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New York Times Features Self Magazine and Live Gamer
We would like to take a moment to congratulate Self Magazine and Conde Nast for launching their first ever social game, “Workout in the Park”. The game was recently featured in the New York Times.
Live Gamer worked closely with Self as a strategic partner and is currently powering the game’s ecommerce and advertising. “Workout in the Park” will focus on the female demographic and feature game play in areasof fitness, health and wellness, beauty and fashion. Users will be able to interact with game elements like avatars, virtual goods and puzzles.
Click here to read the full NYT article
Live Gamer Enhances Elements With Subscription & Physical Goods Support, Announces New Customer FunGoPlay
Kid’s Virtual World Will Encourage Outdoor Play with Connected Devices and In-Game Rewards
NEW YORK, NY – August 15, 2011 – Live Gamer (www.livegamer.com), the world’s first combined digital commerce and advertising platform for the interactive entertainment industry, announced today that it has released a feature-rich upgrade to its flagship Elements e-commerce platform on FunGoPlay, a new virtual sports theme park with real-world connected gear for online and mobile platforms. The upgraded platform will include subscriptions and physical goods support, the fundamental revenue drivers for the new kids site.
FunGoPlay separates itself from all other virtual worlds with its connected real-world sports gear, encouraging kids to get outside and play to earn special in-game rewards. It will leverage the upgraded Live Gamer Elements platform to handle subscriptions and micro-transactions as well as digital and physical bundles that include the purchasing of FunGoPlay’s connected sports gear.
“FunGoPlay is pioneering virtual worlds for kids by connecting real offline play with virtual online play,” said Andrew Schneider, President and Co-Founder of Live Gamer. “We’re delighted to be able to provide a flexible technology platform to enable advanced business models that blends both virtual and physical goods, micro-transactions and subscriptions.”
“Live Gamer’s Elements platform was the perfect solution to meet our vision of connecting sports play with an online world that provides rewards for physical activity,” said Steven Lerner, CEO of FunGoPlay. “As kids increasingly grow up in a connected world, we have an opportunity to deliver a new form of entertainment that integrates a unique digital content platform with a traditional sports play pattern. Live Gamer has played an integral role in making this happen.”
Live Gamer Acquires GamerDNA and Brandport
Live Gamer (www.livegamer.com), the trusted total revenue solution for the interactive entertainment industry, today announced that it has acquired two companies, GamerDNA and Brandport, to form the world’s first combined e-commerce and advertising platform. GamerDNA is one of the largest video game ad networks in the United States and Europe, reaching close to 48 million unique viewers per month. Brandport, which has been rebranded to Live Gamer Ad Elements, offers a video ad platform is used to increase monetization of free-to-play games by targeting all different types of gamers.
Check out coverage of the acquisitions on TechCrunch, Adweek, and All Things Digital!
Live Gamer Powers 2K’s First Social Games Endeavor
LIVE GAMER TO POWER MONETIZATION FOR 2K’S SID MEIER’S CIVILIZATION® WORLD FOR FACEBOOK
E-Commerce Platform Leader Powers 2K’s First Social Games Endeavor
NEW YORK, June 30, 2011 – Live Gamer (www.livegamer.com), the trusted total revenue solution for the interactive entertainment industry, today announced that it has been selected by 2K to power its first foray into Facebook social games with its highly anticipated title Sid Meier’s Civilization® World. Sid Meier’s Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest strategy franchises of all-time, with more than 10 million units sold worldwide and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and the media alike.
2K has integrated the Live Gamer Elements platform, for access to the only end-to-end virtual goods and economy management service available. This complete monetization engine includes earned and bought currency e-wallet, virtual goods catalog management and merchandising, item storefronts, deep analytics, integration with Facebook Credits for payments and much more.
“Civilization is one of the most successful and beloved game franchises in history, made by one of the most acclaimed game designers ever,” said Andrew Schneider, President and Co-Founder, Live Gamer. “It’s an honor to be a part of 2K’s first endeavor into the social games world with their debut Facebook application, Civilization World.”
