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2006-11-16 12:01:40 Origin: http://www.9you.com  Edit:peony

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A Memorable Jin Ling Award Presentation Dinner
9you return with glory

It has taken more than two months of preparation works for the most authoritative game evaluation award – 2006 Jin Ling Award to be presented on 17th Oct 2006. Jin Ling Award was organized by China International Digital Entertainment Expo Committee, supported by General Administration of Press and Publication of P. R. China, Ministry of Science and Technology of P. R. China, General Administration of Sport of P. R. China, The State Council Information Office of P. R. China, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and National Copyright Bureau of China.
2006 Jin Ling Award received nearly 1,000,000 votes in total, covering hundreds of products from the online, console and mobile game industries. 9you seized three out of the seven awards at the Jin Ling Award Presentation Dinner. They are: “Players’ Favorite Top 10 Online Games”, “Top 10 Most Anticipated Online Game” and “Top 3 Online Games From Overseas”.

<Audition> won “Players’ Favorite Top Ten Online Games”

<Audition> won “Top 3 Best Online Games From Overseas”

<Extreme Soccer Online> won “Top 10 Most Anticipated Online Game”

As a leading interactive entertainment portal in China, 9you has been fast catching a lots of attention in the local gaming industry: <O2jam> is the most popular casual online game; <Extreme Soccer Online> is the first online soccer game in China and is going to be launched in the 4th quarter 2006. 9you also positions itself as a leader of fashion trend and has invested RMB20,000,000 recently to get the sole sponsorship from the hot TV show <9you.com Let’s Shake it>. With the strong support from all 9you users, it is only nature that <Audition> has won “Players’ Favorite Top 10 Online Games” and “Top 3 Best Online Games From Overseas”. <Extreme Soccer Online> also got the title of “Top 10 Expected Online Game”.
At the Award Ceremony, Press and Public Administration (PPA) expressively sent its well wishes and encouragement words to 9you and other game companies, PPA also hopes that game developers, publishers, management department and media could jointly build up a healthy, casual and entertainment-filled game industry.
To this, 9you Vice President Li Shengbing responded: “9you appreciates the constant guidance and support which the PPA and other gaming related government bodies have been providing. 9you will also like to take this chance to say a very big “Thank you” to our beloved users, who have been very participative and active in 9you’s online suite of products and services. 9you will reciprocate such enthusiasm with higher games and customer-oriented services. The online soccer game we are going to launch in the 4th quarter this year is a good example.”
Mr Li also mentioned: “9you will not only continue to develop and publish healthier, casual and fashion online games, but will also make plans to go into the Entertainment Content Area. We will strive to make 9you an entertainment brand instead of only a game brand, thereby expanding our user base.”

<O2Jam> became the first music online game in China to win an award last year. This year <Audition> and <Extreme Soccer Online> continued with similar successes. This confirms 9you’s positioning as an Online Casual Game Publisher in China.
<Extreme Soccer Online> is the first online soccer game in China. At its end July closed beta at ChinaJoy, it received positive feedback from players in terms of its freestyle street soccer theme, soccer game without rules and cool animation skills.
<Extreme Soccer Online> launched its second closed beta test on 13th Oct and also began its recruitment of soccer coaches, distribution channel partners and players. 9you hopes to build up a huge online soccer community for <Extreme Soccer Online> and online soccer games together with these groups of people.
<Let’s Shake It> sole interactive entertainment media supporter:http://www.9you.com
Audition Official Website:http://au.9you.com
Extreme Soccer Online Official Website:http://zq.9you.com,http://soccer.9you.com

About 9you

9you is a leading enterprise in the Chinese online gaming industry. It is also the largest music play online game developer and publisher globally. Being one of 2005 Top 10 Online Game Operator in China, 9you has been awarded the 2005 Shanghai First-class Service Brand in Information Service Industry. 9you obtained ISO9001 certification and was listed by Red Herring as one of the “Top 100 Enterprising Companies in Asia”, thereby covetting the “Rising star in Asia” title.
Till the end of August this year, the total registered users reached a figure of 143 million and the peak current user reached 850,000. 9you is ranked as No.41 in the global Chinese ranking website and No.1 in National online gaming industry in terms of its web traffic numbers. All these have resulted in more than 200% increase to the company’s revenue and made 9you one of the largest global online game communities. 9you represents the latest online interactive entertainment operational mode and it is the first interactive entertainment portal which integrates MMORPG/Casual Games/Mobile Games/Fashion digital entertainment, interactive community and mobile value-added services.
Currently 9you operates three different casual game genres: Online music simulation genre such as <Audition> <O2Jam> and in-house developed products such as <Super Dancer Online> <Burst A Fever>, online sport simulation genre like <Extreme Soccer Online>, online racing game genre like <Crazy Rider>.
For more information about 9you, please visit: http://www.9you.com