FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Measured on recurring basis

The Company measured its financial assets and liabilities including time deposits, available-for-sale securities and game license payment liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2013 and 2014.

Cash equivalents included time deposits that can been withdrawn at any time and are stated at fair value. Available-for-sale securities are stated at fair value. The Company classified such financial assets as investments within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued based on the quoted market price in an active market.

The Company did not have Level 2 investments as of December 31, 2013 and 2014.

Game license payment liabilities arising from the acquisition of intangible assets relating to a game license obtained in 2012 are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy because the Company recorded the present value of the installment payment liabilities using discounted cash flow ("DCF") method. The significant unobservable input used in the DCF model was the discount rate of 3.25% which approximated to the Company's expected borrowing rate from banks in the United States. Significant increase (decrease) in the discount rate would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value.

The following table shows the fair value of the Company's financial assets and liabilities measured at recurring basis as of December 31, 2013 and 2014:

	As of December 31, 2013								As of December 31, 2014
	Fair Value Measurements at the Reporting Date Using								Fair Value Measurements at the Reporting Date Using
	Quoted prices in		Significant						Quoted prices in		Significant
	active markets		other		Significant				active markets		other		Significant
	for identical		observable		unobservable				for identical		observable		unobservable
	instruments		inputs		inputs		Total		instruments		inputs		inputs		Total
	(level 1)		(level 2)		(level 3)		balance		(level 1)		(level 2)		(level 3)		balance

Time deposits	$	72,520,957	$	-	$	-	$	72,520,957	$	40,777,831	$	-	$	-	$	40,777,831
Available-for-sale securities		-		-		-		-		20,013,487		-		-		20,013,487
Game license payment liabilities		-		-		39,260,000		39,260,000		-		-		19,860,000		19,860,000

Total	$	72,520,957	$	-	$	39,260,000	$	111,780,957	$	60,791,318	$	-	$	19,860,000	$	80,651,318

	Fair Value measurement
	Using Significant
	Unobservable is inputs (level 3)
	Game license payment liabilities

Opening balance	$	39,260,000
Transfer into Level 3		-
Transfer out of Level 3		-
Total gains or losses for the period
Included in earning (or changes in net assets)		600,000
Settlements		(20,000,000	)

Closing balance	$	19,860,000

Measured on nonrecurring basis

The Company measured the fair value of the purchased intangible using the "cost," "income approach-excess earnings" or "with & without" valuation methods. In addition, the Company measured the fair value of intangible assets using income approach method based on which to recognize the impairment loss in 2013 and 2014. These intangible assets are considered Level 3 assets because the Company used unobservable inputs, such as forecast financial performance of the acquired businesses or assets and discount rates to determine the fair value of these purchased assets.

Goodwill and cost method investments are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis when impairment is recognized.

The Company measured the fair value of cost method investment in U4iA and Meteor using income approach method based on which to recognize the impairment loss in 2013 and 2014, respectively. The cost method investment in Meteor is considered as Level 3 assets because the Company used unobservable inputs, such as forecast financial performance and future cash flow to determine the fair value of the cost method investment.

Warrants and intangible assets purchased with issued warrants as consideration are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis on the transaction date (see Note 22).

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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