PRESS RELEASES - Runes of Magic

12. March 2019

Runewaker and Gameforge Celebrate 10 Years Runes of Magic with a Momentus 10th Anniversary Festival

Join the Legendary Celebration of this Beloved MMORPG in the World of Taborea to Access Exclusive In-Game Events and Epic Gifts

KARLSRUHE, GERMANY (MARCH 12, 2019) - Gameforge — the leading publisher of popular free-to-play multiplayer online games including Guardians of Ember, SoulWorker, Aion, and Metin2 — celebrates the 10th anniversary of renowned developer Runewaker’s popular free-to-play MMORPG, Runes of Magic on March 19. Starting March 14, players are invited to join the Anniversary Festival for exclusive boost, exchange, and login events, as well as special in-game activities to celebrate 10 years of adventures as brave players explore the breathtaking fantasy world of Taborea in their search to uncover its mystical legacy.

For those veterans who have carved out their own legendary journey over the years, Gameforge has planned something special. Players whose accounts are also celebrating their 10th anniversary will receive an exclusive package — the “Legend of Taborea” costume set — as thanks for a decade of adventuring. Heroes who have forged their own journey for seven years or more will also receive special recognition in the form of the “Hero of Taborea” costume set, to wear proudly as they do battle against the forces of darkness.

“I’m extremely happy to see Runes of Magic hit this major milestone,” said Belen Banos, Associate Product Manager for Runes of Magic. “We’re thrilled to celebrate not only the game’s history but also the fantastic community that has formed over the years, which continues to enjoy the world of Taborea and are probably the most welcoming and helpful bunch you could hope for when returning or joining fresh! I’m really looking forward to another great 10 years of excitement, adventures and more friendships to be forged!”

The celebration begins on March 10 with exclusive boosts and login events that run until March 19. To keep the party going, players are invited to participate in a special exchange event starting March 22 and continuing through March 31. Throughout the celebration, community members are invited to partake in the festivities, which will include additional surprises!

There has never been a better time for players who yearn for the glory days of their epic crusades to return to Taborea. Set off on epic adventures, rekindle the long-lasting friendships that can only be found in battle, and, of course, race some Alpacas. Among the various improvements added to Runes of Magic throughout its 10 years, at the dawn of Chapter V: “Fires of the Shadowforge,” a new race was introduced to its epic story — the Shadowforge Dwarves. Skilled prospectors and master weapon-smiths, the Dwarves must fight against the menacing spirits plaguing their home — the glorious underground city of Taffroc — and save their princess from the clutches of this twisted enemy.

The highly anticipated latest chapter, Chapter VII: “Legacy of the Soulless”, returns to “The Spirits of Despair” storyline that began in 6.4.0 and introduced the Shataem Archipelago — with four of its five islands: Tasuq, Korris, Enoch and Vortis, currently available — bursting with lore, challenging dungeons, and simply begging to be explored. A forbidden spatial rune landed in the wrong hands and is the source of dangerous rifts sprouting up across Taborea. A newly formed group — the Hands of Balance — call upon the heroes of Taborea to join forces and venture forth to the Archipelago to put a stop the rifts and defend the land from certain demise.

With over eight million players worldwide, Runes of Magic continues to be one of the most successful titles in the genre. Available on PC through Steam and the Runes of Magic homepage, the free-to-play fantasy MMORPG is available to play in English, French, German, Spanish, and Polish. Players wishing to find out more information about the 10th Anniversary event can visit: https://forum.runesofmagic.gameforge.com.

About Runes of Magic

With its impressive range of features, Runes of Magic has been redefining the standard of free-to-play MMORPGs since 2009. The online role-playing game presents a multilayered background story embedded in the elaborate fantasy world of Taborea with over 5,000 quests. Players select their primary character class out of ten possible options, and then take on two additional classes, learning different elite skills for each individual class combination. Runes of Magic offers three playable races: the Elves, the Humans and the Shadowforge Dwarves, and players can highly customize the appearance of the character that will represent them in-game. Players also maintain a virtual home, which they can personalize with a broad selection of furniture and other practical items. In organized guilds, players have the opportunity to establish their own guild castle, which they can upgrade with additional buildings as well as powerful siege weapons to be used in thrilling guild wars. Thanks to exciting PvP content such as arenas and battlefields, the flexible and comprehensive user interface which can be adapted to any playing style, a wide array of challenging dungeons and many other features, Runes of Magic captivates all kinds of players. Now with over 8 million registered users, Runes of Magic is one of the most popular and successful free-to-play MMORPGs on the market.

30. August 2018

Runes of Magic now also available on Steam

Publisher Gameforge releases the MMO classic Runes of Magic on Steam and launches new servers

Karlsruhe, 30. August 2018 - Gameforge and developers Runewaker released the award-winning role-playing title Runes of Magic worldwide on Steam yesterday. With around 10 million players in total, the free-to-play fantasy MMORPG is among the most successful titles in this genre, available to play in English, French, German, Spanish and Polish.

