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Giant Interactive Group Inc. Schedules 2008 Third Quarter Earnings Release on Wednesday, November 12, 2008

2008-10-30 21:01 2264

Earnings Conference Call to be held on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 8:00 am (US Eastern Standard Time) / 5:00 am (US Pacific Standard Time) / 9:00 pm (Beijing Time)

SHANGHAI, China, Oct. 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Giant Interactive Group Inc. (NYSE: GA) ("Giant" or the "Company"), one of China's leading online game developers and operators, announced today that it will release unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008 after the US market closes on Wednesday, November 12, 2008.

The earnings release will be available on the investor relations page of the Company's website at http://www.ga-me.com/earningsannouncements.php .

Following release of the earnings announcement, Giant's senior management will host a conference call on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 8:00 am (US Eastern Standard Time) / 5:00 am (US Pacific Standard Time) / 9:00 pm (Beijing Time) to discuss its 2008 third quarter financial results and recent business activity.

The conference call may be accessed by calling +1-866-713-8395 (for callers in the US), +86-10-800-130-0399 (for callers in China) or +1-617-597-5309 (for callers outside of the US and China) and entering pass code 68277934. Please dial in approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled time of the call.

A recording of the conference call will be available through 11:00 pm (US Eastern Standard Time) on December 12, 2008, by calling +1-888-286-8010 (for callers in the US) or +1-617-801-6888 (for callers outside the US) and entering pass code 26331548.

A live webcast of the conference call and recording of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of Giant's website at http://www.ga-me.com/earningsannouncements.php .

About Giant Interactive Group Inc.

Giant Interactive Group Inc. (NYSE: GA) is one of China's leading online game developers and operators in terms of revenues, focusing on massively multiplayer online role playing games. Giant's first game, "ZT Online," was voted the most popular online game in China in 2006 according to International Data Corporation. The Company's second game, "Giant Online," entered into open beta testing on March 28, 2008. Giant has two additional online games that it intends to commercially launch, including "King of Kings III" and "Empire of Sports." Giant has built a nationwide distribution network to sell the prepaid game cards and game points required to play its games, which as of June 30, 2008 consisted of over 270 distributors, and reached over 116,500 retail outlets, including internet cafes, software stores, supermarkets, bookstores, newspaper stands, and convenience stores located throughout China. For more information, please visit Giant Interactive Group on the web at

http://www.ga-me.com .

For further information, please contact:

Investor Contact:

Rich Chiang, IR Manager

Giant Interactive Group Inc.

Tel: +86-21-6451-1258

Investor Relations (US):

Mahmoud Siddig

Taylor Rafferty

Tel: +1-212-889-4350

Investor Relations (HK):

Ruby Yim

Taylor Rafferty

Tel: +852-3196-3712

Media Contact:

John Dudzinsky

Taylor Rafferty

Tel: +1-212-889-4350

Source: Giant Interactive Group Inc.
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