Shengqu Games is a publisher and operator of online games based in Shanghai, China. Founded in 1999 as Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited, it spun off from Shanda Interactive in 2009 and is currently owned by Zhejiang Century Huatong. Shanda's published and operated games include AION, MapleStory, The World of Legend, The Age, Magical Land, Ragnarok Online, Dungeons & Dragons Online, Crazy Arcade, GetAmped and Final Fantasy XIV (in mainlad china) among others. In September 2001, Shanqu published its first game, The Legend of Mir 2 (热血传奇). In 2005, Shengqu pioneered the free-to-charge model, leading the global game industry model transformation.
