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Cherry Credits Pte Ltd
IndustryE-commerce
Video game publisher
Founded2007
HeadquartersSingapore Singapore
Key people
Addison Kang
Websitehttp://www.cherrycredits.com/

Cherry Credits is an online game operator for South East Asia and payment service provider for games, content and services. Its scratch cards are distributed in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia, with 100,000 distribution points worldwide[1].

The company is a subsidiary of Shanda Games International.[2]

History

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Cherry Credits was established in Singapore in 2007 by Addison Kang, former CEO of AsiaSoft Online[3]. It positioned itself as a micropayment payment service provider targeting teenagers and young adults who do not possess credit cards.[4][5][6] Companies offering their products and services on Cherry Credits include MoVend[7] and GamesCampus[8].

In 2011, Cherry Credits partnered with games publisher Shanda Games International to release online game Dragon Nest in South East Asia[9][10], and SD Gundam Online in 2012[11].

Cherry Credits later evolved into a game publisher for AvatarStar in 2013.[12]

Transactions

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CC (abbreviation of Cherry Credits) is the virtual currency purchased using physical scratch cards with real cash to pay for virtual goods, content and services available on Cherry Credits.

Channelled and Published Games

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Game Start Date Status Official Website
Dragon Nest 13 July 2011[13][14] Live http://dn.cherrycredits.com/
SD Gundam Online 14 February 2012[15] Live http://sd.cherrycredits.com/
AvatarStar 18 April 2013[16] Live http://as.cherrycredits.com/
Minis
Mobile Game
8 February 2013 Live On App Store
Million Arthur
Mobile Game
Q1 2014 - http://ma.cherrycredits.com/
Storm Online 15th November 2010[17] Live http://storm.cherrycredits.com/
Tactics Anthem Online - - http://ta.cherrycredits.com/
Business Tycoon Online 9 June 2011[18] Terminated
31 December 2012
http://bto.cherrycredits.com/

See also

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References

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Category:Video game publishers Category:Payment systems Category:E-commerce