The Lord of The Rings is Relaunched in China by CDC

CDC Games, a business unit of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA) announced today that it expects to launch The Lord of the Rings Online in China during the second half of 2009. The Lord of the Rings Online is currently offered in North America, Europe, Russia and South Korea.

The Lord of the Rings Online is a massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) based on the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien andis developed by North American-based Turbine.

The China-based version is expected to have significant changes from the version launched in North America and Europe. Additionally, based upon research into local customer preferences, CDC Games has coordinated with Turbine to add several changes to the game, including an enhanced player versus player function, that it believes will make the game more successful in China.

source: http://www.redlinechina.com/