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The9

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The9 operates and developes high-quality games for the Chinese online game market. The9 directly, or through affiliates, operates licensed MMORPGs (massively multiplayer online role playing games) consisting of MU, Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft, Soul of The Ultimate Nation, Granado Espada, and its first proprietary MMORPG, Joyful Journey West, in mainland China.

The9 has also obtained exclusive licenses to operate additional MMORPGs and advanced casual games in mainland China, including Hellgate: London, Ragnarok Online 2, Emil Chronicle Online, Huxley, FIFA Online 2, Audition 2, Field of Honor, Audition and Atlantica.

Recent Milestones

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  The9 invested in CrowdStar. (5/2/12)
  Posted 5/2/12 at 5:41pm via techcrunch.com
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  The9 invested in CrowdStar. (5/23/11)
  Posted 5/23/11 at 4:58pm via techcrunch.com
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  The9 — Chinese Game Developer The9 Sets Up $100 Million Fund For App Developers (12/21/10)
  Posted 12/21/10 at 11:25pm via techcrunch.com
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  The9 invested in Aurora Feint. (7/8/10)
  Posted 7/8/10 at 6:50pm via paidcontent.org
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  The9 invested in Red 5 Studios. (3/22/10)
  Posted 3/22/10 at 5:56pm via paidcontent.org
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  The9 invested in G10 Entertainment. (4/23/08)
  Posted 1/6/09 at 8:00pm via venturebeat.com

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Screenshots

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Above: Homepage as of July 2009
Uploaded: 7/14/09

Sources

1. Crowdstar Raises $11.5M To Double Down On Mobile Gaming, Has Layoffs As It Leaves Facebook Behind (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. Intel, Time Warner And The9 Make $23M Strategic Investment In Social Gaming Company CrowdStar (techcrunch.com) [edit]
3. OpenFeint To Launch Android Game Network; Raises $4 Million (paidcontent.org) [edit]
4. Online Gamer Red5 Studios Reveals $20 Million Investment From China’s The9 (paidcontent.org) [edit]
5. VentureBeat (venturebeat.com) [edit]
Chinese Game Developer The9 Sets Up $100 Million Fund For App Developers (techcrunch.com) [edit]