2K China
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Video game industry |
Founded | 9 May 2006 |
Defunct | 6 November 2015 |
Fate | Dissolved |
Headquarters | , |
Number of employees | 150 (2015) |
Parent | 2K Games |
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2K Games (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., doing business as 2K China (formerly 2K Shanghai), was a Chinese video game developer based in Shanghai.
History
2K Shanghai was founded as a subsidiary of 2K Games on 9 May 2006, in response to China's rapidly growing gaming market.[1] Initial projects for the company included doing Chinese localisation for Civilization IV, developing an original intellectual property, and "serve as a hub for sales, marketing, development and outsourcing opportunities in China".[2][3][4]
Two additional studios, 2K Hangzhou and 2K Chengdu, were founded in 2007 and June 2011, respectively, and 2K Shanghai was renamed 2K China to reflect its overall management role.[citation needed]
On 6 November 2015, 2K Games' parent company, Take-Two Interactive, announced that they had closed down 2K China due to profitability concerns over their in-development title Borderlands Online.[5] Due to the closure, Borderlands Online was effectively cancelled.[6] 150 people were made redundant at 2K China and its 2K Hangzhou studio,[7] while the 2K Chengdu was retained as a quality assurance facility.[8]
Games developed
Year | Title | Platform(s) | |||||||
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And | DS | iOS | PS2 | PSP | Wii | Win | WP | ||
2008 | Top Spin 3 | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
2009 | Major League Baseball 2K9 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Don King Boxing | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
NBA 2K10 | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
2010 | Major League Baseball 2K10 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
Carnival Games | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
Sid Meier's Pirates! | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | |
NBA 2K11 | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
2011 | Carnival Games Volume II | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Major League Baseball 2K11 | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Top Spin 4 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | |
NBA 2K12 | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
2012 | Major League Baseball 2K12 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Borderlands Legends | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
2013 | The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
NBA 2K14 | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
2014 | BioShock | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
NHL 2K | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution 2 | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
2015 (cancelled) | Borderlands Online | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
References
- ^ Burnes, Andrew (9 May 2006). "2K Games Shacks Up In Shanghai". ign.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Take-Two announces 2K Shanghai". engadget.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Establishes 2K Shanghai". gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Take-Two sets up Chinese development studio". gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Makuch, Eddie (6 November 2015). "Borderlands Online Canceled, Developer Shuttered". gamespot.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "2K China closed as Borderlands Online cancelled". mcvuk.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Matulef, Jeffrey (6 November 2015). "Take-Two cancels Borderlands Online, shuts down 2K China". eurogamer.net. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Take-Two Interactive closes 2K China". gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 4 February 2018.