting to Bloomberg Terminal subscribers. The agency was established in 1990 with a team of six people. Winkler was first editor-in-chief. In 2010, Bloomberg News included more than 2,300 editors and reporters in 72 countries and 146 news bureaus worldwide. Beginnings (1990–1995) Bloomberg Business News was created to expand the services offered through the terminals. According to Matthew Winkler, then a writer for ''The Wall Street Jou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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