

“In the traditional “downloadable” game industry it is fairly normal that about 30 to sometimes 70 percent of potential customers are lost in the download process. If a game is about 400MB in size, there’s a serious switch point and the number of people who don’t even finish the download (hence try the game) is dramatic”, explains Kalydo’s Business Development Manager, Chris van der Linden. His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. What’s impressive about the game is that it’s the first MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) to use full 3D graphics within Facebook, loading right in the browser with minimal delay. While big names like Zynga get the lion’s share of attention for titles like Farmville and Cityville, small publishers are having big hits too.ĭutch developer Kalydo launched Godswar Online on Facebook in conjunction with gaming portal IGG on 26 December, and in the month since, it says it’s accumulated 1.5 million players and was the fastest growing game on Facebook last week. Instead of moving GodsWar Online into closed beta, IGG has decided to.


Social gaming is big business, and there’s still huge room for growth. 2nd GodsWar Alpha Test to Begin Tomorrow, Jan.
