ChangYou.com kick starts 2013 with Gamiction

Enter and explore www.Gamiction.com a new online gaming destination with special customization for Indian gamers that connects mid to hardcore gamers in a real time fun, competitive and immersive gaming experience. ChangYou.com India Pvt. Ltd today, announced the launch of the new and soon to be addictive gaming portal scheduled to kick start in the New Year. Rising Saga will be the premier fantasy based game that will catapult the online MMORPG landscape in India onto the world gaming map. ChangYou.com is aiming to provide a complete gaming experience with unique and exciting adventures complementing the recently announced universe of browser based games.

Rising Saga is an online fantasy game that engages players to create a character from a wide variety of classes and develop a unique set of skills to defend their territory. The game brings the full range of classic RPG characters to vibrant life, each with unique skills and artwork. Players can explore treasure, hunt for valuable items, slay creatures, compete with their friends in action packed player V/s player (PVP) battles, gain mythical equipment, and explore captivating surroundings. As players progress, they can unlock additional content such as PvP, guilds and mounts. The game is also highly localized to suit the Indian gaming environment including the look and feel of the game. Rising Saga does not require top of line hardware, making it easy to connect and play. The Rising Saga can also be accessed by logging onto https://www.gamiction.com

Commenting on the launch of the first game from Changyou.com Zhang Yan - General Manager said “With the world’s largest youth population, India as a gaming market offers incredible and exciting potential. The global gaming market is expected to grow at 8% CAGR and reach INR 3,766 bn by 2015. Online gaming is the second fastest growing segment in the Indian market, poised to reach CAGR of 22.5 % by 2015. We at ChangYou.com believe that Gaming is in our DNA”

Also commenting on the launch Rahul Srivastava - Marketing Head said “With the launch of our premier browser game ‘The Rising Saga’ we aim to present an engaging experience to the entire gaming audience in India. As we move forward we will explore more games thus enabling us to tap varied audiences all over the Indian Sub-continent. We aim to be successful in extending Gamiction.com into newer mediums later this year by enabling them on mobile platforms, with this new and many more MMORPG games which empowers fans and social gamers with a superior gaming experience.

We also look forward to the launch of DD Tank in the next couple of weeks on Gamiction.com - DDT is cute multiplayer online Turn based shooter game. Like The Rising Saga it does not require any download and can be played instantly from the browser. Players can customize their avatar, battle their friends, conquer demonic dungeons and also get married with other shooters.