Neowiz Games to Publish Localized Version of Funcom’s Highly Acclaimed
Online Game
Durham, USA - November 12th, 2008 - Funcom is proud to announce that ‘Age
of Conan: Hyborian Adventures’ will be launching in Korea. Online media
publisher Neowiz Games will be responsible for publishing the highly acclaimed
massively multiplayer online game, and will be working closely with Funcom in
producing an adapted and fully localized Korean version. Neowiz Games will act
as a full service provider, handling everything from distribution to customer
service and community management.
“Bringing ‘Age of Conan’ to Korea is something we have wanted to do for a long
time now,” says Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas. “This is a very exciting and highly
dynamic market, and we know that Korean gamers are amongst the most active
online gamers in the world. With their solid legacy in online gaming, Neowiz
Games is one of the most successful and knowledgeable companies in the market
and we are very pleased to be working with them.”
“We are very excited to introduce the world class large scale MMORPG, ‘Age of
Conan’ with it’s popularity and great reputation in the industry“ says Neowiz
Games CEO Choi, Gwan-ho. “This will be the first large scale MMORPG for Neowiz
Games and the both companies will also work tightly together to adapt and
implement a fully localized game for Korean users”
The Korean release of ‘Age of Conan’ will include all updates and content added
to the game after the US and European launch. It is also important for both
Funcom and Neowiz Games to adapt the game to the local market, and the two
companies will work closely together in making sure ‘Age of Conan’ meets gamers’
expectations. A release date for the Korean version of ‘Age of Conan’ has not
yet been finalized.
‘Age of Conan’ launched in May this year and immediately topped sales charts
around the world. It has received more than thirty magazine covers and more than
fifteen major awards, including numerous "Best MMO of E3" awards and the "Best
Online Game of Show" award at GC 2007. The game has received numerous glowing
reviews, including a 9.4 score from US website GameZone. ‘Age of Conan’ is a key
title in Microsoft's Games for Windows line-up, as well as a showcase title for
nVidia thanks to its jaw-dropping graphics.
For more information on the game and instructions on how to order your copy
today, visit http://www.ageofconan.com.
About Funcom
Funcom is an independent developer and publisher of online games for PC,
consoles and mobile platforms. Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment
since 1993 and continues to expand its track-record of more than twenty released
games. Recent titles include 'The Longest Journey', 'Anarchy Online' and 'Dreamfall:
The Longest Journey'. For corporate information please visit www.funcom.com. For
information about Funcom games visit
http://www.anarchy-online.com,
http://www.dreamfall.com,
http://www.darkdaysarecoming.com, or
http://www.ageofconan.com. Funcom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
under the ticker FUNCOM.
About Neowiz Games
Neowiz Games is a leader of the Korean game industry with the portal Pmang that
attracts over 8 million unique visitors a month and the social networking site
SayClub with tens of millions of users. Neowiz Games has internal development
capacity of nearly 300 developers with the wholly owned development studios
Thingsoft and Pentavision. With this phenomenal development and publishing
platform, in addition to licensing games from 3rd party developers, Neowiz Games
has published great franchises such as FIFA Online, Special Forces, A.V.A.,
Slugger and Crossfire for over 10 years. Electronic Arts has recognized Neowiz’s
leadership in online games with the unprecedented partnership in developing
online versions of the EA’s sports franchises with FIFA Online 1 and 2, NBA
Street Online, and moving beyond sports with Battlefield Online. Neowiz Games is
now aggressively expanding their publishing operations with the acquisition of
GameOn in Japan, branch offices in China and the United States. Worldwide,
Neowiz Games operates and licenses over 50 games in Asia, North America and
Europe. Please visit
http://www.neowizgame.com to learn more about Neowiz Games.
About Conan Properties International
Conan Properties International LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paradox
Entertainment Inc., controls rights to Conan, many associated characters and the
Hyborian world, as created by Robert E. Howard and various rights expanded upon
by many acclaimed authors and artists. Many consider Conan the world's
best-known fantasy character. For more information about Conan Properties
International LLC, visit http://www.conan.com.
For information about Paradox Entertainment Inc., visit
http://www.paradox-entertainment.com. |
