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CDC Games Reports Record Performance During Chinese New Year Special Force, MIR3 and Shaiya Score Big During Holiday Season
BEIJING, ATLANTA , Feb. 14, 20082008 -- CDC Games, a business unit of CDC Corporation and pioneer of the .free-to-play, pay for merchandise. model for online games in China, today announced that three of its games, Special Force, MIR3 and Shaiya, posted record average daily revenues during the Chinese New Year between February 6 and February 12, 2008. During the Chinese New Year, average daily revenues for Special Force.MIR3 and Shaiya rose by approximately 450 percent, 50 percent and 40 percent respectively, compared to the fourth quarter of 2007. Special Force, launched in June 2007 is the first free-to-play, pay for merchandise FPS (first person shooter) game in China. Both Shaiya and Mir III are massive multiplayer online fantasy role playing games in China. .This record revenue growth is particularly encouraging news as the average daily revenue for all games in Q4 2007 has grown approximately 16 percent as compared to Q3 2007,. said John Huen, chief operating officer of CDC Games. .Together, Special Force, Shaiya and MIR3 now comprise more than 70 percent of our average daily games revenue in China. We are very pleased with the continued growth and success of these three games since Q3, 2007 and intend to build upon the increased momentum we.ve gained during the Chinese New Year.. About CDC Games CDC Games is one of the market leaders of online and mobile games in China with more than 100 million registered users. The company's hit title Yulgang was among the first "free-to-play, pay-for-merchandise" online games in China and has received the "Top 10 Most Popular Games" award from the China Game Industry Annual Conference (CGIAC) for three consecutive years, in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Currently, CDC Games offers six popular MMO online games in China that includes: Yulgang, Shaiya, Special Force, Mir III, Shine and Eve Online. In March 2007, the company announced the formation of CDC Games Studio to establish strategic relationships with selected games development partners to accelerate the development of new, original online games for China and other targeted global geographies. CDC Games anticipates being able to deploy up to $100 million for CDC Games Studio investments through contributions from CDC affiliated companies, external partners and its internal resources. In August 2007, CDC Games formed a new subsidiary called CDC Games International (CGI) and CDC Games USA to launch new games internationally and to position CDC Games as a global publisher of online games. For more information on CDC Games, visit: www.cdcgames.net About OGAAP The Online Games Alliance Against Piracy (OGAAP) is a non-profit organization founded by CDC Games and other leading online games developers, with sponsorship from the China Government, to fight the piracy of online games in China. The goals of OGAAP are to establish a platform for industry participants and stakeholders to exchange ideas and share experiences; conduct market and technology research; propose industry-wide policies and practices; lobby relevant government bodies and lawmakers to enact anti-piracy legislation; actively promote public awareness of copyrighted online game usage, educate online game players about copyrighted content and vigorously pursue the continued shutdown of pirated online games as well as the arrest and conviction of their operators. Founding members of the OGAAP alliance include CDC Games; CCP, the Iceland-based developer of EVE Online; Ons On Soft Co. Ltd., the Korea-based developer of Shine; Sonokong Co. Ltd., the Korea-based developer of Shaiya, and Come on Baby; T3 entertainment, the Korea-based developer of Audition online game; and Wemade Entertainment, the Korea-based developer of Legend of Mir II and MIR III online games. About CDC Corporation The CDC family of companies includes CDC Software focused on enterprise software applications and services, CDC Mobile focused on mobile applications, CDC Games focused on online games, and China.com focused on portals for the greater China markets. For more information about CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA), please visit www.cdccorporation.net. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Investor Relations Monish Bahl Public Relations Scot McLeod |

