Runewaker Entertainment () is a Taiwanese video game company. It was established on August 13, 2004 in
Taichung
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Taiw ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. The company has developed a
MMORPG
A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game.
As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a Player charac ...
game, ''
Runes of Magic
Runes of Magic (RoM) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by the Taiwanese developer Runewaker Entertainment and adapted for the English and German-speaking market by German company Frogster Interactive. Frogst ...
''.
Runes of Magic
Runes of Magic
Runes of Magic (RoM) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by the Taiwanese developer Runewaker Entertainment and adapted for the English and German-speaking market by German company Frogster Interactive. Frogst ...
was the first game developed by Runewaker Entertainment. The game is licensed in over 16 languages.
Runes of Magic
Runes of Magic (RoM) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by the Taiwanese developer Runewaker Entertainment and adapted for the English and German-speaking market by German company Frogster Interactive. Frogst ...
has also won various awards around the world.
Dragon's Prophet
On March 23, 2012, Runewaker Entertainment announced its new
MMORPG
A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game.
As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a Player charac ...
game,
Dragon's Prophet. Runewaker would also collaborate with the
Japan
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ese game publisher,
Aeria Games
Aeria Games, formerly known as Aeria Games and Entertainment, is an online game publisher. The corporate headquarters is in Berlin, Germany.
Aeria Games was a subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, which operates an Internet gaming portal for mas ...
, to release Dragon's Prophet in
Japan
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. The game revolves around a fantasy world where human warriors fight alongside dragons to achieve victory over insurmountable odds.
On October 19, 2012,
Sony Online Entertainment
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(SOE) announced new licensing and publishing partnership with Runewaker Entertainment for the Dragon's Prophet in
North America
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.
Castellan
Runewaker's first web game,
Castellan
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, is available on
Facebook
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. The game focuses on the expansion of territories and role playing. The player plays as the Lord of the Kingdom who is tasked with the mission of finding a true homeland for his people. Furthermore, the player must manage his resources and military in order to reclaim the land from the force of evil. In the near future, the players will co-operate with each other to achieve their goals.
See also
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List of companies of Taiwan
Taiwan maintains a stable industrial economy as a result of economic growth and industrialization during the late 20th century, being dubbed as one of the Four Asian Tigers along with Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. It is a member of both ...
References
External links
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Video game companies established in 2004
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