Travian Games
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| Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung | |
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | Munich, Germany (2005) |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Massively multiplayer online games |
Number of employees | c.230 |
| Website | www.traviangames.com |
Travian Games GmbH is a German video game developer and publisher, specialising in browser-based multiplayer games. The company was founded in 2005,[1] has over 230 employees in Germany,[2] and has published seven massively online multiplayer browser-based games.[3][4]
In January 2012, Travian Games acquired Cologne-based game developer Bright Future.[2]
History
In June 2004, Gerhard Müller created and published Travian, a browser game, as a hobby project, while he was reading chemistry at the Technical University of Munich.[3] In response to the unexpected success of the game, Gerhard Müller and his brother Siegfried Müller founded Travian Games as a non-trading partnership in July 2005, which evolved into a limited liability company with four employees later in the year. The operations and the rights of Travian were transferred to the company at the beginning of 2006.[1][5]
It acquired Cologne-based game developer Bright Future in January 2012.[2]
Games
- Travian, released in late 2004, was the company's first release and it won the Superbrowsergame award in 2006.[6][7][8] The player plays the role of a village chief trying to expand their empire.
- Travians, German name Travianer, has the resource development theme from Travian, but concentrates more on the social side of the game. It also includes NPC characters, a story and quests. It has won four awards.[9] and closed down due to lack of players on 25 July 2014.
- Wewaii was released in 2009, in which the player acts the role of a hotel manager.
- Imperion, like Travian, has a resource development theme, but is set in space, in the 'future'. Shut down in August 2013.
- Goalunited, where the player manages a football club.
- Ballersunited, where the player manages a basketball club. Shut down in January 2012.
- MiraMagia, where the player completes certain quests, raises a dragon and maintains a garden.
- Remanum, where the player tries to get prestige by trading and politics in an ancient mediterranean setting. Shut down in September 2013.
- Rail Nation, where the player manages a train system.
- United GP, where the player manages a Formula 1 team.
External links
- Travian Games GmbH - official website
References
- 1 2 "Home: About us". Travian Games. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- 1 2 3 "Travian Games Acquires Majority Cologne-based Game Developer: Bright Future". 2012-01-20. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- 1 2 "Exhibitors — International PHP conference". S&S Media. Archived from the original on 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ↑ "Travian Games GmbH". Galaxy News. Archived from the original on 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ↑ "Firmengeschichte der Travian Games GmbH" (in German). Travian Games. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-07-03. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ↑ "Aufbauspiel "Travian" zum "Super-Browserspiel 2006" gekürt" (in German). heise online. 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ↑ "Die besten Browser-Games 2006" (in German). 20 Minuten Online. 2007-12-17. Archived from the original on 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ↑ "Special: Die Wahl zum Superbrowsergame 2006 hat gewonnen ..." (in German). Gamesdynamite. 2006-10-04. Archived from the original on 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ↑ "Travians". Travian Games GmbH. 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-02.