Press Releases
Frogster’s ‘Runes of Magic’ wins the prestigious BÄM! award at the GamesCom
Berlin, 25.08.2010:
Frogster Interactive Pictures AG, international publisher of massively multiplayer online games with headquarters in Berlin and subsidiaries in Berlin, San Francisco and Seoul received the prestigious “BÄM!” Award in the category of the best online role-play game at the GamesCom for their MMO Game hit ‘Runes of Magic’. With this award, the publisher Computec which is opinion leading in the computer games realm, awards prizes to the best games in different categories each year. Both MMO Games ‘Mythos’ and ‘Tera’ which were announced by Frogster for 2011, were nominated for the award as best free-to-play game and best role-play game by the publisher IDG’s flagship, the magazine GameStar. The press response from over 150 press appointments with print-, online- and TV magazines is expected within the next days and weeks.
Update on current revenues
As already announced, Frogster expects a decrease in revenue for August. After yesterday’s analysis, besides seasonal effects, this may be due to the testing of new anti-fraud measures which unfortunately always also inevitably prevent “good” revenue and consequently have to be fine tuned and partly completely revised. This is the task which the team has taken on for the ongoing week after their return from the GamesCom. For the same reasons, Frogster anticipates noticeably rising monthly revenues for September again. The number of new registrations for ‘Runes of Magic’ is continually rising by a few thousand per day and the average number of concurrent ‘Runes of Magic’ users has dropped only by around 5% even during midsummer season compared to the record month of June.
Outlook 2011
With the announced products Frogster expects further acceleration of its persistent, strong and profitable expansion for 2011. The analysts’ consensus currently amounts to 43m Euro revenue forecast 2011 and 3.35 Euro net profit forecast per share. Assuming a similar development as both of Frogster’s well-known online games competitors have taken during the last two years coming from a similar revenue size as Frogster’s current one, the growth ought to take an even faster course. In the management’s view Frogster’s product pipeline supports this assumption. Provided that the cooperation between Gameforge and Frogster intended by both companies runs constructively, it should also contribute significantly to the results and values of both companies latest from 2011 on.
Bounty Bay Online
Pirates, Merchants & Explorers
With Bounty Bay Online players enter the historic Age of Discoveries when famous circumnavigators were roaming the seas. Since 2007, they start an online career as a merchant, sailor, fisherman, pirate, explorer or in one of several other professions in a charming sailor setting. Alone or with a guild of players they follow gripping quests, start a flourishing overseas trade and discover monumental sights. Following exciting player vs. player battles on land and sea, powerful guilds can take control of cities and entire colonies and thus control their destinies.
More information on www.bountybayonline.com.
Mythos
Gripping Action MMORPG in popular comic look
Mythos brings the highly successful Hack'n'Slash formula into an action-packed online role-playing game. Mythos offers players a virtual fantasy world based on an atmospheric comic book style where they hunt countless monsters in a variety of diverse dungeons. There is a choice of four races and three character classes which can be heavily customized. Mythos was originally developed by Flagship Studios and since 2010 has been further continued and prepared for its release in Europe by the Korean publisher HanbitSoft. The action-packed online game is due to throw open its gates in early 2011.
More information can be found on www.mythos-europe.com.
Runes of Magic
a world full of wizardry and adventure
Runes of Magic has redefined the standard for free-to-play MMORPGs since 2009 with its massive amount of features. The online role-playing game carries an exciting, multi-layered story, driven by more than 2,700 quests set in the atmospheric fantasy world of Taborea. ‘Runes of Magic’ features a unique dual class system enabling players to combine one of eight primary classes with a secondary class. Thanks to a comprehensive crafting system, individual player homes, arenas and battlefields, guild castles and siege wars, challenging dungeons and many other features ‘Runes of Magic’ offers plenty of online adventures for all kinds of players.
More information can be found on www.runesofmagic.com.
TERA
online game world to set new standards in the genre
An impressive and highly-detailed virtual world with triple-A quality claim awaits thousands of players with TERA. Entirely developed in Unreal Engine 3, TERA transcends current representatives of the genre with breathtaking 3D graphical environments, thrilling animations and spectacular effects. With six races and eight character classes, TERA offers an abundance of possibilities for character creation and development. The dynamic real-time combat system of TERA gets players engaged in battles considerably more actively than all conventional MMORPGs available on the market. TERA is set to be released in 2011 based on a subscription model.
More information can be found on www.tera-europe.com.
Throne of Fire
Gripping Dragon Combat in a Browser Window
With Throne of Fire, Frogster’s first browser-based fantasy world will cast open its gates. PC adventurers will receive free access to a medieval-themed mythical world offering impressive wide-screen landscapes using the latest Flash technology. Players will be able to take on the role of a warrior, mage, priest, warlock or paladin to fight fearsome dragons in individual or group-wise turn-based fights. Only those who can defeat the formidable boss opponents in the diverse and demanding raid instances will get the opportunity to ascend to the throne of the kingdom.
More information can be found on www.throne-of-fire.com.
Christoph Gerlinger
CEO | Frogster Interactive Pictures AG
Despite having left the games industry more than two years ago Christoph received a call from his former colleague and friend Dirk Weyel at the end of 2004, that a small computer games publisher with 11 staff was for sale. From 1996 to 1999 Christoph had co-built the German computer games business of Psygnosis, a Sony group company. 1999 he had co-founded CDV Software Entertainment AG took it public as MD in the CFO role in 2000 and co-managed it until end of 2001. Psygnosis and CDV were a big success during his time. So why not buy a small company and switch to the driver seat completely? Opportunities in the games hit business are large but so are the risks. Even more if you are a small challenger required to move ahead into innovative niches. Christoph bought the company beginning of 2005 together with Dirk, friends and family. Under the new name Frogster Interactive Pictures they have since focussed the company as one of the first in Europe on the growth market of virtual worlds, so called massively multiplayer online games. For the purists - Christoph was born 1967, has started his career with a "Banklehre" and holds a master degree in business admin from JW Goethe University in Frankfurt.
