S2 Games Announces Mail.Ru as Partner for Upcoming MOBA: Strife
29 April 2014 - 6:15PM
S2 Games is proud to partner with Mail.Ru Group to present S2
Games' newest game, Strife, to the Commonwealth of Independent
States (CIS). Strife is the premier second generation MOBA
developed by S2Games (creators of the Savage series and Heroes of
Newerth). S2 Games has released two new heroes in honor of the
partnership announcement and is officially accepting signups for
closed beta at Strife.com.
"S2 Games has been in the MOBA market from its inception. Since
then, we've learned a great deal about this maturing genre through
a wide range of analytical studies and experience. With Strife, we
want to take MOBAs to the next level, utilizing our resources to
blend the processes of game development and player engagement. The
result: a more enjoyable experience that grows the community and
evolves the idea of what MOBAs can be," said Marc DeForest, CEO of
S2 Games. "We always seek to work with the best partners across the
globe. We are proud to partner with Mail.Ru, whose popularity will
help propel Strife to be a globally renowned brand."
With Strife, S2 Games developers began with a top-to-bottom
analysis of currently existing MOBAs and a blank slate in terms of
design in order to craft a game that promotes collaboration among
team members and removes barriers to the features that have made
the genre so dynamic and popular. Heroes can change the components
of their weapons, and can further customize their gameplay with
pets. In Strife players are less dependent on returning to home
base than in other games; a free courier delivers ammunition, and
players can restore health and mana by just temporarily stepping
outside of battle.
One of the major advantages of Strife is a well-balanced rewards
distribution system. All heroes involved in a battle receive
rewards for killing enemy brawlers and heroes. This removes the
need for teams to worry about who gets what last hit and focus on
what is the most fun - team fights and team play. Strife
provides all of the game's heroes for free, including the latest
heroes, Claudessa and Fetterstone, who are available for the first
time today.
"Today, MOBAs are one of the most popular genres of online games
with a global player base in the tens of millions. And soon,
Mail.Ru Group will be adding the next step in the MOBA genre to its
collection of game offerings from one of the studios that pioneered
the genre. Strife is a new generation MOBA, which incorporates the
best features of this type of games and at the same time provides
new opportunities for players and unique features. We are honored
to present to the CIS community this ambitious project,"- commented
Oleg Shpilchevsky, Head of Games Division.
Mail.Ru will announce the CIS closed beta start date at a later
time.
About Mail.Ru Group
Mail.Ru Group (LSE:MAIL) (listed since November 5, 2010) is a
leading Internet company in the high-growth Russian-speaking
Internet markets (Russia is Europe's largest Internet market
measured by the number of users, comScore). Mail.Ru Group's sites
reach approximately 85% of Russian Internet users on a monthly
basis (comScore, June 2013) and the Company is the sixth largest
Internet businesses globally, based on the number of total pages
viewed (comScore, June 2013).
In line with the 'communitainment' (communication plus
entertainment) strategy, the Company is moving rapidly to build an
integrated communications and entertainment platform. The Company
owns Russia's leading email service and Russia's largest internet
portal, Mail.Ru (TNS, all Russia, age 12-64, June 2013). The
Company operates two of the three largest Russian language social
networks, Odnoklassniki (OK) and Moi Mir (My World), and Russia's
largest online game business. The Company's portfolio also includes
Mail.Ru Agent and ICQ – two instant messaging services popular in
Russia and CIS.
The Company holds minority equity stakes in VKontakte (39.99%)
and Qiwi (15.04%). The Company also holds a number of small venture
capital investments in various Internet companies in Russia and
Ukraine.
About S2 Games
S2 Games is a game publisher and developer with a mission to
identify, develop, evolve and unleash the future of online
multiplayer games. Since its inception in 2003, S2 has been focused
on driving innovation into the global online game space, through
identifying and solving industry issues, listening closely to its
passionate gamer base and incorporating features that gamers truly
want.
Active in sponsoring and helping drive many global tournaments
for their flagship title, Heroes of Newerth which has accumulated
over 12 million installs with over 2 million current registered
players, and their new title, Strife, S2 is focused on providing
the best online multiplayer gaming experience and opportunities for
its fans to shine. For more information on S2, please visit
www.S2games.com or follow @S2Strife on Twitter.
CONTACT: S2 Games
press@s2games.com
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