SÃO PAULO, August 20, 2014
/PRNewswire/ --
UOL BoaCompra, the leader in digital goods payments in emerging
markets, and Shanda Games International Europe, a Germany-based publisher of online and mobile
games, today announced a partnership to monetize and market the
popular free-to-play action MMORPG Dragon Nest Europe in
Brazil.
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UOL BoaCompra will help support Dragon Nest Europe's growth in
Brazil by giving gamers access to
the most popular local payment methods for in-game purchases. The
Brazilian payments company will also market the popular action RPG
through Brazil's largest online
content portal, UOL. The partnership also extends to Portugal, where UOL BoaCompra will heavily
promote the game through Portugal's largest online content site and
media partner, Sapo.
"Working with BoaCompra is our next step to offer Dragon Nest
Europe to the South American market," said Andreas Guenter, Vice President Publishing,
Shanda Games International Europe. "By offering local payment
methods and increased visibility through BoaCompra's channels in
Brazil, we're really looking
forward to providing our Brazilian gamers the best experience
possible and the same access as our players in our Western
markets."
"With more than 200 million registered players, Dragon Nest is
one of the world's most free-to-play action MMORPGs; we've seen a
great demand for this genre in Brazil," said Julian
Migura, Commercial Director, UOL
BoaCompra. "The graphics, story line, and dynamic gameplay
are a fantastic fit for the market, and we're excited to be able to
offer such an acclaimed title to our user base."
Dragon Nest Europe is a free to play fantasy action MMORPG,
taking place in a detailed, anime-inspired world. The non-targeting
combat system provides fast and engaging fights against threatening
monsters. Dragon Nest Europe tells a tale of brave heroes facing
menacing dragons to restore the land of Althea to its once peaceful
state.
Everything related to Dragon Nest Europe can also be found on
the official homepage http://www.dragonnest.eu/ and
on http://www.facebook.com/DragonNestEu.
About Shanda Games International Europe GmbH
Shanda Games International Europe is a Germany-based publisher of online and mobile
games. Founded in 2013, the company is specialised in distributing
and operating free-to-play online and mobile games all over
Europe. Shanda Games International
Europe is part of the Shanda Games Group that also comprises Actoz
and Eyedentity Games in Korea and Cherry Credits in Singapore. The parent company Shanda Games
Limited is one of the leading Chinese developers and publishers of
online and mobile games, offering users over 70 game products.
Since September 2013, Shanda Games
International Europe has been operating Dragon Nest, one of the
most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing games on the
global market, in Europe. More
information about Shanda Games International Europe can be found on
the official website http://www.sdgieurope.com.
About Dragon Nest Europe
Dragon Nest Europe is a free to play fantasy action MMORPG,
taking place in a detailed, anime-inspired world. The non-targeting
combat system provides fast and engaging fights against threatening
monsters. Dragon Nest Europe tells a tale of brave heroes facing
menacing dragons to restore the land of Althea to its once peaceful
state. More than 800,000 players have already registered for Dragon
Nest Europe. The free client as well as further information about
Dragon Nest Europe can be found on the official website
http://www.dragonnest.eu and on the Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/DragonNestEu.
About UOL BoaCompra
Founded in 2004, UOL BoaCompra specializes in monetizing
online games while offering and servicing more than 3,000
games across multiple platforms in Latin America, Portugal, Spain and Turkey. As part of Brazil's largest internet company and content
portal, UOL BoaCompra's game portals aggregate more than 1.2
billion page views per month. More than 150 companies including
Valve, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Bigpoint, SmileGate and
Aeria Games partner with UOL
BoaCompra to bring their games to emerging markets including
Brazil and most recently,
Turkey. For more information,
please visit http://www.boacompra.com and keep up-to-date
on the latest news at http://www.boacompra.eu/blog/.
CONTACT:
UOL BoaCompra
Liz Goodno
+351-935-831-158
egoodno@uolinc.com
SOURCE UOL BoaCompra