Changyou.com Began Open Beta Testing of "Battlefield(TM) Online" on
November 15, 2012
BEIJING, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Changyou.com
Limited ("Changyou" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CYOU), a leading
online game developer and operator in China, today announced that it began open beta
testing of Battlefield™ Online, the Company's
first licensed online first-person shooter game ("FPS") on
November 15, 2012.
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Battlefield™ Online is licensed from
Electronic Arts, and is a Chinese online game version of the
classic Battlefield™ franchise. The game breaks away from
traditional FPS gameplay, utilizing jet fighters, tanks and even
aircraft carriers as the main instruments of warfare, while
firearms and ammunitions function as auxiliary weaponry. The game
allows players to not only compete as small teams in Team Death
Match and Capture mode, but also to participate in large-scale
combat with up to 100 players in a 50 vs. 50 battlefield.
Additionally, Battlefield™ Online features
different infantry classes. Players can select from four classes
including "medic," "antitank soldier," "engineer" and "sniper" when
joining a combat or before re-spawn. The battlefields in the
game are portrayals of real-life battle settings and even the
parameters of the military vehicles in the game are based on
reality as well.
Mr. Dewen Chen, Changyou's
president and chief operations officer, commented, "The FPS game
market is an established market in China, and players demand for diverse and
unique gameplay experiences is expanding.
Battlefield™ Online contains unique features
like large-size battlefields and military vehicles that we believe
will appeal to more advanced FPS players.
Battlefield™ Online is Changyou's first FPS
game, through which the company will further enrich and diversify
our game portfolio and attract more FPS players with innovative
gameplay, ultimately further expanding our user base."
About Changyou
Changyou.com Limited (NASDAQ: CYOU) is a leading developer and
operator of online games in China
with a diverse portfolio of online games that includes Tian Long Ba Bu, one of the most popular
massively multi-player online ("MMO") games in China, and DDTank and Wartune (also known as
Shen Qu), which are two popular web
games in China. Changyou also owns
and operates the 17173.com Website, a leading game information
portal in China. Changyou began
operations as a business unit within Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU)
in 2003, and was carved out as a separate, stand-alone company in
December 2007. It completed an
initial public offering on April 7,
2009. Changyou has an advanced technology platform that
includes advanced 2.5D and 3D graphics engines, a uniform game
development platform, effective anti-cheating and anti-hacking
technologies, proprietary cross-networking technology and advanced
data protection technology. For more information, please visit
http://www.changyou.com/ir/.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is a global leader in digital
interactive entertainment. The Company delivers games, content and
online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal
computers, mobile phones, tablets and social networks. EA has more
than 220 million registered players and operates in 75
countries.
In fiscal 2012, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.1 billion. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for
a portfolio of critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster
brands such as The Sims™, Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, Need for Speed™,
Battlefield™ and Mass Effect™. More information about EA is
available at http://info.ea.com.
The Sims and Need for Speed are trademarks of Electronic Arts
Inc. Battlefield is a trademark of EA Digital Illusions CE AB. Mass
Effect is a trademark of EA International (Studio and Publishing)
Ltd. John Madden, NFL and FIFA are the property of their respective
owners and used with permission. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Ms. Angie
Chang
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Investor
Relations
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Changyou.com Limited
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Tel:
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+86 (10)
6861-3688
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E-mail:
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ir@cyou-inc.com
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In the United
States:
Mr. Jeff
Bloker
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Christensen
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Tel:
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+1 (480)
614-3003
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E-mail:
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jbloker@ChristensenIR.com
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