UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the Month of October 2010
Commission
File Number: 000-50826
KONGZHONG
CORPORATION
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
35/F,
Tengda Plaza, No. 168 Xizhimenwai Street
Beijing,
China 100044
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
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connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):82-_______________.)
EXHIBITS
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1.1
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KongZhong
Corporation Partners with Wargaming.net to Publish World of Tanks in
China
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
The press
release and presentation of KongZhong Corporation (the “Company”), constituting
Exhibits 1.1 to this Form 6-K, contain statements that may be viewed as
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements are, by their
nature, subject to significant risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual
performance, financial condition or results of operations of the Company to be
materially different from any future performance, financial condition or results
of operations expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Such forward-looking statements include, without
limitation, statements regarding trends in the wireless value-added services,
wireless media and mobile games industries and our future business, financial
conditions, results of operations and prospects.
Although
such statements are based on the Company’s own information and information from
other sources it believes to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on
them. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual market trends
and the Company’s results may differ materially from those expressed or implied
in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons. Potential risks
and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, continued competitive
pressures in China's wireless value-added services, wireless media and mobile
games industries and the effect of such pressure on prices; unpredictable
changes in technology, consumer demand and usage preferences in the market; the
state of and any change in the Company’s relationship with China's
telecommunications operators; the Company’s dependence on the billing systems of
telecommunications operators for its performance; the outcome of the Company’s
investment of operating income generated from the wireless value-added services
segment into the development of its wireless Internet segment and mobile games
segment; changes in the regulations or policies of the Ministry of Industry and
Information Technology and other relevant government authorities in China or
elsewhere; and changes in political, economic, legal and social conditions in
China, including the government's policies with respect to economic growth,
foreign exchange, foreign investment and entry by foreign companies into China's
telecommunications market. For additional discussion of these risks and
uncertainties and other factors, please see the Company’s most recent Annual
Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which
apply only as of the date of this report on Form 6-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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Date:
October 13, 2010
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KongZhong
Corporation Partners with Wargaming.net to Publish World of Tanks in
China
Beijing,
China, October 7, 2010 - KongZhong Corporation (NASDAQ: KONG), a leading
provider of digital entertainment services for consumers in the PRC, today
announced their partnership and signing of a publishing agreement for World of
Tanks (“WoT”), a free-to-play massively multiplayer online action game focused
on armored warfare that has already won critical acclaim and players’ love after
being released in Russia and has recently entered its closed beta test phase in
Europe and North America. KongZhong will have exclusive rights to
publish and operate the game in mainland China.
“We
are excited to be working with
Wargaming.net to bring the award-winning World of Tanks to the Chinese
market,” Said Mr. Leilei Wang，Chairman and CEO of KongZhong. “I believe Chinese gamers will be
impressed by the game's world-class graphics and dynamic combat system to
deliver a totally new and unique game experience. Also, as World of Tanks has been
designed as a free-to-play massively multiplayer online game from the start, it is already well
suited to the needs of the Chinese market. By combining KONG's robust game
operations platform and strong sales and marketing capabilities, I believe World
of Tanks will blow away the competition and become a success in the Chinese online game
market.”
CEO of
Wargaming.net, Victor Kislyi said, “Our decision to join forces with KongZhong
stemmed from their rich experience in operating online games, established
reputation and marketing expertise. Entering a new market is a very
important and thrilling moment for us. That’s why we highly appreciate all the
support our new reliable partners provide us with. We have been really impressed
by their dedicated and competent team and feel optimistic about World of Tanks
prospects in China.”
The
commercial release date and other related details for World of Tanks in China
will be announced later. The official website of the game for the
mainland China market, http://wot.kongzhong.com, is ready
today.
About
World of Tanks
World of Tanks is the first and
only team-based massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to armored
warfare. Throw yourself into the epic tank battles of World War II with other
steel cowboys all over the world. Your arsenal includes more than 150 armored
vehicles from America, Germany, and the Soviet Union, carefully detailed with
historical accuracy.
A
flexible system of authentic vehicle upgrade and development allows you to try
any of the vehicles and weapons in the game. Whether you prefer to exhaust your
foes with fast and maneuverable light tanks, make deep breaches in enemy lines
with all-purpose medium tanks, use the force of giant tanks to eliminate
opposing armored forces, or become a heavy sniper with long-range howitzers,
each unit type has its own advantages and can be extremely effective when
operated by a true tank ace.
But being a great tank commander alone
isn't enough to win! In World of Tanks, it’s all about teamwork. Victory is
achieved by combining your combat skills with those of the other members of your
team, each playing their own role on the battlefield. Just add your favorite
strategy to build your own iron empire and manifest the indisputable authority of the
tank! Feel the TANK POWER!
About
KongZhong
We are
one of the leading providers of digital entertainment services for consumers in
the PRC. We operate four main business units, namely WVAS, WIS, mobile games and
online games. We are one of the leading providers of WVAS to mobile phone users.
We began providing WVAS on the networks of China Mobile in 2002. Since 2004, we
have provided WVAS on the networks of China Unicom, China Telecom, China Netcom
and the other major telecommunications operators in the PRC. Since 2004, we have
been offering news, entertainment, community and mobile advertising services
through our wireless Internet sites, including Kong.net, ko.cn and ct.cn. In
2008, we began reporting our mobile games business as a stand-alone operating
segment, while it was previously reported as part of our WVAS business. We began
our online games business in 2010, through our acquisition of Dacheng Networks,
a developer and operator of online games.
About
Wargaming.net
Wargaming.net
is an award-winning strategy game specialist, incorporated in the UK. Its
140-strong development team is located in Minsk, Belarus. Since 1998, the
company has shipped 13 titles, including acclaimed Massive Assault series, Order
of War RTS published by Square Enix, and three add-ons for Blitzkrieg II.
Wargaming.net's Operation Bagration RTS was awarded the Best Strategy Game of
2008 at Russian Game Developers Conference (KRI). At KRI 2009 and 2010
Wargaming.net was named The Best Developer Company from ex-USSR. At KRI 2010
World of Tanks won “Best MMO” prize.
Safe
Harbor Statement
This
press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include,
without limitation, statements regarding trends in the wireless value-added
services, wireless media, mobile games and online games industries and our
future results of operations, financial condition and business prospects.
Although such statements are based on our own information and information from
other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on
them. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual market trends
and our results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these
forward looking statements for a variety of reasons. Potential risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, continued competitive pressure in
China's wireless value-added services, wireless media, mobile games and online
games industries and the effect of such pressure on revenues; our ability to
develop new products that are commercially successful; unpredictable changes in
technology, consumer demand and usage preferences in the markets we operate; our
ability to protect our intellectual property rights; the short operating history
of certain of our business segments, in particular the online games segment; the
state of and any change in our relationship with China's telecommunications
operators; our dependence on the billing systems of telecommunications operators
for our performance; the outcome of our investment of operating income generated
from the WVAS segment into the development of our wireless Internet, mobile
games and online games segments; changes in the regulations or policies of the
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other government authorities
relevant to our businesses; and changes in political, economic, legal and social
conditions in China, including the Chinese government's policies with respect to
economic growth, foreign exchange, foreign investment and entry by foreign
companies into China's telecommunications and online games markets. For
additional discussion of these risks and uncertainties and other factors, please
see the documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements,
which apply only as of the date of this press release.
KongZhong
Contacts
Investor
Contact:
Jay
Chang
Chief
Financial Officer
Tel.:
(+86-10) 8857-6000
Fax:
(+86-10) 8857-5891
E-mail:
ir@kongzhong.com