Chinese Online Game Developer The9 Invests In OpenFeint Maker Aurora Feint

The9 , a Chinese online game developer, has made an undisclosed minority equity investment in Aurora Feint , the company behind OpenFeint , a social gaming network for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad . The news comes a couple of months after The9 announced that it had acquired a majority interest in US-based Red 5 Studios for a total of approx. $20 million .