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ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>REPORT OF
FOREIGN ISSUER </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>For the month of March&nbsp;2008
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Commission File Number: 001-33759 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P
STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>GIANT INTERACTIVE GROUP INC.
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STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2/F No.&nbsp;29 Building, 396 Guilin Road </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Shanghai 200233 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>People&#146;s Republic of China </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address of principal executive office) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P
STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form&nbsp;20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT
FACE="WINGDINGS">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation&nbsp;S-T Rule&nbsp;101(b)(1):&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation&nbsp;S-T Rule&nbsp;101(b)(7):&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#254;</FONT> </FONT></P> <P
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<A HREF="#tx74744_2">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 &#151; PRESS RELEASE dated March&nbsp;10, 2008 </A></FONT></TD>
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<A NAME="tx74744_1"></A>SIGNATURE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
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<A NAME="tx74744_2"></A>GIANT INTERACTIVE ANNOUNCES </B><B><I>GIANT ONLINE </I></B><B>BEGINS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>OPEN BETA TESTING ON MARCH 28
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SHANGHAI, PRC</B> &#151; March&nbsp;10, 2008 &#151; Giant Interactive Group Inc. (NYSE: GA) (&#147;Giant&#148; or &#147;the Company&#148;), one of
China&#146;s leading online game developers and operators, today announced its plans for <I>Giant Online</I> to begin open beta testing on March&nbsp;28, 2008. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><I>Giant Online</I> is the Company&#146;s second self-developed game. It is a free-to-play 2.5D massively multiplayer online role playing game (&#147;MMORPG&#148;) featuring a modern military theme. Players may choose their characters in
one of fourteen different roles, such as engineers or spies. <I>Giant Online</I> will provide players with a wide selection of modern weapons and equipment, such as guns and airplanes, and allow players&#146; characters to engage in friendship and
even romance. To further enhance the level of interactivity, <I>Giant Online</I> will utilize the Company&#146;s server technology that allows for single-shard play by 1&nbsp;million concurrent users. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Yuzhu Shi, Giant&#146;s Chairman and CEO commented, &#147;<I>Giant Online</I> is doing well during the closed beta testing process. We are receiving positive
feedback from our beta testers and we have been able to further refine the game play in accordance with players&#146; requests. I believe <I>Giant Online</I> will be even more welcomed by gamers in the upcoming open beta test.&#148; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About Giant </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B></B>Giant is&nbsp;one of China&#146;s
leading&nbsp;online game developers and operators in terms of revenues, focusing on MMORPGs.&nbsp;Giant&#146;s&nbsp;game, <B></B><I>ZT Online</I><B></B>, was voted the most popular online game in China in 2006 according to the International Data
Corporation. Giant has three additional online games that it intends to commercially launch, including <B></B><I>Giant Online</I><B></B>, <B></B><I>King of Kings III</I><B></B> and <B></B><I>Empire of Sports</I><B></B>. Giant has built a nationwide
distribution network to sell the prepaid game cards and game points required to play its games, which as of December&nbsp;31, 2007 consisted of over 200 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 <U>www.giantig.com</U>.<B> </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Safe Harbor Statement </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to, among other things, game features of <I>Giant Online</I> and Giant&#146;s ability to successfully conduct open beta testing. Giant may
not provide certain game features in <I>Giant Online</I> or may be unsuccessful in its open beta testing for <I>Giant Online</I>. Even if Giant provides certain game features for <I>Giant Online </I>and/or is successful in its open beta testing, it
may not attract additional players or increase player loyalty for <I>Giant Online</I>. In addition, Giant&#146;s industry is highly competitive and it faces a number of risks including those outlined under &#147;Risk Factors&#148; beginning on page
12 of Giant&#146;s prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;1, 2007. Giant undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, after the date of this press release. Such information speaks only as of the date of this release. </FONT></P>

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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ruby Yim</FONT></TD>
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