盛大代理新作【RIFT】定名【时空裂痕】

　　2月9日晚间消息，盛大游戏正式宣布，盛大游戏已获得美国游戏开发商Trion Worlds开发的3D MMORPG《RIFT》(中文名暂定：裂隙)中国大陆地区代理权。

　　盛大游戏董事长兼CEO谭群钊称：“我们很高兴能将《RIFT》引入到中国，《RIFT》凭借精美的动态内容、完美的画面为玩家提供一个冒险的网络世界，吸引了全世界的游戏玩家。凭借我们在中国市场的经验和技术，我们对《RIFT》在中国的发布感到兴奋，并对其在中国市场的成功充满信心。”

　　Trion Worlds创始人兼CEO拉斯·巴特勒(Lars Buttler)称：“与盛大游戏合作意味着西方付费游戏在进军中市场的征程中迈出了巨大的一步，Trion Worlds能冲在最前沿我们感到很自豪。我们深信，盛大游戏是《RIFT》在中国市场的最佳运营商。”

　　《Rift: Planes of Telara》是一款集合了魔兽(wow)，战锤OL(warhammer)，无尽的任务(EQ)以及魔剑(SB)的优点的幻想风多人线上角色扮演游戏，包括有类似wow的任务/副本，warhammer的战场/Public Quest系统，独特的天赋技能系统，EQ的raid和SB的战斗节奏。

　　开发商为美国游戏厂商Trion，由经典游戏《魔法门(Might & Magic)》之父Jon Van Caneghem参与创立，制作小组则是由前EQ与EQ2的制作总监Scott Hartsmann所带领，主创人员有多位是来自网络创世纪(Ultima Online)，无尽的任务2。《Rift: Planes of Telara》投资超过5000万美元，于2011年3月北美上市。

　　据报道，由于《RIFT》获得成功，开发商Trion 2011年营收规模翻番，游戏上市仅10个月就获得了1亿美元收入，在去年10月，Trion已筹集到的1亿美元风投，投资方包括来自Time Warner, Comcast, 以及Fidelity这样知名的公司。Trion因此正在筹备IPO事宜。

　　以下是英文稿:

　　Shanda Games Limited (Nasdaq: GAME， “Shanda Games”) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Trion Worlds， Inc. (“Trion Worlds”)， a leading US-based game publisher and developer， for the exclusive license to operate its highly-anticipated 3D MMORPG “RIFT” in mainland China.

　　RIFT is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that offers highly polished game plays and deeply immersive experience to game players. The game has been well received by gamers since its release in the US and has won numerous recognitions from top game websites and organizations since publication， including “The Best MMO 2011 Award” by IGN.yzz.cn， “The Best New MMO 2011 Award” by MMOPRG.yzz.cn and “The Best New Online Game 2011 Award” by the U.S.A. Game Developers Conference (GDC).

　　“We are delighted to bring RIFT， Trion Worlds’ much-acclaimed award-winning tiTLe， to China，” said Mr. Alan Tan， Chairman and CEO of Shanda Games. “RIFT offers an adventurous online world with fantastic dynamic content and stunning graphics and has attracted many devoted fans worldwide. Based on our experience and expertise in the China market， we are excited about the upcoming launch of RIFT to our broad gamer audience and are confident in the success of RIFT in the China market.”

　　“Our collaboration with Shanda Games is a huge step for Western premium games in China and we are proud that Trion Worlds is at the forefront，” said Lars Buttler， Founder and CEO of Trion Worlds. “The appetite for great， new， original game experiences like RIFT， that disrupt the existing paradigm of traditional gaming， is universal. We believe that Shanda Games， with a proven track record of localizing and delivering content， is the best operator for Trion Worlds to offer gamers in China an authentic RIFT experience.”

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