UserJoy Technology

UserJoy Technology (Chinese: 宇峻奧汀; pinyin: Yǔjùn Àotīng), founded in Taiwan since 1995, is a company involved in video game development, publishing[1] and maintenance.

Userjoy Technology Co., Ltd.
宇峻奧汀科技股份有限公司
TypeInternet, PCMMO Developer and MMO Publisher
IndustryInternet
Founded1995
HeadquartersTaiwan
Key people
Michael Shih
Websitewww.uj.com.tw

Userjoy Technology is based in Taipei, Taiwan. It develops gaming software for personal computers, with genres ranging from puzzle games, simulation games, strategy games, and role-playing games, among other types of games too.[2] It also develops and distributes types of products and publications related to games.[3] It sells products in Taiwan and also in other countries too.[4]

With its R&D studio and distribution company in Beijing and the publishing subsidiary, Userjoy Japan Co. Ltd., Userjoy joined the international gaming market as a content provider in Taiwan, China, North America, Europe, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

History
Taipei IT Month Userjoy 2013
Userjoy Technology booth, Taipei IT Month 2016
Userjoy Technology booth, Taipei Game Show 2017
2007 Day1 UserJoy

Just developers

Userjoy was founded in May 1995.[1] UserJoy Technology develops games for the PC, mostly including MMORPGs. Its 2003 Fantasia Sango series received Gamestar Awards when it was released, and outside China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, was published by Nihon Falcom.[5]

UserJoy's Angel Love Online[6] was published in Japan in 2006, followed by other countries. Its The Legend of Three Kingdoms Online was commercially launched in 2006, and then by Userjoy Japan in Japan in January 2008.

Publishing industry

In 2007, Userjoy went from being a game developer to also a game publisher, meaning that it began licensing games by other companies instead of just launching its own self-developed games. For example, it licensed Concerto Gate Online by Square Enix in China and other countries.[1] In 2007, Userjoy jointly developed Angel Love Online PLAYSTATION 3 version with Q Entertainment Inc., to provide the first PS3 MMORPG. UserJoy's Field of Honor is a casual online game launched in January 2008.

On April 18, 2008, Userjoy, or USERJOY, went public on the GreTai Securities Market under the stock symbol 3546.[7] In 2009, most of its revenue came from its online game business, at around 98 percent. In Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion article put out by Forbes in 2011, this company ranked 13 in net income, 16 in operating income, 46 in sales, and 81 in market value.[3] In 2009, it was the second top performer of stocks traded on the GreTai Securities Market.[8] In 2011, it was one of the more profitable Taiwan stock.[9] In 2011, UserJoy began producing the free-to-play MMO version of the Ninety-Nine Nights along with Q Entertainment.[10]

Newer games

Akatsuki no Kiseki was first announced in June 2014 as a project combining UserJoy and Falcom to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Trails series.[11][12] UserJoy Technology opened a preview site for the game in July 2014.[13] Though UserJoy rose to fame mainly for PC MMORPGs such as Angel Love Online and The Legend of Three Kingdoms Online, and later began branching out into mobile games, the early press releases did not clarify the platform for Akatsuki.[14][15] In November 2014, Falcom's president noted that Falcom was collaborating closely with UserJoy on the story, and praised the UserJoy Akatsuki development staff for their detailed knowledge of the Trails series.[16] After a brief open beta test, service began on 31 August 2016.[17]

In 2016, UserJoy was one of the 230 studios working on PlayStation VR content.[18]

Affiliate companies
R&D StudioBeijing Airship Co., Ltd
PublishingBeijing Unistar Co., Ltd (jointly invested)
PublishingUserjoy Japan

