Gree Inc. teams up with UltiZen Games

Japanese gamers are no strangers to social network service Gree and its slew of social and mobile games. The company behind the service, Gree Inc., recently partnered up with China's biggest browser and smartphone game publisher, UltiZen Games.

According to a recent press release from UltiZen's site, both companies entered into an agreement to acquire some of the shares of UltiZen for further business endeavors. UltiZen CEO Lan Haiwen said that the company will also be developing smartphone and mobile content for the service.

Gree Inc. has a few high-profile developers and companies creating games under the partnership, which include Atlus, Hudson, and Comcept (Keiji Inafune's new company). Notable games that were recently on the social network site include Bomberman, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Hunter Zero, and Knights of the Crystals. UltiZen's contribution in game development includes World of Feng Sheng and casual game platform U-Pal.