funcom industry interactive entertainment computer and video games founded 1993 headquarters oslo norway key people rui casais ceo products the longest journey anarchy online age of conan dreamfall the secret world lego minifigures online revenue us 20.062 million fy 2010 operating income us 0.593 million fy 2010 net income us 5.819 million q2 2008 number of employees 100 website funcom.com funcom oslo as ose funcom formerly funcom productions as is a norwegian video game developer specializing in online games . it is best known for the massively multiplayer online role playing game mmorpg titles age of conan anarchy online the secret world and the longest journey series of adventure games . the company has offices in oslo norway and north carolina us . they previously also had offices in montreal and beijing . contents 1 history 2 portfolio 2.1 future 3 developed games 4 published games 5 references 6 external links history edit founded in 1993 by erik gloersen andre backen gaute godager and olav m rkrid the company is one of the leading european independent game developers and publishers . citation needed they focus mainly on pc games but have also released games on other platforms including mobile phones and tablets . funcom s console releases includes titles on sega mega drive genesis super nes sega saturn and xbox . in december 2005 funcom was the first norwegian game developer to be listed on the oslo stock exchange . on march 14 2007 the company abandoned traditional offline product distribution e.g. on optical discs in favor of digital distribution completely . the main reason for this decision was claimed to be the financial losses due to software piracy . 1 on august 21 2008 funcom laid off half of its customer service department located in durham north carolina . on november 22 2008 third parties reported that funcom fired additional 70 % of the staff in their us workforce possibly endangering future releases . 2 on september 17 2008 gaute godager left funcom stating he was dissatisfied with certain elements of age of conan which he directed . 3 craig morrison took over the direction of age of conan . on february 23 2009 funcom reported financial losses of approximately 23 million in the fourth quarter of 2008 . the unsuccessful launch of age of conan was cited as the reason for such steep decline . the chief analyst of dnb nor fredrik thoresen estimated that 100 000 subscribers played the game at the time of the report far below the publisher s expectations though these numbers were not confirmed by funcom itself . 4 on september 1 2009 funcom announced the establishment of a new development studio in montreal canada . the new studio has worked on funcom s two mmorpg projects the secret world and the age of conan expansion pack rise of the godslayer . 5 on september 29 2009 funcom announced a reduction of 20 % of its staff resulting in significant delay for the release of the secret world . 6 all the perceived actions were reflected in the 2010 annual financial report . the current when number of employees is 282 a 19 % reduction to 2009 . as the result of the new strategy the operating results came close to a positive value in 2010 it reached us 593 thousand compared to us 10 798 thousand in 2009 . 7 on july 2 2012 funcom announced ole schreiner as the new ceo of funcom and as a new member of the management board of funcom . ole schreiner comes from the position of coo of the company a role he has held for several years . when ole schreiner is one of funcom s longest serving employees and he has been working directly with titles such as anarchy online age of conan and the secret world in several capacities . trond arne aas long term ceo of funcom took on a new role as strategic advisor to the board and chief strategy officer 8 on august 22 2012 funcom announced that it laid off half of the company as a cost adjustment initiative due to the poor performance of their mmorpg the secret world . some of the lay offs were temporary . they blamed this poor performance on the metacritic score of the game and the launch of competing titles like diablo iii . 9 on january 10 2013 funcom announced that they have initiated a process of restructuring the company around its core products and technology . the restructuring involves among other things that some of the company s offices will be closed or consolidated with others . thus funcom hope to create a stronger and more effective organization . 10 11 the company announced on january 17 2013 that it will lay off some of its staff of their montreal branch as a part of the restructuring process . 12 on january 29 2014 norwegian economic crime unit kokrim launched an investigation into suspected infringement of the provisions of the securities trading act connected to the 2012 launch of the secret world . 13 in october 2015 the case against funcom was closed after the company paid a fine . 14 on april 24 2014 the company reported securing nok 9.7 million usd 1.6 million additional equity . 15 the additional cash boost will help the company to fully prepare for the launch of the lego minifigures mmo in summer 2014 . 