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Former Frogster CEO forms new F2P publishing company
Fans of free-to-play games just received yet another outlet for their addiction, as former Frogster CEO Andreas Weidenhaupt has announced the founding of a new publishing company, named Infernum. The company will be working to bring free-to-play MMOs from around the world to Western audiences. Weidenhaupt claims, "The market for high-quality MMO games that are free to play is growing dynamically and we intend to become a major player in the space." The company is already hard at work bringing those "high-quality MMO games" to its customers, with Weidenhaupt noting, "We've already begun assembling a top-notch team and are looking to fully utilize our resources by bringing some great games to the western world in 2012." So if you're in the market for a shiny new F2P title, keep your eye on Infernum and find out what it will be bringing to the table.
Frogster CEO resigns
Andreas Weidenhaupt, CEO of Frogster, has announced his impending resignation from the company. Weidenhaupt will be stepping down in April of this year to focus on other projects but will remain a consultant with Frogster afterward. Weidenhaupt has been one of the most public faces of the company, particularly for Runes of Magic and TERA. Frogster's chairman of the executive board Christoph Gerlinger had this to say about Andreas' departure: "We thank Andreas kindly for his job performance of the past years, the amicable co-operation with the executive board colleagues and for his significant contribution to the success of Frogster. In the course of last year, Andreas managed to fill the Frogster product pipeline with excellent titles for the next years in advance." You can read the full announcement over at Frogster Interactive.
Frogster bringing Mythos Europe back online
"The premature dropping of Mythos before its release was a real loss for the genre." That's the opinion of Frogster's Andreas Weidenhaupt regarding Mythos Europe, and that loss is about to be remedied. We do have a few preliminary -- and exciting -- details for the time being. Mythos will re-enter the European market with an open beta in Q4 of this year, and launch is planned for Q1 2011 at the latest. The game will support five languages, including English, German, and Turkish, and will follow a free-to-play business model. A basic Mythos Europe site is up now, with the promise of a "full website coming soon." Impatient for more now? Sign up for the newsletter on the site's front page, and don't forget take a look at our Mythos gallery and teaser trailer below. %Gallery-10781%
