[October 15th, 2010]9wee to Publish “Kungfu Hero” in Russia/CIS Region
October 15th, 2010, 9wee has announced the signing of an agreement with Astrum Nival, the Russian leading online game operator and publisher, to release the MMORPG Kungfu Hero in Russia and CIS countries.
Kungfu Hero is a free to play MMORPG developed by 9wee, and has won the golden prize of most favorite webgame in China Joy 2009. Kungfu Hero is based on the background of Warring States period, provides players with great world concept, attractive stories and extensive sociability. It has achieved a great success from start till now, and is considered as the most classical game among all the browser games. During nearly two years, Kungfu Hero obtained and still maintains a very high popularity.
9wee believes that this partnership with Astrum Nival of Kungfu Hero is a great start to enter the new overseas marketing. It will strengthen the leading prospect of 9wee in online game industry as well as make this flagship game to be more successful. 9wee also believes that Kungfu Hero will be popular in Russian-speaking countries by its special Chinese culture and profound history.
Dmitry Devishev, the CEO of Astrum Nival, said that it’s a pleasure to bring Kungfu Hero into their online game series, and believe that with the excellent development technology and high reputation of 9wee, cooperating with the professional competence of Astrum Nival, this partnership will be proved to be successful. And in order to achieve this great success, they will work closely with 9wee’s technicians to make this game more suitable for overseas players.