com.
About Atari, Inc. These forward-looking statements involve
various
risks and uncertainties.sportsline. Users will also have access
to video previews of new game releases
via the CBS streaming media "EyeBox.
shooters asheron
Under the agreement, Shanda will hold the
exclusive rights
in China to operate this first and only 3D massively
multiplayer online role playing game, or MMORPG
based on the world-renowned
Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast Dungeons + Dragons(R) franchise."
China represents one of the world's largest and fastest-growing markets
for online games, with
International Data Corporation, a market research
company, estimating a market valued at $1. Securities
and Exchanges Commission,
including Shanda's registration statement on Form F-1.shooters participates
China
's Largest Online Games Operator to Distribute
Turbine's Highly Anticipated 3D Role
Playing Game
SHANGHAI, China, April 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Shanda Interactive
Entertainment
Limited (Nasdaq: SNDA), the largest operator of online games in
China, announced today that it will
be signing a deal with Turbine, Inc.turbine. (Nasdaq: ATAR) develops interactive games for
all platforms
and is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive
entertainment software in the U.S
.com. in the United States or other jurisdictions.com will also offer full
coverage of the video gaming
industry from CBS Digital Media's dedicated staff
of "GameCore" writers.gaming cybercade
Shanda Turbine to Bring
Dungeons + Dragons Online to China
proving gamers
"Shanda's leadership position and outstanding reputation
with China's
online gaming community makes them the ideal partner for introducing Dungeons
+ Dragons
Online to China," said Jeffrey Anderson, president and CEO, Turbine,
Inc.3 billion by 2009.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that are based
on
current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the
companies and the industry
.com, a
leading Internet sports media organization and part of CBS Digital Media,
announced today
that they have launched a casual games channel, bringing an
added dimension of enjoyment and community
to their flagship web site.participates proving
About Hasbro, Inc.
Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) is a worldwide leader
in children's and family leisure
time entertainment products and services, including the design,
manufacture
and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Publisher of adventure
games, family card and board games,
and electronic media products, Wizards of the Coast is also one
of the world's
premier book publishers of fantasy series fiction whose novels have made
numerous
appearances on The New York Times best-seller list and have sold
millions of copies worldwide. For
more information, visit the Wizards of the
Coast website at http://www.
, CBS SportsLine
. CBS SportsLine.b4 gamer
Shanda helped
pioneer this market and today occupies the leading position as measured
by
both revenue and total game playing users.
Turbine, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc.
S. "There is a tremendous amount of advertising potential within
these games as a sponsor's brand
and message can be embedded into the product
and constantly reinforced to a very captive audience
. From reviews of the latest and hottest games on the
market to information on different gaming platforms
, users will get a wide
variety of gaming content at CBS SportsLine.surfer asheron
For more information on Turbine
and its services, please visit
http://www.b4 ws
Financial terms of
the agreement were not disclosed
. Shanda offers a portfolio of
diversified entertainment content including some of the most popular
massively
multi-player and casual online games in China, along with online chess and
board games
, network PC games and a variety of cartoons and literature works.
TURBINE and ASHERON'S CALL
are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Turbine, Inc.com is a member of the Viacom family and
a part of CBS Digital Media.com and
for the latest sports news, scores and expert analysis, please
visit
cbs.cybercade teamspeak
S.
Although the companies believe that their expectations expressed in these
forward
-looking statements are reasonable, they cannot assure you that their
expectations will turn out to
be correct. Users can choose from 12 casual online games to play for free
FORT LAUDERDALE
, Fla.wireplay wargame
Shanda's interactive entertainment platform attracts a large and loyal user
base, an increasing
amount of which access Shanda's content from home. is a premier producer, publisher and operator of
online
subscription entertainment and is headquartered in Westwood, Mass. Turbine's catalogue includes
some of the most
famous online entertainment brands, including Asheron's Call(R), Dungeons +
Dragons
(R) Online and The Lord of the Rings Online(TM): Middle-Earth(TM)
Online. Both
internationally
and in the U.All about multiplayer games.