16 in october 2015 the company launched the park 17 a single player horror experience based on the secret world intellectual property . in december 2015 the company announced that it had entered into a partnership agreement with conan properties international llc 18 making it the preferred partner for pc and console games based on the conan the barbarian brand . in january 2016 the company announced it is working on conan exiles 19 an open world survival game based on the conan the barbarian brand . the game will enter early access in february 2017 with full launch on pc and console to follow . portfolio edit the longest journey was produced by ragnar t rnquist and was very well received both by critics and users . the game was published in 8 languages english norwegian french dutch swedish polish russian and spanish . the game was also released in other countries but mainly in english speaking ones . anarchy online is a critically acclaimed online game more specifically a massively multiplayer online role playing game mmorpg with 20 international awards . funcom issued several expansions ; the notum wars shadowlands alien invasion lost eden and legacy of the xan . founder gaute godager was the first game director before marius enge released alien invasion and took over at the release of shadowlands . however shortly after the release of alien invasion morten byom took over . later near the release of the lost eden expansion byom moved on to the age of conan team and was succeeded as game director by craig morrison also known as silirrion . following the game a book about the pre history of the planet and a cd with music from the game were released . in the spring of 2006 the company released the sequel to the longest journey for the xbox and pc entitled dreamfall . funcom has also developed an online action role playing video game for pc and console entitled age of conan hyborian adventures . this product utilizes the conan the cimmerian franchise license . the pc version of this game was released on may 20 2008 and the xbox 360 version was cancelled . as of 2011 the subscription model of the game has been altered to a hybrid one game is marketed as age of conan unchained . funcom released an expansion pack for the game called age of conan rise of the godslayer . the development of their mmo the secret world was announced on may 11 2007 . 20 the game was released on july 3 2012 . funcom earned a license from the lego company to develop a new mmo game titled lego minifigures online . the game is child friendly and was originally intended to be free to play but released with a buy to play model on june 29 2015 . on october 27 2015 funcom released a single player horror title the park set in the same universe setting as their mmo the secret world . future edit developed games edit title release genre platforms notes untitled conan game 2017 tba pc developed by funcom oslo conan exiles 2017 survival pc ps4 developed by funcom oslo hide and shriek 2016 multiplayer pc developed by funcom north carolina the park 2015 adventure pc developed by funcom oslo lego minifigures online 2014 mmorpg pc android ios pets vs. monsters 2012 mmorpg pc mac os x fashion week live 2012 facebook game facebook fashion based social game the secret world 2012 mmorpg pc age of conan rise of the godslayer 2010 mmorpg pc the first expansion pack for age of conan age of conan unchained 2008 mmorpg pc dreamfall the longest journey 2006 adventure pc xbox anarchy online 2001 mmorpg pc no escape 2000 shooter pc cmx 1999 racing playstation developed by funcom dublin the longest journey 1999 adventure pc speed freaks 1999 racing playstation developed by funcom dublin nba hangtime 1997 sports mega drive genesis casper 1996 puzzle adventure sega saturn impact racing 1996 racing playstation sega saturn developed by funcom dublin dragonheart fire & steel 1996 action pc playstation sega saturn winter gold 1996 sports snes nightmare circus 1996 action mega drive genesis disney s pocahontas 1996 adventure mega drive genesis samurai shodown 1995 fighting mega cd ported by funcom fatal fury special 1995 fighting mega cd ported by funcom daze before christmas 1994 action mega drive genesis snes a dinosaur s tale 1994 adventure mega drive genesis world heroes cd cancelled fighting mega cd steel rebellion cancelled strategy pc midgard cancelled mmorpg pc published games edit title release genre platforms notes bloodline champions 2011 action pc developed by stunlock studios references edit hagerup eivind 2007 03 14 . funcom drops offline pc games . adventure gamers . retrieved 2007 03 15 . funcom fires 70 % of their u.s. staff this morning . tentonhammer.com . 2008 11 22 . retrieved 2008 11 28 . purchese rob 2008 09 17 . age of conan director leaves funcom . eurogamer . retrieved 2009 03 01 . tor yvind andersen sindre heyerdahl 2009 02 23 . 4 . kvartal blodr dt for funcom in norwegian . e24 n ringsliv . retrieved 2009 02 23 . funcom establishes new development studio in montr al . funcom . 2009 09 01 . retrieved 2009 09 02 . secret world gets significant delay as funcom drops 20 % of staff . vg247 . 2009 09 29 . retrieved 2009 09 29 . 2010 annual financial report pdf . funcom . 2011 04 30 . retrieved 2011 04 30 . funcom n.v. announces ole schreiner as new ceo for the company . funcom . 2012 07 02 . retrieved 2012 12 26 . reilly jim 2012 08 22 . funcom lays off half the company . game informer . retrieved 2012 09 03 . funcom announces restructuring of the company . newsweb . 2013 01 10 . retrieved 2013 01 14 . froholt joachim 2013 01 10 . nye nedbemanninger hos funcom . gamer . retrieved 2013 01 14 . heinrich jeff 2013 01 17 . funcom planning significant layoffs in montreal . montreal gazette . retrieved 2013 01 20 . fahey mike 29 january 2014 . investigators raid norwegian game studio . kotaku . gawker media . retrieved 29 january 2014 . bot for markedsmanipulasjon . kokrim . 23 october 2015 . retrieved 23 october 2015 . http www.funcom.com news funcom secures additional equity http www.gamasutra.com view news 216335 funcom secures 16m in