Yoozoo Games facts for kids
Native name
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游族网络有限股份公司
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Romanized name
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Yóuzú Wǎngluò Yǒuxiàn Gǔfèn Gōngsī |
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Traded as | SZSE: 002174 |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | 2009 |
Founder | Lin Qi |
Revenue | USD 453 million (2019) |
Number of employees
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2000 |
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Simplified Chinese | 游族网络股份有限公司 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 游族網絡股份有限公司 | ||||||
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Yoozoo Games (also known as Youzu Interactive) is a company that makes and publishes video games. They create games you can play in your web browser or on your mobile phone. Many of their games are called massively multiplayer online games (MMORPGs). These are huge online games where many players can play together at the same time.
Yoozoo Games shares its games with players in Asia, Europe, and North America. The company started in 2009. It was founded by a person named Lin Qi. In 2013, Yoozoo Games launched GTArcade and began sharing its games with players outside of China. The company's shares were listed on the Shenzhen stock exchange in 2014.
Most of Yoozoo's games make money by selling special virtual items inside the game. Many of these games are created by the company's own teams. Their most famous game around the world is a browser-based MMORPG called League of Angels. This game was first made for players in China. Later, it was changed so that players all over the world could enjoy it. The English version of League of Angels came out in late 2013. Now, it has over 300 servers, which means lots of players can join in!
The main office for Yoozoo Games is in Xuhui District, Shanghai, China.
Company History
Lin Qi was a Chinese businessman who started Youzu Interactive. He was born in 1981 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. His company makes games for players in China and for players in other countries too. In 2014, another company called Susino Umbrella bought Youzu Interactive. Lin Qi owned a lot of shares in Youzu. Lin Qi passed away at age 39 on December 25, 2020.
Youzu Games HongKong Limited was started in early 2013 in Hong Kong. This part of the company focuses on making big online multiplayer games ready for players in North America and Europe. They also help run these games. In 2016, Youzu bought a German company that makes online games, called Bigpoint.
Popular Video Games
League of Angels
League of Angels (often called LoA) is a big online role-playing game (MMORPG). Youzu Interactive released it in December 2013. The game first came out in China in July 2013. The North American version followed a few months later in December. In December 2014, League of Angels was chosen as one of the best new games on Facebook for that year.
League of Angels II (also known as LoA2) is the next game in the series. It came out in 2016. The company announced this new game on March 15. Then, a special test version for 5,000 players, called a closed beta, ran from March 24 to 31. After that, an open beta started, which anyone could join. The game officially launched in North America on April 8. Two weeks later, players got free gold in the game to encourage them to play. The game came out in Europe on May 19. On May 26, it was released in many languages, including English, French, German, and Chinese. Later, it also became available in Portuguese and Spanish on June 23.
Infinity Kingdom
Infinity Kingdom (or IK) is a freemium strategy video game for mobile phones. "Freemium" means you can play it for free, but you can also buy extra things in the game. It has a cartoon style. The game was released on January 28, 2021, for both iOS (Apple devices) and Android phones. You can find the Android version on Google Play, Huawei Appgallery, and Samsung Galaxy Store. You can also download it directly from the Infinity Kingdom website. A computer version for Steam came out on July 2, 2021.
Infinity Kingdom is available in many languages. These include English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Thai, Vietnamese, and Chinese. The company plans to add Korean, Japanese, Arabic, and Bengali translations in the future.
Other Games
- Drakensang Online
- DarkOrbit
- Fire Raiders
- Knight's Fable – A browser-based MMORPG released in May 2014.
- Magerealm – Another browser-based MMORPG released in December 2015.
- Legacy of Discord
- Game of Thrones: Winter Is Coming
See also
In Spanish: Youzu Interactive para niños