Mark Androvich
17:06 (BST)
06/05/2008
Gameforge opens US office
German developer and publisher Gameforge has announced the opening of a US branch - Gameforge Productions Inc - with an office in San Francisco.
The office will be managed by Lars Koschin, co-founder of online game magazine Gamigo and former CTO of MMO games portal Curse.com.
"Gameforge has held the top spot in the European browser-based gaming sector for several years, and expanding into other continents is a strategically important step," Koschin said.
"I look forward to contributing my experience to Gameforge as we join the North American market."
Gameforge has 52 million registered players worldwide.
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