Garena
digital entertainment platform
Garena is a game developer and publisher of games from Singapore.[1] It is part of the company Sea Ltd.[2]
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| Company type | Public |
| NYSE: SE | |
| ISIN | US81141R1005 |
| Industry | Video Games |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | Forrest Li |
| Headquarters | Singapore[1] |
Key people | Forrest Li (Founder) Terry Zhao (President) |
| Revenue | US$550m financing-2009 |
| Owner | Sea Ltd Tencent 18% |
| Website | www |
The company makes games on Garena+ in many countries in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. It has made many platforms for popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games likeLeague of Legends and Heroes of Newerth, the football (soccer) game FIFA Online 3, the first-person shooter game Point Blank, the mobile MOBA game Arena of Valor and the racing gameSpeed Drifters for people in the area.
In 2017, it made Free Fire. In May 2021, that game had over 150 million daily active users.[3]
Games
changeGarena has platforms for many games like Defense of the Ancients and Age of Empires. It has also published games, like multiplayer online battle arena games League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth, Free Fire, Call of Duty and Black Shot.
Garena-published games:
| Title | Genre | Developer | Year of launch | Countries | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackShot | MMOFPS | Vertigo Games | 2009 | Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines | Changed as self-published (Vertigo Games via PapayaPlay[4]) |
| Mstar | Casual/Dance | Nurien/Netmarble | 2009 | Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore | Closed 26 August 2019 |
| League of Legends | MOBA | Riot Games | 2010 | Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau, Thailand, Vietnam | Changed as self-published (Riot Games Southeast Asia) ex. Taiwan/Hong Kong (via Taiwan Mobile) & Vietnam (via VNG Games); since January 2023[5][6] |
| Heroes of Newerth | MOBA | Frostburn Studios | 2010 | Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, CIS | Closed on 20 June 2022 |
| Duke of Mount Deer | MMORPG | Changyou.com | 2011 | Taiwan | Closed 24 March 2014 |
| Point Blank | MMOFPS | Zepetto | 2012 | Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia | Closed 28 June 2017; later relaunch in Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia (self-published) |
| Path of Exile | ARPG | Grinding Gear Games | 2013 | Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, CIS, Thailand | Closed 2016 (CIS),[7] ?[source?] (Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia) |
| Elsword | MMORPG | KOG Studios | 2013 | Philippines | Closed 2 December 2015 |
| Firefall | Team Shooter/FPS | Red 5 | 2014 | Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Philippines | Closed |
| Lost Saga | Casual/Fighting | IO Entertainment | 2015 | Thailand, Taiwan | Closed 3 December 2017 |
| Thunder Strike | Vertical Scroller | sunmosh | 2015 | Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam | Closed 6 October 2017 |
| Alliance of Valiant Arms | Team Shooter/FPS | Red Duck Inc./NEOWIZ | 2015 | Singapore, Malaysia | Closed 3 July 2018 |
| Vindictus | MMORPG | devCAT/Nexon | 2015 | Thailand | Closed 31 August 2018 |
| Arena of Valor (Mobile Game) | MOBA | Tencent TiMi Studio | 2016 | Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan. | |
| Free Fire (Mobile Game) | Battle Royale | Garena | 2017 | Global | [8] |
| Blade & Soul | MMORPG | Team Bloodlust/NCSoft | 2017 | Thailand, Vietnam | Closed 15 August 2023 (Vietnam) |
| FIFA Online 3 | Sports/Soccer | Electronic Arts | 2018 | Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam | Closed and replaced by FIFA Online 4 |
| Ring of Elysium | Battle Royale | Tencent Aurora Studio | 2018 | Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Indonesia | Closed 21 January 2022 |
| TalesRunner | Sports | Rhaon/Smilegate | 2018 | Indonesia | Closed |
| Onmyoji (Mobile Game) | Visual Novel/Action | NetEase Games | 2018 | Thailand | Closed 3 April 2019 |
| DD Tank (Mobile Game) | Artillery | MMOG.asia/Changyou.com | 2018 | Thailand | [source?] |
| Rising Force Online | MMORPGs | CCR International | Thailand | [source?] | |
| FIFA Online 4 | Sports/Soccer | Electronic Arts | 2018 | Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam | |
| Call of Duty: Mobile (Mobile Game) | Battle Royale/Multiplayer | Activision/Tencent TiMi Studio | 2019 | Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines | |
| Speed Drifters (Mobile Game) | Racing | Tencent TiMi Studio | 2019 | Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau | |
| Contra: Return (Mobile Game) | Run and Gun Shooter | Tencent TiMi Studio/Konami | 2019 | Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia | |
| Fairy Tail: Forces Unite (Mobile Game) | RPG | Tencent Morefun Studios | 2020 | Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines | [9] |
| Free Fire MAX (Mobile Game) | Battle Royale | Garena | 2021 | Global | |
| Moonlight Blade M (Mobile Game) | MMORPG | Tencent Games | 2021 | Taiwan | [10] |
| Blockman GO (Mobile Game) | Sandbox | Zhuhai Sandbox Network Co. Ltd. | 2017 (relaunched in 2022) | Global | [11] |
| Black Clover M (Mobile Game) | RPG | Ilinix, inc | 2022 | Global | [12] |
| Cái Thế Tranh Hùng (Mobile Game) | Strategy, Role Playing | Topjoy | 2023 | Vietnam | |
| Need for Speed Mobile[a] (Mobile Game) | Racing | Electronic Arts/Tencent TiMi Studio | 2024 | Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau |
Notes
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Garena Online Pvt Ltd". Bloomberg. April 29, 2022. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ↑ "Sea Limited Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Results". sec.gov. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 3 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ↑ Obedkov, Evgeny (2021-08-17). "Mobile battle royale Free Fire surpasses 150 million peak daily active players". Game World Observer. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ↑ "BlackShot Online - Southeast Asia". Papaya Play. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ↑ Allsop, Ken (November 9, 2022). "League of Legends 'set free' by Riot Games publishing in SEA". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ↑ Bernardo, Anna (November 9, 2022). "Riot Games to take back League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics publishing in SEA from Garena in 2023". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ↑ Chris (August 2, 2016). "Concerns related to the Russian merge". pathofexile.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ↑ "FORM 20-F". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. December 31, 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ Lai, Adrian (2020-12-31). "'Fairy Tail: Forces Unite!' Now Available in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines". IGN Southeast Asia. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ↑ "Sea Limited Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results". www.businesswire.com. 2021-08-17. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ↑ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ↑ Stevens, Nathan (16 November 2022). "Garena to Publish Upcoming Black Clover RPG in Select Global Markets". Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2022.