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Funcom's Rui Casais: From junior programmer to CEO

We speak to the chief exec about his journey to the top, and why he has stayed with the Conan Exiles studio for more than a decade

1.4m sales makes Conan Exiles the biggest game in Funcom's history

Online survival game also publisher's fastest-selling title, reaching milestone in less than half the time of Age of Conan

Conan Exiles reaches one million sales

Funcom confirms that the milestone includes Early Access and pre-orders of the full release

Funcom takes $10.6 million investment ahead of licensing push

Norwegian developer has co-founded a company to manage interactive rights of Robert E. Howard IPs

Funcom: Steam user reviews should be region gated

With "review bombs" now a common occurrence, CEO Rui Casais believes Steam should follow other stores and ditch "global" user ratings

Funcom: "You can't survive for 20 years without a few scars"

With a new logo, new website and new product strategy, Funcom CEO Rui Casais is facing the future with confidence

Koch Media to publish Conan Exiles

Game will leave Early Access in early 2018, publisher to handle retail versions for Xbox One, PS4 and PC

Funcom's The Secret World picked up for a TV series

Johnny Depp's production company Infinitum Nihil will be involved in screen adaptation of relaunched MMO

Secret World re-launching as free-to-play Secret World Legends

After nearly five years, MMO converts business model, overhauls combat, progression, and graphics

Conan Exiles hit 480k unit full-year target in 28 days

Funcom will invest as much as $10 million extra in the game through early 2018, with console launches now planned

Conan Exiles points to brighter future for Funcom

Survival game has recouped idev costs to date after selling 320,000 in its first week on Early Access

Funcom back in black after $6.3m investment

Debt management and cash injection see Conan studio's future secured

"We haven't always made the right decisions...We are all well aware of that."

Funcom CEO Rui Casais on why the MMO firm is looking for a buyer

Funcom reboots LEGO Minifigures Online as pay-to-play

Free-to-play was "was detrimental to the gameplay experience"

Funcom nets $1.6 million for Lego MMO launch

Norwegian studio will receive NOK 9.7 million after issuing 2.2 million new shares

Funcom's revenue falls in Q4

The Secret World drags on Norwegian developer's bottom line

Funcom sees significant revenue rise for Q1 2013

Recent restructuring sees losses reduced at The Secret World developer

Bylos to lead Funcom's new live team

New centralised team will support developer's MMOs

Funcom closing Beijing studio

Secret World maker consolidating live team in Raleigh, mobile and tablet development in Montreal

Funcom confirms closures, restructuring of company

It's unclear how many have been laid off, but Funcom says the moves are necessary to become stronger going forward