Runes of Magic users have surpassed the one million mark according to an announcement by Frogster America. Find out what's so great about the game below:

RUNES OF MAGIC PASSES 1 MILLION USER MARK

Free-to-Play MMORPG Achieves Impressive Milestone

SAN FRANCISCO - May 14, 2009 - Frogster America, Inc. today announced that Runes of Magic, the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) that is redefining the standard for free-to-play titles, has now reached over a million registered users in Europe and the United States. The growth represents user growth of around 150,000 players per month.

"We at Frogster have been looking for a real hit title for two years and have definitely found one in Runes of Magic," said Andreas Weidenhaupt, Chief Licensing Officer of Frogster Interactive Pictures AG and CEO of Frogster Online Gaming GmbH. "We are convinced that with the additional language versions we currently have in development, we will achieve even greater growth in our user base."

The Berlin based publisher plans to release at least two additional localized versions this year. In addition to this, the previously announced Korean version will be published by Frogster Asia, and a Russian version will be published in a cooperative partnership with Game Factory Interactive.

About Runes of Magic

With an extensive range of features Runes of Magic is redefining the standard for free-to-play titles. Runes of Magic conveys an absorbing story through more than 1,600 quests in an exciting and dangerous fantasy world. Players can choose between six main classes and combined with a secondary class, choose to create a character from 30 character class combinations. All characters possess unique skills with impressive combo attacks and can use mounts including war horses.

A particularly attractive feature for guilds and players is the ability to decorate their own virtual homes with individual furnishings. Thanks to an extensive crafting and reputation system, thrilling PVP, as well as demanding dungeons and boss monsters, Runes of Magic has something for everyone. The Taiwanese developer Runewaker, has developed Runes of Magic according to western MMO standards and put more than three years of development into the game. The studio will continue to provide new challenges for players every four to five months with free add-ons and updates. MMO fans can find more information, pictures and videos on the official website at: www.runesofmagic.com.