GMG Entertainment Launches Exclusive Partnership With Funcom to Bring Digital Currency Cards™ for Bloodline Champions Game to Retail

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- GMG Entertainment, the leading publisher of digital currency cards for the digital gaming and online entertainment industries, announced today an exclusive agreement with independent developer and publisher of MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) games, Funcom.  Through the agreement, GMG will offer digital currency cards at retailers in North America as well as in Europe, Scandinavia and Australia for Funcom's highly anticipated launch of Bloodline Champions, a competitive online multiplayer combat game, currently in Beta.  The announcement was made today by GMG Entertainment Founder and CEO, Rob Goldberg.

"Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment for over a decade to a rapidly growing fan base," said Goldberg.  "We at GMG recognize the increasing validity and popularity of this genre of games and we are excited to partner with Funcom to bring Bloodline Champions to retail on a worldwide basis."

"After evaluating the international market for digital currency cards we are very pleased to have selected GMG as our partner for Bloodline Champions. Their know-how of the retail market, international foothold and passionate understanding of our product made this a clear choice for us. We very much look forward to offering the fans of our game the flexibility that these store cards represent," said Morten Larssen, Vice-President of Sales & Marketing at Funcom.

GMG is a proven leader in the digital currency card category for the online virtual goods marketplace.  The company was the first in the industry to offer a collection of online games on one DVD, launching the ON!DVD Online POWERPAK™ in late 2009 and with digital partners including Facebook, Meez, THQ and many others, GMG continues to offer consumers access to the games they love. For more information please visit www.gmg-entertainment.com.

About GMG Entertainment

GMG Entertainment is the leading digital currency card publisher in the virtual goods marketplace, an industry expected to earn $1.6 billion in revenue in the United States in 2010 according to research group Inside Network.  Founded by CEO Rob Goldberg in 2002, GMG works on behalf of the leading online game, entertainment and social media destinations such as THQ, Facebook and Funcom, to grow their revenue and build their brands through individually branded products sold at the world's top retailers. In doing so, GMG delivers one of a kind entertainment-based ideas and experiences for end users and digital content creators through traditional retail sales and consumer marketing.

About Funcom

Funcom is an independent developer and publisher of online games for PC and consoles. Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment since 1993 and continues to expand its track-record of more than twenty released games. Recent titles include 'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures', 'The Longest Journey', 'Anarchy Online' and 'Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'. For corporate information please visit www.funcom.com. For information about Funcom games visit www.anarchy-online.com , www.dreamfall.com , www.darkdaysarecoming.com or www.ageofconan.com . Funcom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker FUNCOM. 

SOURCE GMG Entertainment