User:Lucielle/QQ Games
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QQ Games | |
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URL | http://www.qqgames.com |
Commercial? | Ad funded |
Type of site | Casual MMO |
Registration | AIM Linked |
Owner | Tencent Corporation |
Created by | QQ Games, Tencent |
QQ Games is a casual games client, offering only multi-player online games. Games are available through the QQ Games client and are entirely free to play. Partnering with AOL Instant Messenger through the AIM Plugin Gallery AIM 6.5 comes bundled with QQ Games. As the service is linked to AIM, an AIM screename is required to play.
The nature of these multi-player games encourage a sense of community as players interact in online game rooms and lobbies, and then further by adding each other and chatting through AIM.
QQ Games is created by Tencent America, LLC., a part of the Tencent group, headquartered in Redwood City, CA.
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[edit] History
QQ Games started its open Beta in Spring 2007 in partnership with AIM, and continued testing until October 3rd 2007. Within the first week of its launch, the peak concurrent user number rose to over 500. While the service only currently features five games, if the site follows the model of QQ Games in China, the number of games offered is slated to expand as the service matures.
[edit] List of Games
- QQ Treasure Hunter
- QQ Match Master
- QQ Pool
- QQ Robo
- QQ Blackjack
- QQ Puzzle Dasher
- QQ Bubble Arena
[edit] Compertitors
The site competes with other casual game sites such as MSN Games, Yahoo! Games, and Pogo.com.