Falling Into Place
Changyou snags licence to bring Tetris mobile games to China
Its first effort, Tetris Journey, is set to land next year on Android and iOS
Company Profile
Changyou
Website
www.changyou.com
About
Developer and operator of online games in China. As one of China's premier online games companies, ChangYou is passionately committed to providing high-quality entertainment and virtual communities to game players. As the Company's position in the online games market continues to gain momentum, ChangYou's mission is to grow its business in terms of both its product offerings and its geographical presence in order to establish one of the most powerful online games brands in China.
Articles featuring Changyou
Mobile Trumps Pc
Mobile growth picks up the slack from PC decline in Changyou’s games business
Number of paying mobile players up by 700,000
Making The Switch
Changyou selling Wartune dev 7Road as it focuses on mobile future
Announced in FY15 Q1 financials
Even More Dominant
Tencent rumoured to have bought China's #1 gaming website for $1 billion
Changyou hands over 17173.com
Jobs
Changyou CEO steps down "for personal reasons"
Publisher will now be run by co-CEOs
Financials
Changyou sees FY14 Q3 VAS revenue up 52% to $7.4 million
Core PC online titles see slight decline
Jobs Board
Zynga appoints Pete Hawley as GM, SkyMobi gets new SVP, and Glu, Telltale, and Kabam all search for new talent
New positions
Jobs
Rumour: Changyou cuts 100 jobs at 17173.com
Looking to reduce staff costs
Chinese Beaujolais
Fishing Joy 3 cast its net, Changyou buys Dolphin Browser and WuShen sold in a smashing deal
Weekly taster from the Middle Kingdom
Financials
Changyou sees FY14 Q2 game revenues down 6% to $154 million
DDTank and Wartune maturing
Deal
Changyou buys 51% stake in Dolphin Browser outfit MoboTap for $91 million
Buying distribution and eyeballs
Financials
Wartune and TLBB decline as Changyou posts Q1 2014 loss of $19.5 million
But revenues up 2% to $181 million
Flashing The Cash
ChangYou triples down on mobile games with $600 million developers program
Are you into the CYOU Win Plan?
Chinese mobile games portal Joyme raises $21.5 million
Rolling out a new distribution platform soon
Changyou sees FY13 sales up 18% to $738 million
TLBB and Wartune drive record financials
PocketGamer.biz Top 30 Chinese Developers of 2014: 10 to 1
From CMGE to ?
Official figures underestimate Chinese mobile games market in 2013 by up to $300 million
Just growing too fast?
Post-91 Wireless deal, NetDragon sees FY13 Q3 sales rise 66% to $79 million
Pushing original content for 2014
Changyou spends $50 million to buy gaming comms channel Raidcall
Another strand in building a global platform
Changyou sees Q3 2013 revenues up 10% to $183 million
Games boosted by 17173.com's popularity
Changyou sees Q2 F2013 sales up 24% to 182 million
ARPPU up 53%