Gameglobe Gets Royal Attention
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Posted on January 22, 2013 at 8:42:01 AM
Gameglobe Gets Royal Attention
LONDON, January 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
GREAT Britain MINI Tour showcases the very best of British - Bigpoint
present latest trends in eBusiness
During their visit to Berlin on Thursday, Their Royal Highnesses Princess Beatrice and
Princess Eugenie of York met with representatives of Germany's most innovative e-commerce
companies to discuss the advantages of London's "Tech City" as a technology and media
center.
(Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130122/589191 )
Bigpoint [C:\Users\amandac\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.Outlook\SOD8BZEO\bigpoint.net ] and Square Enix
[http://www.square-enix.com/eu/en ] demonstrated the international scope and latest
developments in online gaming and used the free-to-play online game Gameglobe as an
example. The Princesses even had some time to play a Gameglobe level, experiencing the
potential the game offers creative world builders and the fun it provides to an
international audience.
"Their Royal Highnesses appeared to be deeply impressed by the high quality of the
online browser games they saw today. Her Royal Highness Eugenie of York proved to be a
'natural' when giving Gameglobe a test play," mentioned Simon Guild, Chairman of the Board
of Bigpoint, after speaking with the princesses.
"Gameglobe offers a huge variety of games and creative options, and I'm very happy
that the Princesses had a chance to play," said Rune Vendler, game director.
To learn more about Gameglobe visit http://www.bigpoint.com/gameglobe
About Bigpoint
Bigpoint (http://www.bigpoint.com) is Europe's leading online-game developer,
publisher and content provider for more than 1,000 global distribution partners.
Bigpoint's free-to-play games are played by over 300 million registered users in over 25
languages. Employees from over 35 different nations work at the company headquarters in
Hamburg, Germany and at other locations like Berlin, San Francisco and Paris.
The company's portfolio includes casual and core titles, including Battlestar
Galactica Online, Universal Monsters Online and Drakensang Online.
Bigpoint's many distinctions in the industry include the European Business Award 2011,
the MMO of the Year 2012 for Drakensang Online, the Mashable Best Online Game Award for
Farmerama as well as the MTV Skyscraper Award for extraordinary achievement in game
development. For more information or press material, please visit the press area at
http://www.bigpoint.net.
Further information:
http://www.bigpoint.com
http://www.bigpoint.net
About Square Enix Ltd.
Square Enix Ltd., a part of the Square Enix Europe business unit, develops, publishes,
distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX(R), EIDOS(R) and TAITO(R) branded entertainment
content in Europe and other PAL territories as part of the Square Enix Group. Square Enix
Ltd. also has a global network of leading development studios such as IO Interactive(TM),
Crystal Dynamics(R) and Eidos Montréal. The Square Enix Group boasts a valuable portfolio
of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY, which has sold over 100 million units
worldwide, DRAGON QUEST(R) which has sold over 59 million units worldwide and TOMB
RAIDER(R) which has sold over 35 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE
INVADERS(R). Square Enix Ltd. is a London-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix
Holdings Co., Ltd.
More information on Square Enix Ltd. can be found at
http://www.square-enix.com/eu/en.
Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130122/589191
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Square Enix and Bigpoint
CONTACT: Contact (Bigpoint): Nico Bouguerra, Corporate Communications Manager, Tel: +49(0)40-88-1413-183, E-Mail: n.bouguerra@bigpoint.com
LONDON, January 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
GREAT Britain MINI Tour showcases the very best of British - Bigpoint
present latest trends in eBusiness
During their visit to Berlin on Thursday, Their Royal Highnesses Princess Beatrice and
Princess Eugenie of York met with representatives of Germany's most innovative e-commerce
companies to discuss the advantages of London's "Tech City" as a technology and media
center.
(Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130122/589191 )
Bigpoint [C:\Users\amandac\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.Outlook\SOD8BZEO\bigpoint.net ] and Square Enix
[http://www.square-enix.com/eu/en ] demonstrated the international scope and latest
developments in online gaming and used the free-to-play online game Gameglobe as an
example. The Princesses even had some time to play a Gameglobe level, experiencing the
potential the game offers creative world builders and the fun it provides to an
international audience.
"Their Royal Highnesses appeared to be deeply impressed by the high quality of the
online browser games they saw today. Her Royal Highness Eugenie of York proved to be a
'natural' when giving Gameglobe a test play," mentioned Simon Guild, Chairman of the Board
of Bigpoint, after speaking with the princesses.
"Gameglobe offers a huge variety of games and creative options, and I'm very happy
that the Princesses had a chance to play," said Rune Vendler, game director.
To learn more about Gameglobe visit http://www.bigpoint.com/gameglobe
About Bigpoint
Bigpoint (http://www.bigpoint.com) is Europe's leading online-game developer,
publisher and content provider for more than 1,000 global distribution partners.
Bigpoint's free-to-play games are played by over 300 million registered users in over 25
languages. Employees from over 35 different nations work at the company headquarters in
Hamburg, Germany and at other locations like Berlin, San Francisco and Paris.
The company's portfolio includes casual and core titles, including Battlestar
Galactica Online, Universal Monsters Online and Drakensang Online.
Bigpoint's many distinctions in the industry include the European Business Award 2011,
the MMO of the Year 2012 for Drakensang Online, the Mashable Best Online Game Award for
Farmerama as well as the MTV Skyscraper Award for extraordinary achievement in game
development. For more information or press material, please visit the press area at
http://www.bigpoint.net.
Further information:
http://www.bigpoint.com
http://www.bigpoint.net
About Square Enix Ltd.
Square Enix Ltd., a part of the Square Enix Europe business unit, develops, publishes,
distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX(R), EIDOS(R) and TAITO(R) branded entertainment
content in Europe and other PAL territories as part of the Square Enix Group. Square Enix
Ltd. also has a global network of leading development studios such as IO Interactive(TM),
Crystal Dynamics(R) and Eidos Montréal. The Square Enix Group boasts a valuable portfolio
of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY, which has sold over 100 million units
worldwide, DRAGON QUEST(R) which has sold over 59 million units worldwide and TOMB
RAIDER(R) which has sold over 35 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE
INVADERS(R). Square Enix Ltd. is a London-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix
Holdings Co., Ltd.
More information on Square Enix Ltd. can be found at
http://www.square-enix.com/eu/en.
Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130122/589191
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130122/589191
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Square Enix and Bigpoint
CONTACT: Contact (Bigpoint): Nico Bouguerra, Corporate Communications Manager, Tel: +49(0)40-88-1413-183, E-Mail: n.bouguerra@bigpoint.com