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37Games
Type of businessPublic
Founded2011[1]
Area servedGlobal
IndustryBrowser game
Interactive entertainment
URLwww.37.com

37Games (Chinese: 37游戏 officially Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Chinese: 三七互娱) an international browser and mobile game developer and publisher. Its gaming platform covers North America, Europe, mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and several Southeast Asia countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and Singapore. 37Games is registered in Shanghai and has branch offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.[2] In 2014, 37Games went public on China’s A-Share stock market (Stock code: 002555).[3] 37Games currently has more than 2000 employees.[1]

37Games ranks no. 23rd amongst top 100 internet companies in China in 2015.[4] 37Games is also the second biggest browser game platform behind Tencent, taking 13.3% in the Chinese browser game market share.[5] By February 28, 2015, the registrations in Mainland China alone had exceeded 400 millions. 37Games’ mainland China website operates over 300 games with monthly revenues exceeding 220 million CNY.[6] 37Games is also the founder and host of the Chinese International Game Conference, which aims at providing a communication platform for gaming companies from around the globe.[7]

37Games English platform currently has 9 browser-based games and 1 mobile game available.The growing portfolio includes browser games Guardians of Divinity, Felspire, Nightfalls, and the mobile game Fusion War. [8] 37Games also publishes games in the French[9], German and Turkish language speaking market.[10] In the first half of 2016, 37Games's Portuguese platform will go live.[11]

History

In September 2011, 37Games was founded by Li Yi Fei,[12] Zeng Kaitian.[13]

In August 2014, authorized by Webzine and developed by 37Games, MU: The Archangel broke the record of Chinese browser game for 320million RMB in revenue in just 60 days. In July 2014, MU: The Archangel was published in traditional Chinese for the Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong markets.[14]

On February 10, 2015, 37Games Acquired the IP Rights of Blazblue, a Famous Japanese Fighting Game Title.[15]

On March 12, 2015, 37Games hosted the 2nd annual China International Game Conference with the keynote: The Sustainable Development of Game Industry[16]

On August 1, 2015, 37Games announced they acquired the rights to adapt Korean publisher NCsoft’s LineageⅡinto a browser game for the Chinese market. [17]

On December 18, 2015, 37Games published its first mobile game, Fusion War, in the global market on both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Fusion War is a 3D FPS developed by Tencent, featuring an engaging storyline that combines movie-like cut scenes, multi-mode gameplays, an advanced PvP system, and challenging Special Ops[18]

References

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  2. ^ BIA Staff (7 February 2015). "China's 37Games going 'old school' to build the brand - Branding in Asia Magazine". Branding in Asia Magazine.
  3. ^ "芜湖顺荣三七互娱网络科技股份有限公司:SHE:002555 的股价及新闻 - Google 财经". google.com.hk.
  4. ^ http://www.miit.gov.cn/n11293472/n11293832/n11293907/n11368261/16733883.html
  5. ^ "2014Q4йҳгģ60.11 ͬ25.7%". qq.com.
  6. ^ http://finance.people.com.cn/stock/n/2015/0505/c67815-26949015.html
  7. ^ "CIGC Topic: Mobile Games Growing Trend Exploring". newswire.com.
  8. ^ "Gamasutra - Press Releases - 37Games Takes Over MMOSite Awards". gamasutra.com.
  9. ^ "FR37Games - 37Games - 37Games - Plate-forme de jeux en ligne". 37.com.
  10. ^ "37GAMES - Bedava online oyun oyna". 37.com.
  11. ^ "37E3չ ޱ ƻ". qq.com.
  12. ^ "37Games President Li Yi Fei Talks About the Future of Browser Games". The Business Journals.
  13. ^ "37games-zeng-kaitian-offers-insights-into-browser-game-industry". prnewswire.com. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  14. ^ 1478. "再创奇迹!《大天使之剑》60天总流水达3.2亿". people.com.cn. {{cite web}}: |author= has numeric name (help)
  15. ^ http://www.chinamoneynetwork.com/2015/02/10/37games-acquired-the-ip-rights-of-blazblue-a-famous-japanese-fighting-game-title
  16. ^ "37Games Hosts the 2nd Annual China International Game Conference". Yahoo Finance. 12 March 2015.
  17. ^ "Lineage 2 Web – Chinese developer obtains IP rights to develop web game". MMO Culture - Bonding online gaming cultures.
  18. ^ http://news.mmosite.com/content/2015-12-17/gamess_first_d_mobile_fps_fusion_war_out_now_on_android_and_ios.shtml