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1. CLIENT-BASED
MMORPG
IN EUROPE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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2. Table of Contents Client-based MMORPGs in Europe Q4 2012
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................... 3
TABLE OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................................................... 5
METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................ 6
ICO PARTNERS METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................................................. 6
SUPERDATA METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................... 6
I. GENERAL EUROPEAN MARKET.................................................................................................................... 8
A) EUROPEAN MARKET SIZE FOR CLIENT-BASED MMORPGS......................................................................................... 8
B) TOP CLIENT-BASED MMORPG PUBLISHING COMPANIES ........................................................................................ 14
C) TOP EU CLIENT-BASED MMORPGS IN EUROPE ................................................................................................... 16
D) TOP BUSINESS MODELS USED IN CLIENT-BASED MMORPG IN EUROPE ..................................................................... 18
E) TOP EU MEANS OF PAYMENT USED IN CLIENT-BASED MMORPGS ........................................................................... 21
F) STATS FOR MMORPGS IN EUROPE: SETTINGS, CLIENT SIZES, RELEASE DATE, TARGET AUDIENCE,ETC .............................. 23
G) TRENDS ........................................................................................................................................................ 36
II. COUNTRY-SPECIFIC MARKETS .................................................................................................................. 37
A. GERMANY ..................................................................................................................................................... 37
a) General country statistics ..................................................................................................................... 37
b) Market size for PC client-based MMORPGs in Germany ....................................................................... 37
C) Most popular client-based MMORPGs in German ............................................................................... 37
D) Top means of payment used in client-based MMORPGs in Germany .................................................. 38
B. FRANCE......................................................................................................................................................... 40
a) General country statistics ...................................................................................................................... 40
b)Market size for client-based MMORPGs in France ................................................................................. 40
c) Most popular client-based MMORPGs in French .................................................................................. 40
d) Top means of payment used in client-based MMORPGs in France ...................................................... 41
C. UNITED KINGDOM/EUROPEAN ENGLISH .............................................................................................................. 43
a) General country statistics: United Kingdom .......................................................................................... 43
b)Market size for client-based MMORPGs in the UK/for English language ............................................... 43
c) Most popular client-based MMORPGs in English ................................................................................. 43
d) Top means of payment used in client-based MMORPGs in the UK ...................................................... 44
D. ITALY ............................................................................................................................................................ 46
a) General country statistics ...................................................................................................................... 46
b) Market size for client-based MMORPGs in Italy .................................................................................... 46
c) Most popular client-based MMORPGs in Italian ................................................................................... 46
d) Top means of payment used in client-based MMORPGs in Italy .......................................................... 47
E. SPAIN ........................................................................................................................................................... 49
a)General country statistics ....................................................................................................................... 49
b)Market size for client-based MMORPGs in Spain ................................................................................... 49
c) Most popular client-based MMORPGs .................................................................................................. 49
d) Top means of payment used in client-based MMORPGs in Spain ........................................................ 50
F. POLAND ........................................................................................................................................................ 52
a)General country statistics ....................................................................................................................... 52
b) Market size for client-based MMORPGs in Polish ................................................................................. 52
c) Most popular client-based MMORPGs in Polish ................................................................................... 52
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d) Top means of payment used in client-based MMORPGs in Poland ...................................................... 53
III. CLIENT-BASED MMORPG PUBLISHERS AND GAMES IN EUROPE ............................................................. 55
1. BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT .......................................................................................................................... 55
2. ELECTRONIC ARTS ...................................................................................................................................... 58
3. GAMEFORGE ............................................................................................................................................. 66
4. ANKAMA .................................................................................................................................................. 88
5. CCP ........................................................................................................................................................ 93
6. GALA NET................................................................................................................................................. 96
7. AERIA GAMES ......................................................................................................................................... 108
8. GAMIGO................................................................................................................................................. 117
9. NCSOFT ................................................................................................................................................. 130
10. PROSIEBEN SAT1 DIGITAL ..................................................................................................................... 141
11. WARNER BROS (TURBINE)..................................................................................................................... 157
12. PERFECT WORLD ................................................................................................................................. 162
12. FUNCOM ............................................................................................................................................ 175
