Shanda Interactive Entertainment, one of Mainland China's biggest players in the online gaming market, has just entered into agreements to license and distribute their games in Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Macao. In Vietnam, VTC Intecom has gotten the rights to Crazy Kart and Woool (that would be World of Legend - where does the extra 'o' come from? Your guess is as good as mine) for a period of 3 years; Hong Kong-based CSOFT is getting the exclusive rights to Magical Land and Crazy Kart in Hong Kong and Macao.

With Chinese-developed games gaining a serious foothold in the rest of Asia, it's probably only a matter of time before they start looking outside of Asia for their new markets. With the stealthy introduction of Korean games in Western market, could Shanda or Beijing Perfect World games be far behind? Maggie Greene

Shanda Licenses Woool, Magical Land and Crazy Kart to Overseas Markets

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