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Live Gamer and Skrill Partner to Offer Turnkey, End-To-End Monetization Engine for Global Game Publishers
Live Gamer and Skrill, which operates the payment provider Moneybookers, today announced a preferred payments partnership creating a sophisticated, end-to-end monetization engine tailored for online game publishers. By seamlessly integrating Moneybookers’ secure, real-time payments platform with Live Gamer’s total commerce solution, Live Gamer Payments by Skrill offers game publishers and developers a one-stop solution for driving online revenues, maximizing user acquisition and retention, developing and managing digital item sales, increasing user engagement and much more.
The combined turnkey, multi-platform service gives publishers and developers instant access to new markets with over 100 payment methods in 200 countries and territories. Live Gamer Payments by Skrill offers localized, country-specific payment methods including bank transfer and debit instruments, in addition to global credit/debit, mobile payments, pre-paid cards, Facebook credits and more. Additionally, Skrill’s digital wallet offers customers an easy ‘password only’ payment method, tailored for micro payments and set to increase merchant’s retention rates. Settlement can be conducted in 41 local currencies.
Going beyond payments, the combined service offers a complete virtual economy management platform, including advanced merchandising tools and an industry-leading transactional analytics system. With deep insights into user data, publishers can optimize their digital sales strategy and increase ARPU. Publishers are also able to easily manage and price thousands of SKUs including digital media, virtual goods or even physical product, as well as create discounts, coupons and bundles.
Check out the coverage on Forbes.com here!
Live Gamer @ GDC! Beyond Credit: Localized Payment Strategies For Global Business
Europe is a key market for game developers. However, due to the difficulties in reaching the many individual markets, European customers have been largely underserved. One major challenge is understanding the diverse payment options for digital content and how these options vary by country. The content providers that understand and tackle payment issues country-by-country are the ones likely to be most successful in Europe.
Live Gamer GDC Session: Beyond Credit: Localized payment strategies for a global business
During this session, key findings will be shared that highlight which payment methods drive the most revenue in Europe for online game publishers. Best practices, success and failures and how to best set up a global-local payments strategy will be discussed.
When: Thursday March 3rd
Where: Moscone Center 1:30pm PT (RM 309)
Presented by David Cole, DFC Intelligence, Analyst
Moderator: Jeremy Miller, DFC Intelligence, Analyst
Panelists: Nima Pourshasb, Live Gamer, VP Corporate Development
Carsten van Husen, Gameforge 4D, CEO
Ralf Wenzel, Skrill Holdings, COO
Linus Menden, Big Point, Head of Finance
Rika Nakazawa To Kick Off 2011 PCGA Speaker Series With “State of the Virtual Goods Industry” Lecture
We are very pleased to announce that Live Gamer’s VP of Business Development and Account Management, Rika Nakazawa will kick off the 2011 PC Gamng Alliance Speaker Series.
State of the Virtual Goods Industry
Rika Nakazawa, VP Business Development and Account Management, Live Gamer
March 1, 2011 4:00 – 5:30 PM
Capcom 800 Concar Drive, Suite 300, San Mateo, CA 94402
Abstract: Presentation on an overview of the virtual goods industry, the latest statistics and projections, monetization models, case studies of successes and failures and the blurring of lines between games, digital entertainment and education.
Live Gamer’s Nima Pourshasb to Speak At Future of Money and Technology Summit’s Virtual Currency Panel
Please join Live Gamer’s VP of Corporate Development, Nima Pourshasb as he joins the Virtual Currency panel at the “Future of Money and Technology Summit”.
To learn more about the event or to check out the schedule, please visit
http://futureofmoney.com/moneyconference/
Live Gamer’s CEO, Mitch Davis To Speak At Business Insider’s Ignition Event
Join Live Gamer’s Co-founder and CEO, Mitch Davis at the Business Insider’s IGNITION Event as he discusses the impact of Farmville and other casual games on housewives.
3:35pm – December 2, 2010
Time Warner Center, NYC
Nima Pourshasb To Speak At Social Gaming Summit East
Join Live Gamer’s Vice President, Corporate Development, Nima Pourshasb at Social Gaming Summit East. He will address current trends and hot topics for monetizing user fan bases of interactive and digital entertainment.
Speaker: Nima Pourshasb
Monetizing Interactive and Digital Entertainment
12/1/2010 – 9:40am
