Gamesload expands to Europe
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Germany's market leader for PC games downloads moves into theinternational market.Gamesload, the Deutsche Telekom games platform, is goinginternational. The first launch will give customers from 20 countriesincluding Great Britain, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Hungary animmediate access to the Gamesload service in English."Internationalising of our Gamesload service means that we arescaling our games download business into a number of new markets. Weare confident that the expertise we have gained as market leader inGermany will enable us to become a central point of contact for gamesfans on the Internet in other European countries," comments HaraldEisenächer, Deutsche Telekom AG's Personal & Social Networkingsegment board member responsible for Products & Innovation.A forecast issued by PriceWaterhouseCoopers[1] states that the marketfor online games including massively multiplayer online games andonline distribution will experience an annual double-digit percentagegrowth rate up to the year 2013. "In view of overall market growth,we have chosen exactly the right time for Gamesload to enter theEuropean market," Harald Eisenächer continues.With a portfolio of up to 1,500 PC and casual games, the Germanmarket leader will be offering one of the biggest suites of productsfor gamers in Europe right from the start. Payments can be made viacredit card or PayPal, and other options are due to follow. Theprices for individual products vary from EUR 1.99 to EUR 49.99 andare always quoted in national currency. Other benefits offered on theinternational site include a download manager, a free downloadguarantee over two years for purchased games and free test versionsfor a broad range of casual games. Don't wait too long though: thefirst 2,000 customers will in addition receive a complimentaryversion of the game "The Rise of Atlantis".This move into the international arena gives games publishers newopportunities for cooperation as Gamesload will be able to offerpartners online distribution Europe-wide from a single source infuture.List of countries in which Gamesload is now available:Country URL[2] Currency 1. Bulgaria gamesload.bg BGN 2. Denmark gamesload.dk DKK 3. UK gamesload.co.uk GBP 4. Estonia gamesload-eesti.com EEK 5. Finland gamesload.fi EUR 6. Greece gamesload.gr EUR 7. Ireland gamesload.ie EUR 8. Latvia gamesload.lv LVL 9. Lithuania gamesload.lt LTL10. Malta gamesload.com.mt EUR11. Norway gamesload.no NOK12. Poland gamesload.pl PLN13. Portugal gamesload.pt EUR14. Romania gamesload.ro RON15. Sweden gamesload.se SEK16. Slovakia gamesload.sk EUR17. Slovenia gamesload.si EUR18. Czech Rep. gamesload.cz CZK19. Hungary gamesload.hu HUF20. Cyprus gamesload.com.cy EURAbout Gamesload:Gamesload, the games platform developed by Deutsche Telekom AG, hasbeen the market leader for commercial PC games downloads in Germanysince 2006. The offering currently comprises over 2,500 products.Starting in October 2009, Gamesload will be available in 20 otherEuropean countries, including UK, Sweden, Denmark, Poland andHungary.Contact:Deutsche Telekom AGCorporate CommunicationsTel.: +49 (0) 228-181 4949E-mail: presse(at)gamesload.deMore press material is available at: http://www.gamesload.de/presse[1] PricewaterhouseCoopers, Global Entertainment and Media Outlook:2008-2013; figure refers to Europe, the Middle East and Africa, June2009.[2] Individual URLs can only be accessed in a specific country.Customers from Germany are routed straight to www.gamesload.de.http://hugin.info/142354/R/1349138/324978.pdfThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 22.10.2009 - 09:01 Uhr
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