Just one of the Chinese Servers, (not the famous knight we all see on other videos here), where players got past 1 million BR. This is probably thanks to the newer updates. At that time I think. Lawsuit Against 7Road and Order Granted by the Court to Prevent Further Harm to Wartune Players and Platforms Players of Wartune: First and foremost, we would like to thank you all, Wartune players from Game Hollywood/Proficient City, Facebook, Kongregate, Armor Games, R2Games, Ennia Games and other platforms, for your trust and utmost patience.
| 胡来游戏 | |
| Private | |
| Industry | Online/Social/Mobile Gaming |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | |
| Headquarters | Beijing , |
Number of locations | Shanghai, Tokyo, Guangzhou, Taipei, Silicon Valley |
| 600 | |
| Website | http://www.hoolaigames.com (English-language) |
Hoolai Games is a Chinese mid-core social Web and mobile game development company and game publisher founded in 2008 by its CEO Qiao Wanli and President Jian Huang. Hoolai's portfolio of games including its flagship game, Hoolai Three Kingdoms, can be found in game platforms including the iOS App Store,[1]Google Play, Facebook, Renren, and Tencent's Qzone.
Hoolai Games is headquartered in Beijing, and employs more than 700 people with offices in Shanghai, Tokyo, Guangzhou, Taipei, and Silicon Valley.[2]
History[edit]
In December 2008, Hoolai Games was founded by its CEO Qiao Wanli[3] and President Jian Huang.
Hoolai Games’ earliest social games, Hoolai Hotel (胡莱旅馆) and Love Thief (偷心贼), saw a moderate degree success. Hoolai Games reportedly sold Hoolai Hotel for several million yuan to an Internet company.[3] In 2010, the proceeds of the acquisition was used to fund a 30-person team in Beijing and the development of Hoolai Three Kingdoms (胡来三国).
In 2011, Hoolai Three Kingdoms was officially launched in China as a Web game on Tencent's Qzone social gaming platform. After releasing the Facebook version, which among the top Facebook apps shortly after the game's launch,[4] Hoolai's iOS version of Hoolai Three Kingdoms released later that year and became the Apple App Store Rewind's 2011 #1 Grossing iOS game in China.[5] Hoolai Games subsequently entered into a partnership with game publisher GREE, Inc., and Hoolai Three Kingdoms was released in Japan and Korea.[6] According to an interview with Wanli in 2012, Hoolai Three Kingdoms was generating RMB 1 million per day in revenue for Hoolai Games.[3]
With a top-performing game in the Chinese social and mobile gaming market,[7] Jian announced in 2011 that Hoolai Games had raised $20 million in series B financing lead by venture capital firms, Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, and Bertelsmann AG. Hoolai has since expanded its portfolio of mid-core social and mobile games to include the turn-based strategy, role-playing, and casino gaming games such as Checkmate (将军), War of Immortals (斩仙), and Hoolai Poker (胡莱德州扑克).
In 2011, Hoolai Games and some of its customers were victims of a large credit card fraud scheme, which reduced th company's profits,[1] and resulted in some customers being charged for software they didn't download.[8]
In 2014, Hoolai Games is partly owned by TenCent Holdings.[9]
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Notable Games[edit]
Hoolai Three Kingdoms[edit]
Hoolai Three Kingdoms (胡来三国) is free-to-play resource management and social war strategy game set an alternative interpretation of China's historical three kingdoms. Players are tasked to build their own cities, train armies, and wage war against friends and other players on the battlefield.
War of Immortals[edit]
War of Immortals (斩仙) is a massively multiplayer ARPG game in China with side-scrolling gameplay. Players must one of many customizable avatars and treck War of Immortals’ fantasy world completing quests, while battling enemies in the form of NPCs and other players within an ancient Chinese storyline. Players can also raise pets that offer additional benefits (including damage) in battles.
Checkmate[edit]
Checkmate (将军) is a free-to-play World War II turn-by-turn strategy iPad game. Players can assume the role of a general commanding an Allied or Axis army from World War II, reclaiming invaded territories in Europe. As a PvP game, Checkmate supports PvE single player campaigns, however the game includes guild-style social game features, with which players can battle players from opposing factions.
Hoolai Poker[edit]
Hoolai Poker (胡莱德州扑克) is a social gambling platform. Its current primary poker game is Texas Hold’em. The game deals strictly in virtual currency, however competitive players can participate in tournament events with the chance of winning real life prizes. For casual play, Hoolai Poker offers other poker variants including Caribbean Poker and Video Poker.
Wartune[edit]
In 2014, Wartune, a stand-alone mobile game, accounted for about 40% of the company's mobile revenue.[10] The game was developed in conjunction with another game company, 7th Road.[11]
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Awards & Recognition[edit]
- In 2012 Hoolai won Red Herring's Top 100 Asia award,[12] which recognizes the year's most promising private technology ventures in the Asian business region.
- War of Immortals placed within the top five games in the 2012 Golden Page Award's categories of “2012’s Top Ten Web Games” and “2012’s Most Popular RPGs.”[13]
- Checkmate was the top grossing iPad game in China according to Apple's 2012 App Store Rewind.[14]
- Hoolai Three Kingdoms was recognized as the Top Grossing iOS game in China by Apple's 2011 App Store Rewind.[15]
References[edit]
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- ^'Hoolai Games'. Crunchbase.
- ^ abc'Hoolai Three Kingdoms puts founder on China's gaming throne'. Want China Times. December 18, 2012. Archived from the original on April 9, 2014.
- ^Glasser, AJ. '胡萊三國 Tops This Week's List of Emerging Facebook Games'. Inside Social Games.
- ^'Mobile gaming booms in China'. CNC News, Beijing
- ^Toto, Dr. Serkan. 'Popular Chinese Social Game Hoolai Three Kingdoms To Land On GREE [Social Games]'. Serkantoto.com.
- ^'Fraud Scare in App Store as Chinese Game Charges for Massive In-App Purchases'. Steven Millward Games in Asia, December 21, 2011
- ^'iTunes users accuse Hoolai Games of App Store scamming as Chinese language game storms UK top grossing chart'. Pocket Gamer, December 20th, 2011 - By Keith Andrew
- ^'Tencent's Profit Is Likely to Sprint Higher '. Wall Street Journal, By Wayne Ma in Beijing and Eva Dou in Taipei Aug. 12, 2014
- ^'Wartune is generating 40% of Hoolai's mobile revenue'. Pocket Game, April 15th, 2014 By Jon Jordan
- ^'Kabam Publishing Popular Chinese Web Game Wartune For Mobile In The West'. Fansided, by Nick Tylwalk
- ^'2012 Red Herring Top 100 Asia'.
- ^'2012 Golden Page Awards'. 07073.[permanent dead link]
- ^'移动游戏最具创意奖 胡莱游戏 胡莱三国'. Duowan. October 31, 2012.
- ^'《胡莱三国》夺得中国区Appstore Rewind榜单游戏类冠军'. 265G.
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