{"id":1992,"date":"2013-09-23T12:15:04","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T04:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=1992"},"modified":"2013-09-23T12:18:10","modified_gmt":"2013-09-23T04:18:10","slug":"friendster-launches-free-browser-based-rpg-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2013\/09\/23\/friendster-launches-free-browser-based-rpg-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Friendster launches free browser-based RPG game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, Friendster is still around. Now positioned as a social discovery and gaming platform, Friendster has teamed up with Bigpoint, an online game developer and publisher, to launch the Drakensang Online FX<\/a>, a browser-based Role-Playing Game (RPG) now available to play for free on Friendster.<\/p>\n

Heralding the next generation of free-to-play online browser games, Drakensang Online is an epic action role-playing game that features extraordinary 3D graphics and effects. It boasts of an ability to customize game characters, skills and magic powers, allowing gamers, in their own unique tactics, to explore the fantasy land of Dracania.<\/p>\n

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Another feature of the browser game is that it is filled with countless quests and an enthralling storyline where players unite with their fellow friends to wage war against dragons, witches and monsters, while drawing upon an impressive armory of weapons and a bewildering array of magic and spells.<\/p>\n

The game is best played on Windows; latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, IE; 2GB RAM; and Java 6.<\/p>\n

Iannis Hanen, Chief Executive Officer of Friendster, commented on the success achieved by Drakensang Online FX since its initiation on Friendster. \u201cThis new title on Friendster has once again proven that we are on the right direction by adding premium games to our FX series. Gamers have high expectations for quality content and we are constantly focusing on delivering a fun, free and rewarding gaming experience,\u201d Hanen said. \u201cIn the spirit of continuing to introduce new and exciting content to southeast Asia\u2019s online gaming community, our team look forward to adding more exceptional games from Bigpoint,\u201d added Hanen.<\/p>\n

Bigpoint has become one of the world\u2019s leading online game developers and publishers, with multiple titles holding various international prizes and audience awards. Based in Hamburg, Germany, Bigpoint has the capability to design high-quality games for all game segments, using state-of-the-art technology to transform the industry with innovative gaming concepts. This, at the same time, sets international standards to fulfill the expectations of more than 300 million gamers in over 200 countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe identify forward-thinking game businesses and Friendster is one such game-changer. Together with their knowledge of the Southeast Asia online gaming community and our passion to create great games, we are going to make Drakensang Online a truly groundbreaking entertainment for the region,\u201d said Jeronimo Folgueira, Bigpoint\u2019s Chief Business Officer.<\/p>\n

Wolfgang Siebert, Lead Project Manager for Drakensang Online, also said, \u201cWe are thrilled that many people in Southeast Asia are excited about our game. We have just begun open-beta and gamers in the region can look forward to an engaging game as well as our latest expansion, Myrdosch, for a complete gaming experience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes, Friendster is still around. Now positioned as a social discovery and gaming platform, Friendster has teamed up with Bigpoint, an online game developer and publisher, to launch the Drakensang Online FX, a browser-based Role-Playing Game (RPG) now available to play for free on Friendster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,22],"tags":[680,679,34,681],"class_list":["post-1992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-spotlight","tag-drakensang-online-fx","tag-friendster","tag-gaming-2","tag-role-playing-game"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}