Shanda Games to Release “Hades Realm 2” Version

Shanda Games (Nasdaq:GAME) subsidiary Goldcool plans to release "Kua Fu Zhi Zheng" (roughly "Cross-Server War"), a new version of its in-house developed 3D MMORPG Hades Realm II, according to a posting on the game's official site on December 13. The version, featuring new dungeons, maps, systems and higher-level content, will be opened to a few servers in eastern Chinese regions on December 14 and extended to other regional servers later, according to a separate posting on the site.

Shanda Games will not renew its license to operate 3D fighting casual game Dead or Alive Online (DOA), according to a posting on the game's official site on November 9. The company has halted account registration, account recharging and in-game item store sales since November 24 and will close down all servers by January 9, 2011, according to the posting.