CDC Games, a business unit of CDC Corporation , announced the company's current blockbuster online game in China, Yulgang, continues to enjoy strong growth in Q3 of 2006.

Building on 3 consecutive quarters of robust growth, CDC Games reported registered players of Yulgang was approximately 37 million at the end of Q3, an increase of 23% from Q2 of 2006. The number of items sold top 27.4 million, an impressive 29% growth from Q2. Average concurrent users remained healthy at 218,000, a slight drop from 235,000 at the end of Q2. The number of servers groups in China supporting the game grew to 54, a 13% increase from Q2.

During the recently concluded "Golden Week" in China (October 1 to 7), Yulgang's registered users increased to 37.3 million with average concurrent users growing to 245,000 and over 4 million items sold in the week.

"We are very pleased with the performance of Yulgang for the third quarter and the great start for the fourth quarter," said Dr. Xiaowei Chen, CEO of CDC Games. "It continues to be one of the most popular games in China and the growth in users and items sold even after a full year of operation shows that the future remains bright for Yulgang. With the launch of Special Force and Stone Age 2 early next year followed by The Lord of the Rings Online(TM): Shadows of Angmar(TM), we believe that 2007 will be a landmark year for CDC Games."

Source:佚名