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2K China
Chinese video game developer
Chinese video game developer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2K Games (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
| logo | 2K China Logo.svg |
| type | Subsidiary |
| industry | Video games |
| fate | Dissolved |
| founded | |
| founder | |
| defunct | |
| hq_location_city | Shanghai |
| hq_location_country | China |
| num_locations | 3 studios |
| num_locations_year | 2015 |
| num_employees | 150 |
| num_employees_year | 2015 |
| parent | [2K](2k-company) |
2K Games (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., doing business as 2K China (formerly 2K Shanghai), was a Chinese video game developer based in Shanghai.
History
2K Shanghai was founded as a subsidiary of 2K on 9 May 2006, in response to China's rapidly growing gaming market. Initial projects for the company included doing Chinese localisation for Civilization IV, developing an original intellectual property, and "serve as a hub for sales, marketing, development and outsourcing opportunities in China".
On 6 November 2015, 2K's parent company, Take-Two Interactive, announced that they had closed down 2K China due to profitability concerns over their in-development title Borderlands Online. Due to the closure, Borderlands Online was effectively cancelled. 150 people were made redundant at 2K China and its Hangzhou studio, while the Chengdu studio, as 2K Chengdu, was retained as a quality assurance facility.
Games developed
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | *Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords* | Microsoft Windows | Assisted Firaxis Games |
| *Sid Meier's Railroads!* | |||
| 2007 | *Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword* | ||
| 2008 | *Don King Presents: Prizefighter* | Xbox 360 | Assisted Venom Games |
| *Major League Baseball 2K8* | Wii | ||
| *Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization* | Microsoft Windows | Assisted Firaxis Games | |
| *Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution* | Nintendo DS | ||
| PlayStation 3 | |||
| Xbox 360 | |||
| *Top Spin 3* | Nintendo DS | ||
| Wii | |||
| 2009 | *Don King Boxing* | Nintendo DS | |
| Wii | |||
| *Major League Baseball 2K9* | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Wii | |||
| *NBA 2K10* | PlayStation Portable | ||
| *Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution* | iOS | ||
| 2010 | *BioShock 2* | Microsoft Windows | Assisted [2K Marin](2k-marin) |
| PlayStation 3 | |||
| Xbox 360 | |||
| *BioShock 2: Minerva's Den* | PlayStation 3 | ||
| Xbox 360 | |||
| *Carnival Games* | iOS | ||
| *Major League Baseball 2K10* | PlayStation 2 | ||
| PlayStation Portable | |||
| Wii | |||
| *NBA 2K11* | PlayStation Portable | ||
| *NHL 2K11* | iOS | ||
| *Sid Meier's Civilization V* | Microsoft Windows | Assisted Firaxis Games | |
| *Sid Meier's Pirates!* | Wii | ||
| *The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom* | Microsoft Windows | ||
| 2011 | *BioShock 2: Minerva's Den* | Microsoft Windows | Assisted [2K Marin](2k-marin) |
| *Carnival Games Volume II* | iOS | ||
| *Major League Baseball 2K11* | PlayStation 2 | Assisted Virtuos | |
| PlayStation Portable | |||
| Wii | |||
| *NBA 2K12* | iOS | ||
| PlayStation 2 | Assisted Virtuos | ||
| Wii | |||
| *Sid Meier's Pirates!* | iOS | ||
| *Top Spin 4* | PlayStation 3 | Assisted [2K Czech](2k-czech) | |
| Wii | |||
| Xbox 360 | Assisted [2K Czech](2k-czech) | ||
| 2012 | *Major League Baseball 2K12* | PlayStation 2 | Assisted Virtuos |
| PlayStation Portable | |||
| Wii | |||
| *NBA 2K13* | Android | ||
| iOS | |||
| Microsoft Windows | Assisted Visual Concepts | ||
| PlayStation 3 | |||
| Xbox 360 | |||
| Wii U | |||
| *Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings* | Microsoft Windows | Assisted Firaxis Games | |
| *Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution* | Windows Phone | ||
| *Sid Meier's Pirates!* | Windows Phone | ||
| *Spec Ops: The Line* | Microsoft Windows | Assisted Yager Development | |
| PlayStation 3 | |||
| Xbox 360 | |||
| *The Darkness II* | Microsoft Windows | Assisted Digital Extremes | |
| PlayStation 3 | |||
| Xbox 360 | |||
| *XCOM: Enemy Unknown* | Microsoft Windows | Assisted Firaxis Games | |
| PlayStation 3 | |||
| Xbox 360 | |||
| 2013 | *Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World* | Microsoft Windows | |
| *The Bureau: XCOM Declassified* | Microsoft Windows | Assisted [2K Marin](2k-marin) | |
| PlayStation 3 | |||
| Xbox 360 | |||
| *XCOM: Enemy Unknown* | iOS | ||
| 2014 | *BioShock* | iOS | |
| *Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!* | Microsoft Windows | Assisted [2K Australia](2k-australia) | |
| PlayStation 3 | |||
| Xbox 360 | |||
| *Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution 2* | Android | ||
| iOS | |||
| *XCOM: Enemy Unknown* | Android | Assisted Virtuos | |
| *XCOM: Enemy Within* | Android | ||
| Fire OS | |||
| iOS | |||
| 2015 | *Evolve* | Microsoft Windows | Assisted Turtle Rock Studios |
| PlayStation 4 | |||
| Xbox One |
References
References
- Burnes, Andrew. (9 May 2006). "2K Games Shacks Up In Shanghai".
- "Take-Two announces 2K Shanghai".
- "Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Establishes 2K Shanghai".
- "Take-Two sets up Chinese development studio".
- Makuch, Eddie. (6 November 2015). "Borderlands Online Canceled, Developer Shuttered".
- "2K China closed as Borderlands Online cancelled".
- Matulef, Jeffrey. (6 November 2015). "Take-Two cancels Borderlands Online, shuts down 2K China".
- "Take-Two Interactive closes 2K China".
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