Perfect World Games

Perfect World Games is a Chinese video game developer and video game publisher specializing in massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Perfect World was founded in 2004 by Chi Yufeng, the president of Human Software Corporation.[1] The company aims to develop and market games with Chinese characteristics.

Perfect Games
TypeGaming
IndustryGame developer and publisher
FoundedMarch 2004
HeadquartersHuzhou, China
ParentPerfect World Co.
Websitehttp://www.pwrd.com/

Games developed

Subsidiaries

Perfect World Entertainment

Perfect World Entertainment is the company’s North American online games publisher specializing in immersive free-to-play MMORPGs founded in 2008.

Perfect World Europe B.V
Promotion at gamescom 2015

Created in early 2010, in Amsterdam, Perfect World Europe focuses on localizing and operating massively multiplayer games in Europe. As of 2011, it has Jade Dynasty as well as Forsaken World in both French and German.[3]

Current games
  • Perfect World II - French, German - 3D MMORPG November 2006
  • Jade Dynasty - English - 3D MMORPG May 2007
  • Forsaken World - French, German - 3D MMORPG - October 2010
  • Star Trek Online - French, German - 3D MMORPG - February 2010
  • Blacklight: Retribution - 3D FPS - April 2012 (PC Version discontinued March 2019)
  • War of the Immortals - French, German - 3D MMORPG - December 2012
  • Neverwinter - French, German, Italian, Turkish, Polish, Russian - 3D MMORPG - June 2013
  • Swordsman Online - French, German, Turkish - 3D MMORPG - July 2014
  • Perfect World - 3D MMORPG
  • Legend of Martial Arts - 3D MMORPG
  • Zhu Xian - 3D MMORPG
  • Chi Bi - 3D MMORPG
  • Forsaken World - 3D MMORPG
  • Champions Online - 3D MMORPG - September 2009

Licensed games
  • Tartaros Online - 3D MMORPG
  • Black Shot - 3D

Unknown Worlds

In August 2011, Perfect World purchased 40% equity of Unknown Worlds Entertainment.[4]

In February 2013, Perfect World then increased their equity interest to a majority stake, meaning that Perfect World now owns Unknown Worlds. However, while we known the original percent equity interest that Perfect World obtained, we do not know what Unknown Worlds was valued at at the time, thus we do not know how much the company was acquired for.[5]

Runic Games
Main article: Runic Games

Runic Games was a Seattle-based developer founded in 2008, acquired by Perfect World in 2010[6] and shut down in 2017.[7]

Collaboration with Valve

On October 18, 2012, Valve announced an agreement granting Perfect World exclusive rights to market and distribute Dota 2 in mainland China. CEO Robert Hong Xiao stated that his company was "confident that adding this action strategy game to our diverse portfolio of games will bring additional world-class entertainment and premier gaming experiences to our players in China."[8]

On February 25, 2016, Perfect World hosted Dota 2's Shanghai Major. While the tournament itself was well received in regards to the player performances, the event garnered criticism due to delays on stream, spotty broadcasts and various other problems within the tournament, including the theft and deterioration of the competing teams' equipment.[9] In the month that followed the event, the president of Perfect World, Yunfan Zhang, apologized for the issues with the event.[10]

On September 24, 2017, Valve announced on the Counter-Strike blog that Perfect World would also be distributing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in the Chinese market through the company's service.[11]

On June 12, 2018, Perfect World announced their subsidiary Perfect World Zhengqi (Chinese: 蒸汽; lit. 'steam') would collaborate with Valve and build "Steam China". All games on Steam China will be checked by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China.[12] Most Steam users criticized Perfect World, believing it will destroy the Chinese game market. China Central Television (CCTV) has also mentioned these concerns during their "Live News" on Channel 13 (News Channel).

References
  1. IGN. Beijing Perfect World Co. Ltd
  2. Romano, Sal (2015-09-19). "Final Fantasy Type-0 Online announced for PC and smartphones". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-02-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Perfect World purchases 40% of Unknown Worlds, then purchases controlling shares".
  5. "Perfect World acquisitions on US Government SEC website with Unknown Worlds listed".
  6. http://www.massively.com/2010/05/18/perfect-world-entertainment-invests-in-torchlight-mmo/
  7. Schreier, Jason (November 3, 2017). "Studio Behind Torchlight Shuts Down; Big Layoffs At Studio Behind Gigantic". Kotaku. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2012-10-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. http://steamed.kotaku.com/disastrous-dota-2-tournament-ends-with-missing-gear-pi-1763412162
  10. "Perfect World apologises for Shanghai Major mess". Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  11. "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive". blog.counter-strike.net. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  12. "Perfect World announced "Steam China"". weibo.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
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