Codemasters Online Gaming Expands Service With New And Improved MMO Payment
Options.
Codemasters Online Gaming partners with leading payment provider Click&Buy.
New York (June 20th, 2006) Â Codemasters Online Gaming (COG) has partnered
with leading payment solution partner Click&Buy, to present easier and
groundbreaking payment options for the company¹s MMO fans in North America
and Europe. Options such as, Direct Debit, ELV, and Online Bank Transfers,
are available through this partnership, as opposed to accounts being
available exclusively to credit card holders. COG¹s current title RF Online,
as well the upcoming title ArchLord will utilize the system.
³We have listened to the demands of our customers and delivered this great
new payment solution in partnership with Click&Buy,² said Ed Relf, director
of marketing, Codemasters Online Gaming. ³With Click&Buy now in place,
players don¹t need a credit card to join our fantastic range of MMO games.
This is an extremely positive move, especially for those MMO gamers without
credit cards eagerly awaiting the launch of our next hugely anticipated
game, ArchLord.²
³To be chosen by this leading company of best-selling interactive online
games makes us proud,² said Andreas Horst, vice president of corporate
communications, Click&Buy. ³We are very satisfied to serve Codemasters and
its global audience on gaming platforms and channels with the Click&Buy
solution.²
Click&Buy is available now to all new and existing subscribers to COG
titles.
BETA sign-up is now live for ArchLord For your chance to enter early BETA
testing, sign-up now at www.archlordgame.com.
About Codemasters
Codemasters is a global interactive entertainment company with offices in
the U.S., England, France, Spain, Holland and Germany. Founded in the UK in
1986, Codemasters develops and publishes award-winning software for the PC,
current and future-generation video game consoles and online gaming
platforms. Codemasters¹ dominant gaming brands include ToCA Race Driver,
Colin McRae Rally, Operation Flashpoint, Micro Machines v4 and the company
is currently developing and introducing original gaming properties for
next-generation systems. Additional information about Codemasters and its
products can be found at www.codemasters.com.
About Click&Buy
Click&Buy is a leading full service platform for online payment services.
Many brand names utilize the Click&Buy service for enabling online customer
transactions including Apple iTunes in Europe, Skype, Electronic Arts, Nero,
Tiscali, Meetic, Playboy and SanDisk.
To date more than 6,000 Internet sites rely on the service for their payment
transaction completion and over 6 million consumers have already decided to
shop online through the Click & Buy system.
Click&Buy is operated by itself in Germany, by British Telecom in the UK, by
Swisscom in Switzerland, by Click&Buy (Europe) Ltd. across the remaining
Europe and by Click&Buy LLC. in the US. Through a cooperation with the
telecommunications firm TELMEX, Click&Buy will also shortly be available in
Central and Latin America, which will open the service up to a market of
more than 100 million consumers. For more information, go to
www.clickandbuy.com.
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