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History

Founded in 1993 by Erik Gloersen, Ian Neil, Andre Backen, Gaute Godager and Olav Mørkrid, the company is one of the leading European independent game developers and publishers. They focus mainly on PC games but has also released games on other consoles such as Super NES, Sega Saturn, Sega Genesis and Xbox. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Erik Gløersen is a video game developer. ... The European SNES design is identical to the Super Famicom. ... The Sega Saturn ) is a 32-bit video game console, first released on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America and July 8, 1995 in Europe. ... The Mega Drive/Genesis was a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan (1988), Europe (1990) and most of the rest of the world as the Mega Drive. ... For the Xboxs successor, see Xbox 360. ...

In December 2005, Funcom was the first Norwegian game developer to be listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Oslo Stock Exchange Oslo Stock Exchange (Norwegian: Oslo Børs) serves as the main market for trading in shares of Norwegian companies. ...

On 14 March 2007, the company abandoned traditional "offline" product distribution (e.g. on optical discs) in favor of digital distribution completely. The main reason for this decision was admittedly the financial losses due to software piracy.^[1] is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... “Optical media” redirects here. ... Digital distribution (Also known as digital delivery) is the principle of providing digital information and content over the Internet in the form of products or services. ... The copyright infringement of software is often called software piracy by those seeking to reduce its incidence. ...

Well-known games

The Longest Journey was produced by Ragnar Tørnquist and was very well received both by critics and users. The game was published in 8 languages: English, Norwegian, French, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Russian and Spanish. The game was also released in other countries, but mainly in English-speaking ones. This article is about the computer game. ... Ragnar Tørnquist (born in 1970) is a Norwegian game designer and author. ...

Anarchy Online is a critically acclaimed online game, more specifically a MMORPG, with 20 international awards; including several from RPG Vault. Funcom issued several expansions; The Notum Wars, Alien Invasion, Shadowlands and Lost Eden. Founder Gaute Godager was the first Game Director, before Marius Enge released Alien Invasion and took over at the release of Shadowlands. However, shortly after the release of Alien Invasion, Morten Byom took over. Later, near the release of the Lost Eden expansion, Byom moved on to the Age of Conan team, and was succeeded as Game Director by Craig Morrison, also known as "Silirrion". Following the game, a book has been written about the pre-history about the planet and also a CD with music from the game has been released. Anarchy Online (AO) [1] is a science fiction MMORPG released in June 2001 by Funcom set on the world of Rubi-Ka and its extra-dimensional twin, the Shadowlands. ... An image from World of Warcraft, one of the largest commercial MMORPGs as of 2004, based on active subscriptions. ... Marius Enge is a computer game designer from Norway. ... Craig Morrison works on massively multiplayer online role-playing game titles for Norwegian company Funcom. ...

In the spring of 2006, the company released the sequel to The Longest Journey for the Xbox and PC, entitled Dreamfall. Dreamfall (Drømmefall: Den lengste reisen) is an action-adventure video game released for the Windows and Xbox platforms on April 17, 2006. ...

Funcom has also developed an online action RPG for PC and console entitled Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. This product utilizes the Conan the Cimmerian franchise license. The PC version of this game was released on May 20, 2008, and the Xbox 360 version is scheduled to be released in 2009. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian, from the name of his homeland, Cimmeria) is a literary character created by Robert E. Howard in a series of fantasy pulp stories published in Weird Tales in the 1930s. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Xbox 360 Elite be merged into this article or section. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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List of games

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• The Secret World — MMORPG (PC & Xbox 360),^[2] previously known as The World Online.^[3]
• Dreamfall Chapters — (PC & Xbox 360 (?))^[4]
• Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures — MMORPG (PC & Xbox 360 - 2008)
• Dreamfall — Adventure (PC & Xbox - 2006)
• Midgard — MMORPG (PC - cancelled)
• No Escape — Shooter (PC - 2000)
• The Longest Journey — Adventure (PC - 2000)
• Anarchy Online — MMORPG (PC - 2001)
• Speed Freaks also known as Speed Punks — Racing (PlayStation)
• Casper — Puzzle Adventure (Sega Saturn)
• CMX — Racing (PlayStation)
• Winter Gold — Sports (Super Nintendo)
• Steel Rebellion — Strategy (PC - cancelled)
• Daze Before Christmas — Action (Genesis/SNES)
• Samurai Shodown — Fighting (Sega CD)
• NBA Hangtime — Sports (Genesis)
• Fatal Fury Special — Fighting (Sega CD)
• Nightmare Circus — Action (Genesis)
• Disney's Pocahontas — Adventure (Genesis)
• A Dinosaur's Tale — Adventure (Genesis)

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References

1. ^ Hagerup, Eivind (2007-03-14). Funcom drops "offline" PC games. Adventure Gamers. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.
2. ^ Funcom Latest MMORPG announced for PC and Xbox 360
3. ^ The Secret World is secret no more
4. ^ Funcom awarded grant from Norwegian Film Fund. Funcom (2007-03-01). Retrieved on 2007-03-01.

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External links

• Funcom Official site
• Funcom share information at the Oslo Stock Exchange