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'ArcheAge' to enter the Russian game market
Korean massively multiplayer online role-playing game “ArcheAge” will be launched in Russia and 13 other nearby countries.
XLGAMES, developer and publisher of “ArcheAge,” announced in a press release on Tuesday that the company has signed an agreement with Mail.Ru, one of the largest Internet service providers in Russia, to facilitate the game’s release in 14 European countries including Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Mail.Ru is a leading Internet service and online game company based in Russia that holds over 96 million subscribers with its 34 game services and game-related social networking services. “ArcheAge,” currently provided exclusively for Korean gamers, is undergoing a localization process to add cultural nuances for the Russian audience.
“It’s a pleasure to take a leading role in introducing the much-anticipated game title to the European gamers,” the vice president of Mail.Ru’s game department Vladimir Nicolsky said.
XLGAMES expressed confidence over the title’s success in the Russian region, saying, “We believe that Russian gamers will welcome ‘ArcheAge,’ considering they have already showed their enthusiasm by opening the most online communities for the game, compared to other foreign countries.”
“ArcheAge,” which launched its paid service on Jan. 16, cost some 40 billion won ($37.6 million) in development over the past six years and gained instant popularity among Korean gamers during a two-week free trial.
Expectations are high for “ArcheAge,” one of the major blockbuster titles in 2013, as it has been developed by Jake Song, the developer behind mega-hit titles “Lineage” and “The Kingdom of the Winds.”
By Yoon Sung-won, Intern reporter
(swyoon@heraldcorp.com)
Korean massively multiplayer online role-playing game “ArcheAge” will be launched in Russia and 13 other nearby countries.
XLGAMES, developer and publisher of “ArcheAge,” announced in a press release on Tuesday that the company has signed an agreement with Mail.Ru, one of the largest Internet service providers in Russia, to facilitate the game’s release in 14 European countries including Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Mail.Ru is a leading Internet service and online game company based in Russia that holds over 96 million subscribers with its 34 game services and game-related social networking services. “ArcheAge,” currently provided exclusively for Korean gamers, is undergoing a localization process to add cultural nuances for the Russian audience.
“It’s a pleasure to take a leading role in introducing the much-anticipated game title to the European gamers,” the vice president of Mail.Ru’s game department Vladimir Nicolsky said.
XLGAMES expressed confidence over the title’s success in the Russian region, saying, “We believe that Russian gamers will welcome ‘ArcheAge,’ considering they have already showed their enthusiasm by opening the most online communities for the game, compared to other foreign countries.”
“ArcheAge,” which launched its paid service on Jan. 16, cost some 40 billion won ($37.6 million) in development over the past six years and gained instant popularity among Korean gamers during a two-week free trial.
Expectations are high for “ArcheAge,” one of the major blockbuster titles in 2013, as it has been developed by Jake Song, the developer behind mega-hit titles “Lineage” and “The Kingdom of the Winds.”
By Yoon Sung-won, Intern reporter
(swyoon@heraldcorp.com)
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