2K Games (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.,

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2K China (formerly 2K Shanghai), was a Chinese video game developer based in

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History

2K Shanghai was founded as a subsidiary of 2K on 9 May 2006, in response to China's rapidly growing gaming market. Initial projects for the company included doing Chinese localisation for ''

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'', developing an original

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, and "serve as a hub for sales, marketing, development and outsourcing opportunities in China". On 6 November 2015, 2K's parent company,

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, announced that they had closed down 2K China due to profitability concerns over their in-development title ''

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''. Due to the closure, ''Borderlands Online'' was effectively cancelled. 150 people were made redundant at 2K China and its Hangzhou studio, while the Chengdu studio, as 2K Chengdu, was retained as a quality assurance facility.

Games developed

References

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