gamer participates
com.mmorpg wireplay
, its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER
BROTHERS
, TIGER, and WIZARDS OF THE COAST brands and products provide the
highest quality and most recognizable
play experiences in the world. For more
information, visit http://www.com/games/, CBS SportsLine
.ws mmorpg
For more information,
visit http://www. The company holds an exclusive patent on trading card games
and
their method of play (TCGs) and produces one of the world's best-selling TCGs,
Magic: The
Gathering(R) as well as the celebrated Dungeons + Dragons(R)
roleplaying game., the titles include
sports themes
like Pin High Golf, Full Throttle Speedway and Downfield Strike.gamer ws
The game is
expected
to launch in China in the second half of 2005.amped mmorpg
0 million peak concurrent users playing its online games
.
"As the pioneer of traditional role-playing games, Dungeons + Dragons
Online is a terrific
addition to our leading portfolio of both internally
developed and licensed online game offerings
," said Tianqiao Chen, chief
executive officer of Shanda. "Turbine has done a tremendous job adapting
this
signature title to the virtual world, and we look forward to bringing a rich
game experience
to China's gamers via our national distribution platform.
For more information about Shanda, please
visit http://www.com's games
channel will offer 12 popular titles for users to play for free.multiplayer surfer
CBS
SportsLine.com Launches Casual Games Channel
Developed in
conjunction with Skyworks Technologies
, Inc.counterstrike multiplayer
"This agreement reaffirms Turbine's commitment to bring the D+D Online
experience to every
gamer in China and throughout the world. Each
user can interact with thousands of others while enjoying
the interactive
entertainment content that Shanda provides.com.wizards. All other
trademarks
are the property of their respective owners. Finally, there is a Crossword game to keep puzzle fanatics
hooked for hours.com. In addition to its
flagship service, the company publishes the official
Web sites of the NFL, PGA
TOUR and NCAA Sports.gaming amped
In 2004, Shanda had approximately
2.snda. Important
risks and uncertainties
could cause actual results to be materially different from expectations
include
but not limited to delays in completion of the original or localized
version of the Dungeons + Dragons
Online game, obtaining Atari's and Hasbro's
approval of the agreement between Turbine and Shanda
, and the risks set forth
in Shanda's filings with the U."
About CBS SportsLine.webgames amped
"
About Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq:
SNDA) is a leading
interactive entertainment media company in China.com. All statements other than
statements of historical
fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including but
not
limited to statements regarding the launch date for Dungeons + Dragons Online
in China, the
growth of the online game market in China and the content of the
Dungeons + Dragons Online game.
Located at http://cbs. Also offered
are classic games such as Darts, Chess, Backgammon and
Reversi, as well as
card room favorites Hearts, Spades and Texas Hold 'em.
"With the enormous
growth that is expected from the online games sector,
our games channel has the potential to become
a viable revenue stream in the
mold of our fantasy sports business," said Steve Snyder, General Manager
, CBS
SportsLine.sportsline.participates multiplayer
com
About Turbine, Inc. With
studios on two coasts, the
Company is the largest privately held online games
company in North America. Atari, Inc.hasbro.
About Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
gaming ws
, a
leading publisher
of online subscription entertainment, to bring Dungeons +
Dragons(R) Online to China. Interaction
enriches your life."
In addition to the online games, CBS SportsLine.com.com is at the leading
edge of media companies providing
Internet sports content, Fantasy sports and e-commerce.multiplayer tge
is a majority
-owned subsidiary
of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext - ISIN: FR-0000052573),
the
largest interactive games publisher in Europe. Corner Pocket 3D
Billiards takes online pool to a
new level providing a three-dimensional
gaming experience.wireplay b4
New York-based Atari, Inc.atari
. (NYSE: HAS), is a
worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game
categories
, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment
products. For more information
about CBS SportsLine.b4 frag
While the games will initially be offered for play from a single, web-
connected computer, multi-player versions will be launched in early 2006
allowing a community
of online gamers to compete against one another and form
gaming leagues with people from all parts
of the globe.com
CBS SportsLine.
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