MechWarrior Online made $5 million off 'Founders Program'
Infinite Game Publishing (IGP) and Piranha Games achieved $5 million in sales off the MechWarrior Online "Founder's Program." Since July, the multi-tier pre-order program gave those interested in the game the opportunity to play early and provide feedback.
"The success of the Founder's Program reinforces IGP's vision to help independent developers build exceptional games with the right economic model for the global marketplace," said IGP CEO Nick Foster. "We are in a unique position to be able to deliver a pipeline of high quality, innovative content for online game players."
That pipeline includes the coming MechWarrior Tactics and Sins of a Dark Age. There's still no definitive date for when MechWarrior Online will be nominal and enter open beta.
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Infinite Game Publishing & Piranha Games
Secure $5 Million in Sales for MechWarrior Online™
Founder's Program
- Publisher IGP Blazes The Path To Global Expansion: Tremendously Successful North American Pre-order Campaign Cements Infinite Game Publishing as Canada's Fastest-Growing Online Game Publisher -
MONTREAL – October 16, 2012 – Infinite Game Publishing (IGP), Canada's fastest-growing independent publisher of online games, and MechWarrior Online™ developer Piranha Games today announced results of its MechWarrior Online Founder's Program: The pre-order program for MechWarrior Online achieved more than $5 million in sales since it first went on sale in July. Beginning soon, MechWarrior Online will be available for all PC gamers to play at www.mwomercs.com as it transitions into the Open Beta phase.
MechWarrior Online represents the first of three premium online games to be published worldwide by IGP, opening first in North America. Bolstered by high demand for top-quality online digital entertainment, startup publisher IGP has grown its Montreal-based headquarters to more than 50 people in the past year. It continues to recruit top industry talent as it prepares for global expansion.
Russ Bullock, president of Piranha Games, lauded the program's success, "Working together with IGP, we maximized the value for fans participating in the MechWarrior Online Founder's Program by offering three tiers to suit different player's needs. Ultimately the program was a categorical success and we couldn't be happier with the sales and important player feedback we've received."
"The success of the Founder's Program reinforces IGP's vision to help independent developers build exceptional games with the right economic model for the global marketplace," said Nick Foster, CEO of IGP. "We are in a unique position to be able to deliver a pipeline of high quality, innovative content for online game players."
"The Founders are helping us fund, develop and support the game in order to deliver the best online gaming experience," said Kelly Zmak, President of IGP. "The tremendous success of the MechWarrior Online Founder's Program demonstrates how passionate the fans are for the MechWarrior franchise and reflect our management team understanding the rapidly changing online game industry, the fastest-growing sector of digital entertainment."
In addition to MechWarrior Online, IGP has announced two additional free-to-play games this year which have already been labeled as white-hot brands by top industry media: MechWarrior Tactics (www.mwtactics.com) and Sins of a Dark Age (www.sinsofadarkage.com), both of which are currently in late alpha testing and will launch Open Betas later this year.
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