Celebrating its ninth anniversary in March, Runes of Magic continues to be enjoyed by a large and active community, which should grow considerably with the release on Steam. Gameforge hopes lots of new players will immerse themselves in the breathtaking fantasy world of Taborea, experiencing exciting adventures with one of the ten combinable character classes. It is also expected that many players will return for the launch. Gameforge has set up a slew of new servers for the European and North American regions to accommodate these players, providing fresh playing fields where they can rediscover all the challenges and excitement Runes of Magic has to offer from scratch.

Two DLC Packages for Steam Release

Two DLC packages will be available with Runes of Magic’s release on Steam. An initial starter pack eases players into the game with a selection of different potions, inventory and bank expansions, a mount and a pet. The second pack provides players with a complete costume set, an exclusive title, a mount, a pet, an additional character slot and a housing contract. Players can also collect Runes of Magic trading cards on Steam.

About Runes of Magic

With its impressive range of features, Runes of Magic has been redefining the standard of free-to-play MMORPGs since 2009. The online role-playing game presents a multilayered background story embedded in the elaborate fantasy world of Taborea with over 5,000 quests. Players select their primary character class out of ten possible options, and then take on two additional classes, learning different elite skills for each individual class combination. Runes of Magic offers three playable races: the Elves, the Humans and the Shadowforge Dwarves, and players can highly customize the appearance of the character that will represent them in-game. Players also maintain a virtual home, which they can personalize with a broad selection of furniture and other practical items. In organized guilds, players have the opportunity to establish their own guild castle, which they can upgrade with additional buildings as well as powerful siege weapons to be used in thrilling guild wars. Thanks to exciting PvP content such as arenas and battlefields, the flexible and comprehensive user interface which can be adapted to any playing style, a wide array of challenging dungeons and many other features, Runes of Magic captivates all kinds of players. Now with over 8 million registered users, Runes of Magic is one of the most popular and successful free-to-play MMORPGs on the market.

31. Oktober 2013

Runes of Magic captures Italy

Fantasy MMO released with full localization | Italian server online

Karlsruhe, 31.10.2013 – Today, Gameforge publishes the successful fantasy MMO Runes of Magic in a fully localised version for the Italian market. At the same time, a dedicated Italian server is being launched. With this, Gameforge continues the free-to-play MMO’s victory march, which celebrated its fourth birthday in March this year. The Italian version joins the current language versions of German, English, French, Spanish and Polish.

Taborea awaits new warriors

Free-to-play MMO Runes of Magic is one of the most successful games of its genre – the world of Taborea is already home to 12 million created characters. Runes of Magic takes players on an epic journey, guaranteeing players endless hours of gripping adventure. In over 5,500 quests, brave fighters defy danger, visit countless dungeons and explore the fantasy world on their mounts.

The innovative multiple class system is praised by players and critics alike. It offers gamers the chance to combine up to three classes in one character, thereby creating a completely individual hero. Runes of Magic is made whole by its complex crafting system, multitude of skills and challenging instances of various difficulty levels. Outside of combat there is also plenty to do for the heroes of Taborea: they can furnish their own houses, look after their pets and pit themselves against other players in fun minigames.

Localization complete: i’s dotted and t’s crossed

For over a year, eight translators were entrusted with the localization work and have adapted all the content, right up to the finest detail, for their native language: during the time-consuming localization process, around 5,500 quests, over 6,000 monster names and a total of 1.85 million words were translated. This then offers Italian players the best possible gaming experience.

Upon the game’s release in Italy, a dedicated server is also going live – however playing on this server is voluntary. Italians can also log in on a server with a different language and, for example, play with English players – yet all texts and screen displays will remain in Italian.

“It couldn’t have worked out any better for Runes of Magic. Recently we popped open the champagne to celebrate the game’s four year anniversary and now we’re thrilled that Italian players can also start enjoying one of the most successful MMOs on the market,” said Steffen Ramm, Product Director of Runes of Magic.

Runes of Magic – a success story

Runes of Magic has been continually developed since its launch in 2009. A total of 50 larger updates have been published to date. This is set to continue in future as well, with plans for the game to be regularly enhanced with new content. All previously released updates are also available in Italian. The hard work has certainly paid off: over the years Runes of Magic has won various awards, including the GameStar Award for outstanding price-performance ratio, the Gamona Reader Award in the “Best MMORPG” category and third place in the categories “Most Classic MMO” and “Favorite MMO” at mmosite.com’s Readers’ Choice Awards.

Interested players can register now on http://it.runesofmagic.gameforge.com/user/register, download the client and dive into the fantasy world, all completely free of charge.