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, 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'', ''

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'', '' Magical Land'', ''

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'', '' Dungeons & Dragons Online'', '' Crazy Arcade'', ''GetAmped and

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) among others.

History

Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited was founded in December 1999 by

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, Chrissy Luo, and

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. 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 began operation in June 2003. Shanda transferred all user data from ''The Legend of Mir 2'' into the new game, promising its customers that their character, points, armors and weapons would remain the same. WeMade Entertainment deemed ''The World of Legend'' to be a copy of Mir 2 and sued Shanda for copyright infringement in October 2003. After a prolonged legal battle, the two companies reached a settlement on April 26, 2009. By October 2004, Shanda operated eight games and was the largest online game company in China, hosting 1.2 million simultaneous players. By June 2008, Shanda Games Limited had become a business unit of Shanda Interactive. In 2009, Shanda Interactive spun off Shanda Games in the largest

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in the

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that year, raising US$1.04 billion. At the time, Shanda Games provided 77 percent of Shanda Interactive's revenue. Shanda Group founder Tianqiao Chen subsequently sold his stake in Shanda Games in 2014. In 2017, the Shanda Games brand was acquired by Zhejiang Century Huatong Group. On March 30, 2019, following a buyout by Zhejiang Century Huatong Group, Shanda Games changed their name to Shengqu Games.

Subsidiaries and sub-organization

"Aurora Technology" and "Eyedentity Games" are subsidiary of "Shengqu Games" company. "Actoz Soft" is sub-organization.

Products

Video games

*'' Bomb and Bubble'' *'' Company of Heroes Online'' (MMO real-time strategy computer game) *'' Chinese Heroes'' (online video game) *''

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'' *'' Dragon Nest'' *'' Dungeons & Dragons Online'' *''Fallout Shelter Online'' *'' Final Fantasy XIV Online'' *''GetAmped'' *'' LaTale'' *''Magical Land'' *'' MapleStory'' *''

'' *''RWBY'' *''Shanda Rich Man'' *''Super Star, First Online Karaoke Game'' *''The Age'' *'' The Legend of Mir 2'' (licensed from WeMade Soft) *''The Sign'' *'' The World of Legend'' *''

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'' *'' Borderlands Online''

Hardware

*Ez Station, game console *Ez MINI, handheld game console

References

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External links

ShandaGames.com (Chinese)

Shanda Games Online (Chinese)

Shanda
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