Overview

Established in 2005, IGG was founded with the aim of becoming a leading massively multiplayer game publisher and developer. With over 20 million users, 17 games released and a plan to release a further 11 games, IGG has established itself as one of the leading companies in the field today.

In December 2007 IDGVC, a world renowned venture capital firm decided to invest in IGG. Since then IGG has gone from strength to strength.

After receiving critical acclaim for client-based games such as ‘Godswar Online’ and ‘Dreamland Online’, IGG has now become a household name for users who demand quality content, as well as quality service.

Continuously improving, IGG has already took a step into the browser based and SNS games market. Further plans to expand in this area during 2011 are already underway.

IGG encourages respect, dialog, cooperation and most of all, a deeper understanding between IGG and its users than is common with online gaming companies. Being one of only a few companies to offer this, our 24 hour 7 days a week live support service emphasizes this commitment. By this and through this IGG provides a unique way for improving its products, understanding the market and creating an environment to give great ideas a chance to thrive.

Our History

2005

June 2005, Our Corporation, IGG INC was founded by Duke Cai and Kevin Xu.

2006

May 2006, IGG INC started operating the classic MMORPG --- Myth War Online.

Oct 2006, IGG INC owned and operated JoyConnect Studio was established, and commenced development on its first 3D MMORPG --- Gods' War Online.

Dec 2006, IGG INC launched the second MMORPG --- Voyage Century Online.

2007

Mar 2007, The explosively popular third offering from IGG INC --- Tales of Pirates began its open beta.

May 2007, The number of registered TOP players reached 200,000, and the max online number of players exceeded 10,000 by Nov 2007. TOP made a breakthrough in the international online game market that year.

Oct 2007, IGG INC's fourth offering --- Zu Online began its Closed Beta.

Nov 2007, Myth War ranked 4th on the North-American Most Anticipated Games List.

Dec 2007, IGG INC launched the Closed Beta for its fifth MMORPG, Angels Online early in the month, and then its Open Beta later in the month.

Dec 2007, IGG INC announced the completion of a deal worth millions of dollars in Series A funding led by IDG Technology Venture Investment (IDGVC Partners).

2008

March 2008, IGG INC launched the Closed Beta for its sixth MMORPG --- Wonderland Online

May 2008, Wonderland Online quickly created a huge following for itself, and totaled 10,000 max online player in 3 short months after its debut.

May 2008, IGG INC. main website hits 30,000 concurrent users.

August 2008, IGG INC main website reaches 40,000 concurrent users.

August 2008, IGG INC began wrapping up development of its first self-produced MMORPG --- Gods War Online and began internal testing.

Nov 2008, IGG INC started development of its second self-produced Strategic RPG --- Galaxy Online.

Nov 2008, IGG INC's 7th MMORPG --- Gods War began its Closed Beta.

Nov 2008, IGG INC announced the completion of a second deal worth tens of millions of dollars in funding led by IDGVC, VERTEX and HEARST even amid the worldwide financial crisis.

Dec 2008, The eighth MMORPG operated by IGG INC --- Aurora Blade began its Closed Beta.

2009

March 2009, The ninth MMORPG operated by IGG INC --- Galaxy Online was officially launched.

May 2009, IGG's tenth MMORPG --- Freesky Online, began its Closed Beta.

May 2009, IGG Inc launched the Alpha Test for its 11th MMORPG --- 2029 online.

March 24th, 2009: IGG INC produced Gods War Online and added it to 17173's games list, one of China's most famous gaming portals. GWO was also given its own webpage.

April 7th, 2009: IGG's self-produced, strategic RPG Galaxy Online was also added to the 17173's games list.

May 1st, 2009: IGG INC launched the Alpha Test for Dreamland Online, a 3D side-scrolling MMORPG.

May 8th, 2009: IGG INC officially announced it would be launching Freesky Online in Europe and the United States.

May 14th, 2009: Sina visited IGG INC. They requested an exclusive interview with COO Kenny and the key figures behind Gods War Online and Galaxy Online.

June 2009: IGG INC celebrated their three-year anniversary, while also recording in excess of 10 million registered users.

July 20th, 2009: Gods War Online officially launched its Closed Beta that included previous character information on the Chinese Mainland. The number of game servers reached 30+ and user registration surpassed one million.

July 23rd-26th, 2009: IGG INC took part in the ChinaJoy Expo with the Chinese Version of Gods War Online, Galaxy Online and Dreamland Online, all games operated on the Chinese Mainland.

August 13th, 2009: IGG INC officially announced the Closed Beta for Galaxy Online on the Chinese Mainland.

2010

January 2010, A Hundred Year’s War, an MMORPG developed by IGG Inc., began Alpha testing.

March 2010, Mail.ru, one of the leading online game providers in Russia and Europe, announced its intention to partner with IGG in launching IGG's hit MMORPG “GodsWar Online” in Russia.

March 2010, Game Entertainment Europe (GEE), licensed the rights to IGG's groundbreaking browser-based SLG, Lords Online, in the French, German, and Dutch markets, and with options for additional zones in the Euro region.

April 2010, Tales of Fantasy launched its Closed Beta.

May 2010, Mythcraft Online, a free MMORPG developed by IGG, went into Beta testing with a select group of testers.

June 2010, Dreamland Online, a free MMORPG developed by IGG, began its Closed Beta testing phase.

August 2010, GodsWar Online, expanded its sights and entered the Thai, Russian, German, Polish and Taiwanese markets with great success.

December 2010, GodsWar Online was released on Facebook and quickly attracted a huge following.

2011

January 2011, IGG developed and released Galaxy Online II, a browser-based strategy game, which quickly took its spot in the space strategy niche and has been growing quickly ever since. Its unique features and sharp graphics have set it apart from the competition and made it one of the fastest growing games on Facebook.

March 2011, Dreamland Online went live with a stronger than expected roll out. Featuring a unique 3D side-scrolling interface and anime-style graphics, this throwback MMORPG has attracted an ever widening audience looking for cutting edge gaming wrapped up in a nostalgic package.

May 2011, Galaxy Online II was released on Facebook in French, German, Spanish, Turkish and several other languages.

May 17th 2011, GodsWar Online released a Portuguese version for Facebook.