Exit Games And The9 Partner To Bring Photon To The Chinese Market

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Exit Games Signs Distribution Partnership With The9 To Bring Photon ToÂChinese Market

Portland, OR - August 2, 2011 - Exit Games today announces that it hasÂentered into a distribution agreement with The9, the leading onlineÂgame operator and developer in China. According to the agreement, The9

will exclusively market and distribute Exit Games' Photon toÂdevelopers and publishers throughout China.

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Exit Games' Photon is a fast, reliable and powerful network engine andÂsocket server for the development of realtime multiplayerÂapplications, with SDKs for Unity, iOS, Android, Flash, HTML5 andÂothers.

Photon's C/C++-based core, it's server extensibility in .NET / C++Âreliable UDP, form a market unique feature set that is essential forÂscalable online games such as first person shooters (FPS) or massiveÂmultiplayer online games (MMOG's).

The9 Limited is one of the earliest providers of social networkingÂservices and online games in China. They're familiar with productÂdistribution, marketing, operation, and community management specificÂto the Chinese game market, and are therefore well equipped to helpÂgame developers launch games in the important Chinese market.

Chris Shen, Vice President of The9 Limited, commented: "Developing andÂoperating successful online games in China is a huge technicalÂchallenge as they must scale for an enormous amount of concurrentÂusers. That is why we are happy to distribute Exit Games Photon, anÂonline game engine that exactly tackles these challenges, allowingÂgame developers to build robust and scalable online games on multipleÂplatforms, and to operate them on a minimum amount of servers."

Christof Wegmann, CTO and founder of Exit Games, continues: "We areÂabsolutely thrilled to partner with an online games powerhouse likeÂThe9. China is a fantastic opportunity for us, with many highlyÂskilled online game developers, and the partnership with The9 opens upÂthis market for us." He went on "We are convinced that their specificÂmarket knowledge will help to successfully establish Exit Games'ÂPhoton within the Chinese online game development community."

Exit Games' Photon FREE licenses can be downloaded atÂhttp://shop.exitgames.com.

About The9 Limited:

The9 Limited is an online game operator and developer in China. The9Âdirectly, or through affiliates, operates licensed MMORPGs includingÂSoul of The Ultimate NationT, Atlantica and Kingdom Heroes 2 Online in

mainland China. The9 has also obtained exclusive licenses to operateÂother online games in mainland China, including Seoyugi, Planetside 2Âand Free Realms. In addition, The9 operates its proprietary MMORPGÂWorld of Fighter, web and SNS game Tiny Kingdoms and Winning Goal inÂmainland China and overseas. The9 is also developing variousÂproprietary games, including ShenXianZhuan, Firefall and otherÂMMORPGs, web and SNS games. In 2010, The9 established its MobileÂBusiness Unit to focus on mobile internet business.

About Exit Games:

Exit Games is the leading provider of network engines for theÂdevelopment of online games on multiple platforms. Exit Games' highÂperformance socket server, Photon, allows developers to easilyÂimplement realtime features into games or applications for browsers,Âpersonal computers, Macs or mobile devices including the iPad, iPhone

and Android.ÂExit Games products are used by leading entertainment industryÂcustomers such as OpenFeint, Bigpoint, Walt Disney, Square Enix,ÂTaito, Konami and World Golf Tour to create online, social andÂcommunity-based games and applications.ÂExit Games was founded in 2003 with venture capital funding and isÂheadquartered in Hamburg, Germany, with an office in Portland, Oregon,ÂUSA. For more information, please visit the company website:Âwww.exitgames.com.

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