IT Territory

December 7, 2009, Moscow. IT Territory, a part of Astrum Online Entertainment, announces the launch of the multiplayer online game “Legend: Legacy of the Dragons” in Spain http://www.warofdragons.es/. The popular fantasy world has already united more than 8 million players and has opened now for a brand new audience.

Developed by IT Territory In 2006, the game got its first Runet Award in 2007 by winning the “People’s Top Ten” and started its worldwide success. It has already been translated to six languages and successfully launched in an English version as well as in Russia, Germany, Poland, Turkey and China. In 2009, a specific social network version of the game was also launched on “Facebook”, “VKontakte” and “MyWorld@Mail.ru”, where it achieved a rapid audience growth from day one.

The new and fully localized Spanish version of “Legend: Legacy of the Dragons” is operated by Astrum’s European subsidiary, Astrum Online Entertainment GmbH (http://www.astrumonline.de).

“Legend: Legacy of the Dragons, justifying its name, has long established the status of a legend in Russia, and it keeps conquering other countries. I have no doubt that our flagship project will also be a big success with the Spanish audience.” – says Alexander Vashchenko, CEO of IT Territory.

Vsevolod Leonov, Vice-President of Business Development of Astrum Online Entertainment, notes: “The launch of Legend: Legacy of the Dragons in Spain is not just another step in our international expansion, it’s also our entrance into one of the largest international audiences with more than 130 million Spanish-speaking internet users, which is a great opportunity for us.”

About the game:

"Legend: Legacy of the Dragons" is a browser-based multiplayer online game in the fantasy world Faeo. For many centuries, the wars have been raging between humans and Magmars. Two Great Dragons protect the interests of both races; however, when chaos comes, even the Dragons are unable to keep fragile balance of power anymore. By entering this world of amazing adventures, the player will become a great warrior or a crafty magician; will participate in violent battles; will experience the joy of victory and bitter taste of defeat.

Key features:

Modern MMORPG in the window of your browser! Offering experienced MMORPG users all the controls and features they’re accustomed to, while maintaining high accessibility for new players.
Castle sieges and global PvP! Experience huge battlefields with 30+ game zones, dozens of siege engines, mini-bosses and hundreds of players from each side fighting fame and fortune.
Face to face with greatest warriors! The dynamic battle system of the game shows all the battle episodes right in the browser window – attacks, hits, blocks, potion and spell effects.

For additional information please contact:

Ekaterina Cherkasova
Press Office of Astrum Online Entertainment
E-mail: press@astrumonline.ru
Phone +7 (495) 952-4482, 952-0765
Mobile phone +7 (903) 598-4889

About Astrum Online Entertainment:

Astrum Online Entertainment is the largest player in interactive online entertainment market in Eastern Europe. The company is composed of five individual companies: Astrum Nival (www.astrumnival.com/ ), Nikita.Online (www.nikitaonline.ru/en) IT Territory (www.it-territory.ru/eng), TimeZero (en.timezero.com) and DJ Games. These companies have launched more than 40 MMO games, including hits like "The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar" (www.lotro-russia.com), "Legend: Legacy of the Dragons" (www.warofdragons.com), "Territory" (territory.ru), "TimeZero" (www.timezero.ru), "Sphere" (sphere.nikitaonline.ru), "Piratia" (www.piratia.ru) and "Perfect World" (www.pwonline.ru). Over 30 million players are currently participating in the games Astrum Online Entertainment has released. For more information, visit www.astrumonline.ru/eng.

About IT Territory:

IT Territory (http://www.it-territory.ru) is a developer and publisher of online games and games for social networks. It is part of Astrum Online Entertainment, the largest company in the Russian games market (http://www.astrumonline.ru). IT Territory is a leader in the online segment of the games market in Russia, and manages a portfolio of 20 online games of which 13 were developed in-house, along with the games of independent developers, and licensed projects. The total number of registered users in IT Territory’s projects is over 20 million.
The company’s flagship game is Legend: Legacy of the Dragons (http://www.dwar.ru) launched in Russian, English (http://www.warofdragons.com), German (http://www.warofdragons.de), Poland (http://www.warofdragons.pl), Spanish (http://www.warofdragons.es) and Turkish (http://www.dwar.gen.tr) languages.

About Astrum Online Entertainment GmbH:

Astrum Online Entertainment GmbH (www.astrumonline.de) was founded in 2008. A wholly affiliated company of the Astrum Online Entertainment holding group, it is located in Hamburg, Germany. The company launched localized German versions of the MMORPGs "Legend: Legacy of the Dragons" (www.warofdragons.de), Berserk Online (http://www.berserk-online.de/) and "TimeZero" (www.timezero.de) in 2008. A localized Turkish version of the MMORPG "Legend: Legacy of the Dragons" (www.dwar.gen.tr) started in early 2009, along with "Berserk-Online" (www.berserk-online.com), the online games portal Astrumo.de (www.astrumo.de) and the worldwide English version of "Legend: Legacy of the Dragons" (www.warofdragons.com). During 2009, Polish (www.warofdragons.pl), and Spanish (www.warofdragons.es) versions of the game have been launched, with more territories planned in 2010.