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Incorporated on 20th March 2015 as an investment holding company, iCandy Interactive Limited (ASX: ICI) develops and publishes mobile games and digital entertainment for a global audience. The company has a broad portfolio of mobile games that are being played by more than 350 million mobile gamers across the world. Some of the games under iCandyâs portfolio include Star Girl Games, Astro Boy Games, Appxplore (iCandy) and Inzen (iCandy).
iCandy announced today that it has concluded a Game Cooperation agreement with Guangzhou Aijuyou Information Technology Co. Ltd. (unit of Alibaba ) and Animoca Brands Limited (ASX: AB1) on the expansion of iCandyâs mobile game âGroove Planetâ into Mainland China.
Groove Planet is a unique music game that plays oneâs music, examines each track with the help of chord recognition technology and makes use of the characteristics of each song to deliver a unique music-based entertainment experience. It can also be termed as an alien world-building rhythm game.
The mobile game âGroove Planetâ was earlier acquired from Animoca Brands by iCandy. iCandy owns the exclusive global rights of the game while Animoca Brands (iCandyâs substantial shareholder) is the record holder of its ownership rights.
Guangzhou Aijuyou Information Technology Co. Ltd. (9Games) is a unit of Alibaba (digital media and entertainment business entity). 9Games has a strong market presence in China, established distribution networks and in-depth understanding of Chinese consumer behaviour. iCandy and Animoca Brands will reportedly benefit from 9Gamesâ strong distribution capability in the Chinese game market.
The revenue generated by the âGroove Planetâ in the Chinese market will be shared by 9Games and iCandy (on commercial terms), while Animoca Brands is eligible to a slice of the proceeds collected by iCandy.
iCandyâs Chairman Mr Kin W. Lau informed that the company is developing strong collaboration in the international gaming market and is looking forward to having more collaborations with Alibabaâs 9Games.
With confidence over the rapid growth of video-capable social media across the globe, iCandy also executed an Investment Agreement with Xcademy Ltd recently to acquire a 20 per cent stake.
In its recently released annual financial report for the year ended 31 December 2018, the company reported higher revenue and lower loss from ordinary activities compared to the previous corresponding. The operating loss for the FY18 narrowed to approximately $1.15 million compared to $1.87 million in FY17, while the revenue increased from $1.66 million (FY17) to $2.82 (FY18).
A Global Collaboration and Distribution Agreement was signed between iCandy and Emerge Gaming Ltd (ASX: EM1) on 21st March 2019 to build and operate mobile games focused on EM1âs eSports platform. A new eSports tournament âiLeagueâ was to be developed under the Agreement utilising iCandyâs game content and technology based on the Arcade X Platform.
ICI closed the dayâs session at A$ 0.063 on 23 May 2019.The companyâs stock has generated a return of 34 per cent on YTD basis with 45.65 per cent return during the last three months.
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