Developed games

Online
NameGenrePlatformCharge methodRelease date and region
The Legend of Three Kingdoms Online[6]MMORPGOnline,[6] PC, MobileSubscription & MicrotransactionTaiwan & China - Apr 2005; Thailand (by Funbox) - Aug 2006; Vietnam (by Asiasoft) - Nov 2006; Japan (by Userjoy Japan) - Dec 2007
Angel Love Online[6]MMORPGOnline,[6] PC – WindowsMicrotransactionTaiwan - Aug 2006; Japan (by Q Entertainment) - Dec 2006; Indonesia (by WaveGame) - June 2007; North America & Europe (by Skyuion) - Dec 2007
The Twin Heroes[6]MMO Role-playing video gameMicrosoft Windows/PC[19]MicrotransactionTaiwan, China - 2015
Eiyū Densetsu: Akatsuki no Kiseki[11]Single player Role-playing gameWeb browser, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo SwitchFree-to-playJapan - Aug 2016

Offline
NameGenrePlatformRelease region
Fantasia Sango series[5]RPG[5]PC– WindowsChina, Taiwan, HK - 2003, Japan[5]
The Legend of Three Kingdoms seriesSLGPC – WindowsChina, Taiwan, and HK

Published games
TitlePlatformGenreCharge methodRelease Date
Field of HonorPC – WindowsMMORSS (FPS+SLG)MicrotransactionTaiwan — Jan. 2008
Moyu Online (Eudemons Online)PC – WindowsMMORPGMicrotransactionTaiwan — Jan. 2008

Awards

UserJoy was the winner of national awards from Taiwan GameStar from 2003 to recent years. In 1996, its Super Heroes games was named Best Domestic Strategy Game by Style Game Magazine and Best Domestic War Game by PC Gamer. Other awards for the game followed, including UserJoy getting the Gamestar Awards in 2005 for The Twin Heroes Online including Best Producer, Best Project, Best Art Design, Best Sound Effects, and Best Customer Service, out of eight total. Fantasia Sango 3 earned Userjoy the Excellent IT Application and Product of Game Industry award for 2007 from IT Month. Other Game Star awards have followed.[20]

See also

References
  1. About Userjoy at UserJoy
  2. "Userjoy Technology". Bloomberg.
  3. Userjoy Technology from Forbes
  4. Userjoy Technology from Reuters
  5. 《Fantasia Sango XP》 enters open beta and steps into Digital Taipei to say hi! by Userjoy (August 6, 2013)
  6. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Dawn Will Be For PC by Siliconera (July 10, 2014)
  7. FAQs at Userjoy
  8. Online gaming stock leads pack on local bourse in Taiwan Today (July 13, 2017)
  9. Most expensive Taiwan stock also most profitable in The China Post (April 5, 2011)
  10. Ninety-Nine Nights next entry will be a free-to-play MMO by Matt Bradford, for GamesRadar (January 20, 2011)
  11. "オンラインRPG「英雄伝説 暁の軌跡」が発表。舞台は軌跡シリーズと同じゼムリア大陸，"新米準遊撃士"ことナハトとクロエの冒険を描く" [Online RPG Eiyū Densetsu: Akatsuki no Kiseki announced. Set on the stage of the Trails series' Zemurian continent, it describes the adventures of "new bracers" Nacht and Chloe]. 4gamer. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  12. "The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki online RPG announced, first details". Gematsu. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  13. "The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Dawn Will Be For PC". Silicon Era. 10 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  14. "The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Dawn Story And Lead Characters Revealed". Silicon Era. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  15. "英雄傳說 曉之軌跡正式發表　與台共同研發變 Online RPG" [Eiyū Densetsu: Akatsuki no Kiseki formally announced; jointly developed with Taiwan, it's now an Online RPG]. Unwire.hk. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  16. "「閃の軌跡II」クリア必須のネタバレトーク！「暁の軌跡」や今後の展開にも言及した「Falcom jdk BAND Live ＆ Talk Show Vol.6」レポート" [Ending spoilers for Trails of Cold Steel II! Also talked about the upcoming Akatsuki no Kiseki release. Falcom jdk BAND Live & Talk Show Vol. 6 Report]. Gamer.co.jp. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  17. "『英雄伝説 暁の軌跡』正式サービスが開始、記念キャンペーンや新機能も登場！". Famitsu. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  18. 230 studios are making content for PlayStation VR - and here they all are by Liam Martin, in DigitalSpy (March 16, 2016)
  19. The Twin Heroes Online by IGN
  20. Awards for Userjoy
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