Company:Changyou.com
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| NASDAQ: CYOU | |
| Genre | Massively multiplayer online games |
| Predecessor | An online games unit of Sohu |
| Founded | Script error: No such module "Date time".[1] |
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| Parent | Sohu |
| Website | changyou.com |
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Changyou.com Ltd. operates online games, primarily massively multiplayer online games, in China.[2] Originally a division of Chinese Internet company Sohu, Changyou was spun off and went public in 2009 through a variable interest entity (VIE) structure based in the Cayman Islands.[3] The company claims it was operating independently of Sohu as early as 2007.[4]
Some of its games derive revenue from the sale of virtual goods,[5] and many are licensed rather than developed in-house.[6] Such deals have helped its roster of MMORPGs swell from two in 2009[7] to nearly a dozen as of 2014.[8]
c. 2009, its most popular game may have been the MMO Tian Long Ba Bu (Chinese: 天龙八部),[9] which means "Eight Books of the Heavenly Dragon".[4] Some games in its portfolio are available to play outside of China in countries including Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States,[10] and Vietnam.
In 2011, the company purchased nearly 70% of a browser games maker, 7Road.[11]
In 2020, the company was acquired by Sohu and all Changyou.com stock was delisted from NASDAQ.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ "Changyou.com Ltd (CYOU.O): FULL DESCRIPTION". Thomson Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=CYOU.O.
- ↑ "ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY History and Development of the Company". US Securities and Exchange Commission. http://secfilings.nasdaq.com/edgar_conv_html%2f2012%2f02%2f28%2f0001193125-12-084908.html#FIS_COMPANY_INFORMATION. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ↑ Greenberg, Andy (2 April 2009). "Sohu's Ambitious Stepchild". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/2009/04/02/changyou-sohu-games-technology-internet-changyou.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Company Overview". changyou.com. ChangYou.com Limited. http://ir.changyou.com/about_01.shtml. "Our MMOG business began operations as a business unit within the Sohu Group in 2003, before our carve-out as a separate, stand-alone company in December 2007 and subsequent listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market in April 2009."
- ↑ "Changyou Selects PlaySpan's UltimatePay for its Online Game Properties". playspan.com. PlaySpan, Inc. 2010-03-18. http://www.playspan.com/node/77.
- ↑ For licensing of Blade Online, Blade Hero 2, Da Hua Shui Hu and Zhong Hua Ying Xiong, see "Gaming Industry: Changyou Signs Office Building Purchase Agreement." Investrend. COMTEX News Network, Inc. 2010.
- For licensing of Battlefield Online, see "Sohu.com Announces Changyou.com Began Open Beta Testing of "Battlefield Online" on November 15, 2012." China Weekly News. NewsRX. 2012.
- For licensing of Immortal Faith, and Legend of Ancient World, see "China In-Focus: Changyou Sells 8.625 Million Shares In IPO." Investrend. COMTEX News Network, Inc. 2009.
- For licensing of San Jie Qi Yuan, see "Sohu.com Kicks Off Open Beta Testing of 'San Jie Qi Yuan' by Changyou.com." Entertainment Close-up. Close-Up Media, Inc. 2010.
- ↑ "China In-Focus: Changyou Sells 8.625 Million Shares In IPO." Investrend. COMTEX News Network, Inc. April 8, 2009.
- ↑ "Game Type > MMOG". ChangYou.com Limited. http://ir.changyou.com/games/MMORPG.shtml.
- ↑ "Le chinois Changyou.com défie le NASDAQ" (in fr). L’Atelier. L’Atelier BNP Paribas. 26 March 2009. http://www.atelier.net/trends/articles/chinois-changyoucom-defie-nasdaq.
- ↑ "ChangYou.com Opens U.S. Subsidiary and Launches Its First Online Game in U.S." China Weekly News. NewsRX. 2009.
- ↑ "Sohu.com to Acquire Majority Stake in 7Road by Changyou.com." Entertainment Close-up. Close-Up Media, Inc. 2011.
- ↑ "Changyou.com Announces Completion of Going-Private Transaction" (Press release). Cision. April 17, 2020.
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