Gameforge
Gameforge is a German video game developer and publisher, specialising in browser-based multiplayer games. The company was established in Karlsruhe, Germany in December 2003 by Klaas Kersting and Alexander Roesner.[1]
Gameforge's catalog includes several free-to-play web browser based games, including Ikariam (a civilization-building strategy game set in Ancient Greece), Kingsage (a game similar to TribalWars), Gladiatus (a Web-Based massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the gladiator days of Ancient Rome), Katsuro (a Web-Based massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the Samurai days of a fictional Feudal Japan like land of Katsuro), OGame (a text-based space warfare game),[2] and Bitefight (a role playing game pitting vampires against werewolves). Gameforge also published several PC titles such as The Saga of Ryzom, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game which the company acquired when its took over the French game studio Nevrax.[3]Ryzom has since changed hands again to another company.[4]
In December 2008, the company was named as one of 34 Technology Pioneers for 2009 by the World Economic Forum for technological innovations that impact business and society.[5]
In 2012 Gameforge acquired AION EU from NC WEST and have been publishing it since.
Gameforge released NosTale, Metin2 and 4story.
References
- ^ PRESS RELEASE: Gameforge Sets Sights on U.S. Audience, Opens New Office in San Francisco, IGN, May 6, 2008.
- ^ Interview: Gameforge Talks Rise Of Web-Based MMO, Gamasutra, May 6, 2008.
- ^ Gameforge Takes Over "The Saga Of Ryzom"/Nevrax Studio, Entrepreneur, February 1, 2007.
- ^ [1] Post on Ryzom forums
- ^ Radd, David: Gameforge Named Technology Pioneer 2009 by World Economic Forum, GameDaily, December 4, 2008.
External links
- Gameforge AG (German branch)
- Gameforge Productions INC. (U.S. branch)
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