[SOE] Sold to Company in India

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1 month ago.

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Zapak to Host Gaming Summit Tomorrow
By: Nikhil Singh | Nov 27,2007

Just after the first big expo (PlayStation Experience) in these parts, India's first Gaming Summit will be held tomorrow (which is 28th November, for those who don’t have a calendar), organized by Zapak Digital Entertainment Ltd. and The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). The summit will have leading personalities from different fields, including gaming, media and advertising.

The event will be held at Taj Land's End in Mumbai and will be attended by key industry personnel such as David Christensen of Sony Online Entertainment (USA), Desmond Lu Guanghang of Shanda Entertainment (a leading gaming company in China) and Mohit Anand of Microsoft India.

You’re probably wondering why the event’s being held. I’ll let Rohit Sharma, COO of Zapak Digital Entertainment Ltd., answer that:

"India is today getting recognized as a potential market for gaming. We are happy to recognize the need for a separate identity for the industry and bring together leading influential personalities on a common platform. Till date gaming has been seen from limited perspectives. Our endeavor is to create a platform that views this industry more holistically. We are confident that our association with IAMAI and Intel will enhance and highlight the importance of this Summit and add credibility to our efforts."

It’s good to see gaming being recognized as a popular core entertainment medium in India as well. The fact that Shanda Entertainment’s representative’s going to be there suggests that there’ll probably be a lot of talk (and announcements too, may be) about the online gaming scene. Quite frankly, online gaming is one area that can really be capitalized on at this point in the Indian gaming market, so let’s hope that something good comes out of this summit in that respect. We’ll keep you posted with the event’s details once it’s over.

[chu]

Originally Posted by QforQ

Thats not a source, its just copy and pasting the OP's link.

Fair enough..but the site itself is reputable.

[Twobit Whore]

I seriously doubt this is a hoax or rumor. You don't start rumors like this for the fun of it. It's Sony afterall, and this would be begging for a lawsuit if it weren't true.

[QforQ]

Isn't David Christiansen the former IGE guy that they hired fairly recently?

[Ameraves Loyalheart]

Originally Posted by Usha Starchild

300million sounds a little cheap to me...

That was the first thing I thought when I saw the price. Is SOE really doing so bad that they would sell everything for 300m?

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SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT NAMES DAVID D CHRISTENSEN VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS // GamesIndustry.biz

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – April 11, 2007 – Sony Online Entertainment, (SOE) a global leader in the online gaming industry, today announced the appointment of David D Christensen to Vice President of Business Development & International Operations. In this newly created role, Christensen will be responsible for generating strategic global growth opportunities and securing key business alliances for SOE, with an emphasis on the European and Asian markets. In addition to his business development responsibilities, Christensen is tasked with managing SOE’s international operations group. Christensen will be based in SOE’s new Los Angeles studio and will report to John Needham, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President for Sony Online Entertainment.

Christensen is a veteran of the video games industry with a broad range of business experience, including development partnerships, acquisitions, licensing and business affairs. Prior to joining SOE, Christensen served as Vice President of Business Development for IGE where he drove the company’s relationships with the massively multiplayer publishing community. Prior to that, Christensen served as the Director of Business Development for Vivendi Games. He was instrumental in leading negotiations on licensing and development deals for several critically acclaimed and commercially acclaimed successful franchises including Crash Bandicoot, The Incredible Hulk, Lord of the Rings, Riddick and Spyro.

[Lord Thanos]

Bye bye DC Comics MMORPG?

[Mymn]

wow.






just wow.

[Aegdaien]

sadface bye eq2 - only good MMO that was left

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Still waiting for a legitimate source or confirmation from SoE on this.

Reserving judgment until then.

[Lonin]

Originally Posted by Twobit Whore

I seriously doubt this is a hoax or rumor. You don't start rumors like this for the fun of it. It's Sony afterall, and this would be begging for a lawsuit if it weren't true.

It doesn't have to be a hoax, it could just be some analyst's prediction, a misunderstanding, or any number of other things.

[Narale]

Personally, this makes me very excited. Saying goodbye to SOE is like breaking up with that mediocre girlfriend you dated for too long. The air just tastes more fresh, things look more optimistic.

I don't hate SOE, they were just depressing. I love the appeal of MMOs and the mostly amazing future ahead. SOE just weren't cutting it for a top of the line dedicated MMO developer. They were large and well funded yea, but that made it all the more depressing. They've been one of the main players in the US MMO market and they shouldn't have been. With them gone there is a big hole yes, but I'm more excited about what could fill it than what was already there.

And would this be the end of the EverQuest IP? The game might live on, I just hope that there are no more Everquest games made.

[Hachima]

Originally Posted by Agraza

Are they still making that game based on Indian mythos? That was SOE right?

Yeah it was, I liked the concept art, IGN: Ramayan 3392 A.D.

Other than that I've never heard anything more about the game though.

[Jooka]

if true, wow. shocker.

[Eternal]

Looks like the big suits wanted to cash out.

GG SMED YOU FCK