TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cygames Inc., developer and operator of popular social games, today announced that the user base of Rage of Bahamut, Cygames' English-language social card game provided on Mobage's worldwide network (http://mobage.com), exceeded three million outside of Japan on August 7, 2012.
Rage of Bahamut (RoB) is debuted in February 2012 and became No.1 on the Top Grossing Chart on US Google Play in April, and still remains No.1 over 16 consecutive weeks. In addition, Rage of Bahamut's iOS app also ranked No.1 on the Top Grossing Chart of US App Store as of June 12, 2012 and still keeps high ranking on the chart.
The original RoB ('Shingeki-no-Bahamut') is a fantasy adventure game in which players roam the world, drawing out powers from cards. After choosing between 'Man', 'Gods' or 'Demons' cards, players build and strengthen themselves as well as their teams by collecting, synthesizing and evolving a variety of unique cards. In Japan, the original RoB is provided as an HTML-based browser game on the domestic Mobage's network, which is operated by DeNA Co., Ltd. On Mobage's worldwide network, RoB is provided as smartphone app for both Android and iOS users.
In addition to RoB, Cygames intends to continuously provide a wide range of games, thereby enabling an increasing number of people all over the world to enjoy and enhancing their gaming experiences.
*Above mentioned No.1 is from "Store Stats" Top Charts-Android-United States-Overall of App Annie Limited www.appannie.com/
About Cygames
A developer and operator of social games, Cygames, Inc. aims to consistently raise brand awareness by providing the "best content ever." 'Shingeki no Bahamut' is a social card game released in the fall of 2011 that has enjoyed an enormous success as a fantasy RPG with unprecedentedly beautiful visual elements and has now begun global deployment. For more information, visit the company's site at: www.cygames.co.jp
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