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SilverBirch reports record sales for Metin2 Online Multi-Player Game as user-base grows quickly
Sharp rise in concurrent users during second quarter signals continuing growth TORONTO, May 6 /CN...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nSharp rise in concurrent users during second quarter signals continuing\n\n\ngrowth\n\n\nTORONTO, May 6 /CNW/ - SilverBirch Studios, a member of the SilverBirch\nInc. (TSX-V: SVB) group of digital media companies, and G4Box today announced\nrecord sales and earnings for the Metin2 Online Multi-Player Game amid signs\nof continuing growth.\n\n\nMetin2 (www.metin2.us) posted a new record of $32,000 for sales during\nits last week of operations during the second quarter. This represents a 100%\nincrease over the previous quarter's highest weekly sales of $16,000. In\naddition, the number of daily concurrent users has reached 1,950 and continues\nto grow. This represents a 70% increase over the previous quarter's concurrent\nuser base of 1,150 and the number of concurrent users has been a predictor of\nfuture game revenue growth.\n\n\n"The rapid increase in Metin2's concurrent user base is an encouraging\nsignal of continuing sales growth in the months ahead," said Wojtek\nKawczynski, Senior Vice President, SilverBirch Studios. "With solid momentum\nbehind it, Metin2 is on track to post more sales and earnings records."\n\n\nMetin2, a 3D fantasy game involving a medieval battle of empires, is a\nleading title in the Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game ("MMORPG")\ngenre, one of the fastest-growing segments of the online game market. It is\npart of a worldwide online game market that DFC Intelligence reports is\nforecasted to grow from US$3.4 billion in 2005 to over US$13 billion in 2011,\n55 percent of which will be derived from MMORPG games.\n\n\nAbout SilverBirch Inc.\n\n\nToronto-based SilverBirch Inc. is a fully integrated developer, publisher\nand distributor of high quality interactive media content and, through its\nJambo Mobile division, provides mobile marketing and direct-to-consumer mobile\ncontent. In addition, the company is a multi-platform video game developer and\noperates an MMORPG game called Metin 2 (see www.metin2.us). For more\ninformation, please visit www.silverbirchstudios.com and www.jambomobile.com.\n\n\nAbout G4BOX Inc.\n\n\nG4BOX is a publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment media\nin North America. The company offers a portfolio of diversified entertainment\ncontent that is accessible via the internet. G4BOX Inc.'s vision is to become\na premier...