Comments on: Russian games house raises $5 million for social strategy game http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/24/russian-games-house-raises-5-million-for-social-strategy-game/ Tracking European web and mobile start-ups Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Vince Slots http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/24/russian-games-house-raises-5-million-for-social-strategy-game/comment-page-1/#comment-285602 Vince Slots Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:08:56 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=14050#comment-285602 Absolutely crazy ... Hope it will be ok. Absolutely crazy … Hope it will be ok.

]]> By: The future of gaming : Social Media | Mashyep! http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/24/russian-games-house-raises-5-million-for-social-strategy-game/comment-page-1/#comment-285254 The future of gaming : Social Media | Mashyep! Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:36:36 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=14050#comment-285254 [...] gaming giants EA Sports bagged PlayFish for $300 million. A Russian Social Strategy Game maker  Nival Network has rasied 5 million dollars to improve their games further. So what is it that makes the social [...] [...] gaming giants EA Sports bagged PlayFish for $300 million. A Russian Social Strategy Game maker  Nival Network has rasied 5 million dollars to improve their games further. So what is it that makes the social [...]

]]> By: Russian Gaming Company Nival Network Raising $5 Million http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/24/russian-games-house-raises-5-million-for-social-strategy-game/comment-page-1/#comment-285221 Russian Gaming Company Nival Network Raising $5 Million Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:27:55 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=14050#comment-285221 [...] tips to Quintura and TechCrunch Europe To dig deeper into the virtual goods market, check out our new report: Inside Virtual Goods: The [...] [...] tips to Quintura and TechCrunch Europe To dig deeper into the virtual goods market, check out our new report: Inside Virtual Goods: The [...]

]]> By: Russian games house raises $5 million for social strategy game | Dream Creature http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/24/russian-games-house-raises-5-million-for-social-strategy-game/comment-page-1/#comment-285183 Russian games house raises $5 million for social strategy game | Dream Creature Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:27:39 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=14050#comment-285183 [...] here to read the rest: Russian games house raises $5 million for social strategy game Submit this to Script & StyleShare this on BlinklistShare this on del.icio.usDigg [...] [...] here to read the rest: Russian games house raises $5 million for social strategy game Submit this to Script & StyleShare this on BlinklistShare this on del.icio.usDigg [...]

]]> By: Mikko http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/24/russian-games-house-raises-5-million-for-social-strategy-game/comment-page-1/#comment-285179 Mikko Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:18:23 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=14050#comment-285179 I have known Nival people way before September 2008. The company is much older than that. Maybe Mike refers to the previous funding round with the time. I have known Nival people way before September 2008. The company is much older than that. Maybe Mike refers to the previous funding round with the time.

]]> By: gafga http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/24/russian-games-house-raises-5-million-for-social-strategy-game/comment-page-1/#comment-284954 gafga Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:56:41 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=14050#comment-284954 http://www.ivillage.com/jon-kate-plus-8-series-finale-why-well-miss-them/1-d-66956 http://www.ivillage.com/jon-kate-plus-8-series-finale-why-well-miss-them/1-d-66956

]]> By: vishalhd http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/24/russian-games-house-raises-5-million-for-social-strategy-game/comment-page-1/#comment-284913 vishalhd Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:09:56 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=14050#comment-284913 awesome!! that looks so amazing, something i would definitely want to give a run. ;) awesome!! that looks so amazing, something i would definitely want to give a run. ;)

]]> By: Alex Tayra http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/24/russian-games-house-raises-5-million-for-social-strategy-game/comment-page-1/#comment-284905 Alex Tayra Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:51:11 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=14050#comment-284905 LOLWHAT??? Dragonica, Shaiya and Cabal, Level-R and RockFree aren't Nival's games! Nival just "distibutor / operator / translater" of these games in Russia (but even I'm Russian, I never hear about ZZima portal before). Astrum Nival (formely Nival Online) also distribute Perfect World, Granado Espada and King of Pirate on Russia territory. And ONLY game that they develop is Allods Online (really great F2P MMORPG by the way, one of the most popular in exUSSR now). LOLWHAT??? Dragonica, Shaiya and Cabal, Level-R and RockFree aren’t Nival’s games! Nival just “distibutor / operator / translater” of these games in Russia (but even I’m Russian, I never hear about ZZima portal before). Astrum Nival (formely Nival Online) also distribute Perfect World, Granado Espada and King of Pirate on Russia territory. And ONLY game that they develop is Allods Online (really great F2P MMORPG by the way, one of the most popular in exUSSR now).

]]> By: Jonathan Deamer http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/24/russian-games-house-raises-5-million-for-social-strategy-game/comment-page-1/#comment-284900 Jonathan Deamer Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:34:02 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=14050#comment-284900 Aha, didn't realise - good point about EA though. That's kinda what I was trying to get at, albeit not very well..! Aha, didn’t realise – good point about EA though. That’s kinda what I was trying to get at, albeit not very well..!

]]> By: peter tatischev http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/24/russian-games-house-raises-5-million-for-social-strategy-game/comment-page-1/#comment-284897 peter tatischev Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:28:35 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=14050#comment-284897 Jonathan, actually, Nival is a rather "old school" strategy game developer - they have quite a few old-style strategy games in their portfolio. I wonder how they are going to stake against big players like EA on the local market. Apparently they are not planning to take Primal World on a global level, which makes the investment in the amount of $5 mUSD for a market of $200 mUSD kind of risky. Jonathan, actually, Nival is a rather “old school” strategy game developer – they have quite a few old-style strategy games in their portfolio.
I wonder how they are going to stake against big players like EA on the local market. Apparently they are not planning to take Primal World on a global level, which makes the investment in the amount of $5 mUSD for a market of $200 mUSD kind of risky.

]]> By: Jonathan Deamer http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/11/24/russian-games-house-raises-5-million-for-social-strategy-game/comment-page-1/#comment-284887 Jonathan Deamer Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:19:30 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=14050#comment-284887 On a similar tip, I'm really looking forward to the Facebook implementation of Sid Meier's classic Civilisation. I do hope it's not just a straight port, but takes a lot of inspiration from some of the new social gaming companies like Nival. I often wonder how such companies will fare when "old school" strategy game developers truly get involved in the sector (more than they already are). A social version of Theme Park on iPhone would definitely be a winner, IMO :-) On a similar tip, I’m really looking forward to the Facebook implementation of Sid Meier’s classic Civilisation. I do hope it’s not just a straight port, but takes a lot of inspiration from some of the new social gaming companies like Nival.

I often wonder how such companies will fare when “old school” strategy game developers truly get involved in the sector (more than they already are). A social version of Theme Park on iPhone would definitely be a winner, IMO :-)

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