| Runes of Magic | |
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| Developer(s) | Runewaker Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Gameforge, Runewaker Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | March 19, 2009[1][2] |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy, MMORPG |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer online |
Runes of Magic (RoM) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by the Taiwanese developer Runewaker Entertainment and adapted for the English and German-speaking market by German company Frogster Interactive. Frogster has also opened servers for France, Spain, Poland, Italy, and Australia as well as servers dedicated to the European Union. After going through an open beta phase, the game was launched on March 19, 2009, and Chapter II – The Elven Prophecy was launched on September 15, 2009. The next chapter, Chapter III – The Elder Kingdoms, started April 22, 2010, however all of Chapter III did not become available until August 11, 2010. Chapter IV - Lands of Despair, was released June 16, 2011. The latest Chapter, Chapter V - Fires of Shadowforge, was released on June 12, 2012. The game client is free to download, and no monthly subscription fee is required because the service is funded by real money transactions (RMT) in the Runes of Magic Item Shop.[3]
The game was later acquired by Gameforge when the company bought 60 percent of Frogster Interactive's stake.[4]
- ^ "Runes of Magic – PC – GameSpy". Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ 神諭之戰 – 巴哈姆特 (in Chinese). Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Runes of Magic Item Shop Is Open For Business". January 20, 2009.
- ^ Pearson, Dan (August 3, 2010). "Gameforge acquires majority stake in Frogster". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved October 18, 2021.