13. SQUARE ENIX ...................................................................................................................................... 182
14. NEXON EUROPE .................................................................................................................................. 186
15. TRION ............................................................................................................................................... 195
16. JOYMAX ............................................................................................................................................. 198
17. GAME MASTERS .................................................................................................................................. 201
18. CIPSOFT............................................................................................................................................. 204
19. GRAVITY ............................................................................................................................................ 207
20. RELOADED GAMES (K-2 NETWORK) ........................................................................................................ 210
21. ONNET .............................................................................................................................................. 215
22. INNOVA ............................................................................................................................................. 221
23. OG PLANET ........................................................................................................................................ 224
24. AVENTURINE ....................................................................................................................................... 229
25. AVATAR CREATION............................................................................................................................... 232
26. STARVAULT ........................................................................................................................................ 235
27. INDEX MULTIMEDIA ............................................................................................................................. 238
28. GAMANIA........................................................................................................................................... 241
29. CUBE FORCE MEDIA ............................................................................................................................. 246
30. HEATWAVE INTERACTIVE ....................................................................................................................... 249
31. ZENIMAX ONLINE ................................................................................................................................ 252
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TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1 - PC Client-based MMORPG revenue 2011/2012 ................................................................................... 8
Figure 2 - PC client-based MMORPG revenue 2011/2012 ................................................................................... 9
Figure 3- PC Client-based MMORPGs EU 2012 - Number of games studied/languages .................................... 10
Figure 4 - PC Client-based MMORPGs 2012 - Revenue per language ................................................................ 11
Figure 5 - PC Client-based MMORPGs EU 2012 - % revenue by language ......................................................... 11
Figure 6 - PC Client-based MMORPGs 2012 - MAU per language ..................................................................... 12
Figure 7 - PC Client-based MMORPGs EU 2012 - % MAU by language .............................................................. 13
Figure 8 - Turnover EU MMORPG 2011/2012 .................................................................................................... 15
Figure 9 - PC Client-based MMORPG 2011/2012 Revenue breakdown by business model .............................. 18
Figure 10 - PC client-based MMORPGs EU 2012 - Business Models/game access ............................................ 19
Figure 11 - Client-based MMORPGs in EU – monetisation - percentage of games............................................ 20
Figure 12 - Client-based MMOs EUR6 2012 - payment preferences .................................................................. 21
Figure 13 - PC Client-based MMORPGs 2012 - means of payment - percentage of games studied .................. 22
Figure 14 - PC Client-based MMORPG EU 2012 - settings- number of games ................................................... 23
Figure 15 - PC Client-based MMORPG EU 2012 - settings - % total MAU .......................................................... 24
Figure 16 - PC Client-based MMORPG EU 2012 - settings - % total revenue ..................................................... 24
Figure 17 - PC Client-based MMORPG 2012 - Anti-cheat - number of games ................................................... 25
Figure 18 - PC Client-based MMORPG EU 2012 - Graphic engine - number of games ...................................... 26
Figure 19 - PC Client-based MMORPG EU - year of release - number of games ................................................ 27
Figure 20 - PC Client-based MMORPG EU - year of release - % total MAU ........................................................ 28
Figure 21 - PC Client-based MMORPG EU - year of release - % total Revenue .................................................. 28
Figure 22 - PC Client-based MMORPG EU 2012 - target audience/gender - number of games ........................ 29
Figure 23 - PC Client-based MMORPG EU 2012 - target audience/gender - %MAU .......................................... 30
Figure 24 - PC Client-based MMORPG EU 2012 - target audience/gender - %Revenue .................................... 31
Figure 25 - PC Client-based MMORPG EU - target audience / age - number of games ................................... 32
Figure 26 - PC Client-based MMORPG EU 2012 - target audience/age - MAU .................................................. 32
Figure 27 - PC Client-based MMORPG EU 2012 - target audience/age - Revenue ............................................ 33
Figure 28 - PC Client-based MMORPG 2012 EU - Client size - % games ............................................................. 33
Figure 29 - PC Client-based MMORPG 2012 EU - Client size - % MAU .............................................................. 34
Figure 30 - PC Client-based MMORPG 2012 EU - Client size - % Revenue ........................................................ 35
Figure 31 - PC Client-based MMORPG 2012 - German - MAU estimates........................................................... 38
Figure 32 - Client-based MMOs Germany 2012 - payment preferences ........................................................... 39
Figure 33 - PC Client-based MMORPG 2012 - French - MAU estimates............................................................. 41
Figure 34 - Client-based MMOs France 2012 - payment preferences ............................................................... 42
Figure 35 - PC Client-based MMORPG 2012 - English - MAU estimates ............................................................ 44
Figure 36 - Client-based MMOs UK 2012 - payment preferences ...................................................................... 45
Figure 37 - PC Client-based MMORPG 2012 - Italian - MAU estimates.............................................................. 47
Figure 38 - Client-based MMOs Italy 2012 - payment preferences ................................................................... 48
Figure 39 - PC Client-based MMORPG 2012 - Spanish - MAU estimates ........................................................... 50
Figure 40 - Client-based MMOs Spain 2012 - payment preferences ................................................................. 51
Figure 41 - PC Client-based MMORPG 2012 - Polish - MAU estimates .............................................................. 53
Figure 42 - Client-based MMOs Poland 2012 - payment preferences ............................................................... 54
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