![]() ![]() With strategy games looking (and sounding) like this, it's no wonder that nearly 80 million Facebook gamers are playing strategy games on the platform. Regardless of where Kabam sourced its inspiration from, Edgeworld looks to be a blast, and already enjoys over 400 thousand players. However, competing Facebook strategy game maker Kixeye claims that Kabam copied its Backyard Monsters in Edgeworld's creation. The game seems to have been heavily influenced by traditional strategy franchises like Starcraft and Command and Conquer. (Within three days of starting the game, to be exact.) While players can purchase protection from other players, the easiest way to ensure your survival in this game is to form alliances with fellow commanders for mutually-assured protection. Regardless, your "safe status" will eventually disappear as you progress in the game, so you'll have to fight opposing players eventually. That said, players can choose to focus on either the sprawling campaign, much like Empires & Allies, or to go to war with other players. Like most real-time strategy games on Facebook (and elsewhere, really), you must gather resources to build an efficient base, muster defenses for that base and execute strategic attacks against both other players and the storyline factions. You've been enlisted as commander of a rogue faction of The Union, a collection of nations who landed on the planet Cerulea to harvest the resources and technology of an advanced, ancient alien race known as The Ceruleans. ![]() The game also focuses heavily on mood, with rallying, futuristic music and a story that unfolds as you play. (Kabam is also the first Facebook developer to launch a game on Google+ Games.) Edgeworld takes a visibly different approach to strategy games than its predecessors, with a focus on real-time combat between players. Kabam, creator of strategy Facebook hits like Dragons of Atlantis and Kingdoms of Camelot, has launched Edgeworld on Facebook and Google+ Games. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Exploding Barrel Games is focused on creating console-quality free-to-play experiences for core gamers.Prepare to activate your "Check Your Edgeworld Base!" phone alarms. For more information, please visit.The following press release was recently issued by Kabam, Inc.:Kabam Expands Global Studios, Acquires Exploding Barrel GamesVancouver-Based Studio Focuses on Console-Quality Free-to-Play Games and is Home to Industry Leaders from EA, Microsoft, and Industrial Light and MagicSAN FRANCISCO & VANCOUVER, British Columbia-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Kabam, the leader in free-to-play games for core players, today announced further international expansion with the acquisition of Exploding Barrel Games. Our commitment to these values is reflected in our dedication to improving access to justice through pro bono work and championing initiatives that increase the diversity of the legal profession. We are a values-driven law firm, guided by the principles of excellence, leadership, and citizenship. Lai.Within the past three years, O’Melveny has also represented Kabam in its prior acquisitions of WonderHill, Fearless Studios, Gravity Bear, Wild Shadow Studios, and Balanced Worlds.About O’Melveny & Myers LLPWith approximately 800 lawyers in 16 offices worldwide, O’Melveny & Myers LLP helps industry leaders across a broad array of sectors manage the complex challenges of succeeding in the global economy. ![]()
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