Web Game Introduction

It should be called Browser-based Game

Catalog

• Game Type

• Technology

• Business Model

• Some Game…

• Global and Localize

Game Type• Strategy

– Travian , Ogame , KingsAge , Ikariam

• Role Playing– Travians , BiteFight , Gladiatus , RuneScape

• Simulation– Kapilands , Kapi-Regnum , MolehillEmpire

• Other– QuakeLive , Club Penguin

Technology

• Server-side– ASP , PHP , Perl ….etc

• Plugin-based– ActiveX , Flash Player , Java , Silverlight ..

etc

• JavaScript-based– DHTML , Ajax

Business Model

• Advertisement

• Freemium– VIP– Coin

• Item• VIP• Bonus

BiteFight• Game Type : Role Playing

• Technology : Server-side

• Business Model : Coin for VIP

• Medieval Action Point Base Game

http://www.bitefight.org/ 2006 ~ Gameforge

Ikariam• Game Type : Strategy

• Technology : Server-side

• Business Model : Coin for VIP / Bonus

• Real Time Strategy ,Travian like game but it base on Island

http://www.ikariam.org/ 2008 ~ Gameforge

KingsAge• Game Type : Strategy

• Technology : Server-side

• Business Model : Coin for VIP

• Another Travian Like RTS

http://www.kingsage.org/ 2009 ~ Gameforge

Kapilands• Game Type : Simulation

• Technology : Server-side

• Business Model : Coin for VIP

• Modern Economy Simulation Game

• Germany's browser game of the year 2006

http://www.kapilands.com/ 2006 ~ upjers

Kapi-Regnum• Game Type : Simulation

• Technology : Server-side

• Business Model : Coin for VIP

• Medieval Economy Simulation

2008 ~ upjers http://www.kapi-regnum.com/

Molehill Empire

• Game Type : Simulation

• Technology : Server-side / Java Script

• Business Model : Coin for VIP

• Garden Simulation

http://www.molehillempire.com/

2008 ~ upjers

OGame

http://www.ogame.org/2002 ~ Gameforge

• Game Type : Strategy

• Technology : Server-side

• Business Model : Coin for VIP

Gladiatus

http://www.gladiatus.com/2007 ~ Gameforge

• Game Type : Role Playing

• Technology : Server-side

• Business Model : Coin for VIP

Quake Live

• Game Type : FPS

• Technology : Plugin-based

• Business Model :

• Best action browser game of the year 2008

http://www.quakelive.com/ 2007 ~ id software

Travian• Game Type : Strategy

• Technology : Server-side

• Business Model : Coin for VIP / Bonus

http://www.travian.com/ 2004 ~ travian games

Travians• Game Type : Role Playing

• Technology : Ajax

• Business Model : Coin for VIP / Item

• Combine RPG and Social Network

http://www.travians.com/ 2008 ~ travian games

RuneScape• Game Type : Role Playing• Technology : Plugin-based• Business Model : VIP , Advertising (free

account) • 3D Fantasy MMORPG • DFC estimated 2008 revenue : $50-$150 million

http://www.runescape.com/ 1999 ~ Jagex

Club Penguin

http://www.clubpenguin.com/ 2006 ~ Club Penguin

• Game Type : Social

• Technology : Plugin-based

• Business Model : VIP

• Social Network / Mini Game

• DFC estimated 2008 revenue :

$50-$150 million

Global and Localize• Travian – 52 Languages

• Gameforge Games – 40+ Languages