Aeria Games

Aeria Games
Subsidiary
Industry Computer and video games
Interactive entertainment
Founded 2006
Headquarters Berlin, Germany
Key people
Oliver Strutynski (CEO)[1]
Parent ProSiebenSat.1 Media
Website Aeria Games

Aeria Games, formerly known as Aeria Games and Entertainment, is an online game publisher. The corporate headquarters is based in Berlin, Germany.

Aeria Games, a subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media,[2] operates an Internet gaming portal for massively multiplayer online games. It focuses on online games in multiple formats, client games, browser games, and mobile games. It publishes games for the North America, South America, and Europe.

History

Aeria Games was founded in Santa Clara, California as Aeria Games & Entertainment. Two years later they opened their first international office in Berlin, Germany, which later became the company's headquarter.[3] On January 5, the company acquired ijji , 2012.[4]

The company also merged with Gamepot in late 2012.[5]

In February 2014, all its worldwide PC games business including its subsidiary Aeria Games Europe GmbH were sold to ProSiebenSat.1 Media.[6] In May 2016, Aeria Games merged with Gamigo and let go 100 of their formerly 260 employees in Berlin.[7]

Its games are free-to-play and use a micropayment system to generate revenue (in-game item malls and advertising).

Community

As of July 2012, after the acquisition of Ijji the community has over 40 million registered members.[8]

Client games published

Under development

Browser games published (Aeria Browser)

Mobile games published

Client games published via Aeria Ignite

Games no longer published by Aeria Games

References

  1. "Aeria || Corporate Website". About.aeriagames.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  2. "ProSiebenSat.1 Group Acquires Aeria Games Europe". ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. February 27, 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. "Aeria Games entlässt die Hälfte der Berliner Belegschaft". www.gruenderszene.de. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  4. "Aeria Games Acquires ijji Games in Conjunction With Investment Funding From NHN Corporation". www.businesswire.com. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  5. "Aeria Games and Gamepot Merge to Create a Global Force in Multi-Platform, Free-to-Play Gaming". www.finance.yahoo.com. 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  6. "Aeria Games Sells European Subsidiary to ProSiebenSat.1 Games". www.aeriagames.com. 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  7. "Aeria Games entlässt die Hälfte der Berliner Belegschaft". www.gruenderszene.de. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  8. "Exclusive: Aeria Takes Flight". [a]listdaily. 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  9. "EA and Aeria Games Team Up to Launch Battlefield Heroes on Aeria Games Network | Battlefield Heroes". Battlefieldheroes.aeriagames.com. 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  10. Wartune website

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