Giant Wins Operating Rights for Empire of Sports
Ztgame.cn, 1/11/08
Giant Interactive (NYSE: GA) announced today that it has won the exclusive rights from Switzerland-based Empire of Sports Ltd to operate Empire of Sports, a new sports-based MMORPG, in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. The license will remain valid until September 15, 2011.
Empire of Sports Ltd. is a joint venture between Infront Sports & Media and European game developer F4.
At launch, Empire of Sports will include basketball, tennis, skiing, and a series of fitness and training games.
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