New York-based Live Gamer which provides a complete monetization for global micro-transaction-based businesses announced that it has been selected by 2k to power its first endeavor into Facebook social games with its highly anticipated title Sid Meier’s Civilization(R) World. It is recognized as one of the greatest strategy franchises of all time with more than 10 million units sold worldwide and with unprecedented acclaim from fans and media.
Considering Facebook game industry in shifting from various virtual currencies towards Facebook Credits, the social’network’s new universal currency for digital goods purchases. Live Gamer is making itself useful in helping with the transition.
Live Gamer will handle the virtual goods transaction and manage the virtual economy in the social game while 2k will use Live Gamer Elements to handle everything from analytic to integration with Facebook Credits for payment. Live Gamer’s technology has been adopted by leading publishers in gaming, social and entertainment, including CCR, Electronic Arts, Namco Networks, REAL Networks and THQ, supporting over 90 million users in 23 countries.
Civilization World is going to be massive with a high potential strike. It is in the middle of its closed beta test and is expected to be launch soon. CivWorld complexity might freak or scare you but get ready to take on the challenge.
