Entertainment - Moscow, , Russia
Astrum Online Entertainment, the leader of the interactive entertainment market of Eastern Europe, is a holding company, which incorporates Astrum Nival, IT Territory, Time Zero, Nikita Online and DJ Games.Twitter: @astrumonlineBy consolidating the human and technical resources of all the companies which form the holding, Astrum Online can successfully compete on the international game market providing its users with high quality game products, 24/7 technical support for both its own online games and the localized titles, and an easy-to-use billing system.In the third quarter of 2008 the companies which form Astrum Online occupied around 60% of the Russian online entertainment market expressed in monetary terms. This figure continues to grow.The main strategy of Astrum Online is expanding into new geographic markets. In autumn 2008 the Holding company entered the German and Chinese game markets with a successful launch of the localized German and Chinese versions of its hit MMORPG "Legend: Legacy of the Dragons". In January 2009 Astrum Online entered the Turkish market with the localized version of the same title; "Legend: Legacy of the Dragons" is now available in Turkish as well. By the end of 2009 AOE is planning to enter game markets of France, Italy and Spain.In the long term, Astrum Online is focused at MMO games which utilize the free-to-play business model. This allows the Holding company to remain a highly profitable business increasing its share both in local and global game markets. Astrum Online currently operates more than 30 MMO games, including such popular titles as "Legend: Legacy of the Dragons", "Sphere", "Territory", "Three Kingdoms", and "Perfect World". In 2009 AOE is planning to launch its new MMORPG, "Allods Online", which will continue the legendary game series with more than 10 years of history.The total number of people playing games operated by Astrum Online exceeded 20 million players in Q2 2009.