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gamigo’s community plants more than 110,000 new trees through Eden Reforestation Projects

February 3, 2022• Videogames

In just three months the cooperation grew to a new milestone, thanks to the generous support of players

Hamburg, Germany – February 3, 2022 – gamigo is proud to announce that its community reached another milestone in getting trees planted through its permanent cooperation with Eden Reforestation Projects. 

In September 2021, gamigo announced that this partnership would be made permanent and that players could support the nature conservation campaign through its charity website. Between the end of September and December 2021, funds were raised through the generous contributions of gamigo’s community to plant more than 110,000 new trees. 

By purchasing the charity packages for select gamigo games, players are rewarded with in-game items. Due to contributions of gamigo players, the planters of Eden Reforestation Projects are able to plant new trees in affected regions of the world and, thanks to this support, receive fair remuneration for their valuable work in return. 

The cooperation with Eden Reforestation Projects is part of the initiative of the gamigo group and its parent company MGI to raise awareness for sustainability among its players and to support this through further measures. 

Additional activities of gamigo comprise of, among others, maintaining carbon neutrality for the whole group. 

More information about the Eden Reforestation Projects and details about the participating games can be found on the  charity website. Packages can be purchased for the following games from gamigo: 

• Aura Kingdom 
• Desert Operations 
• Echo of Soul 
• Fiesta Online 
• Grand Fantasia 
• Last Chaos 
• Rift 
• Shaiya 
• Trove 
• Wargame 1942 
• WolfTeam 

Players of the above-mentioned titles are encouraged to regularly check in as these packages are expected to change over time.

About Eden Reforestation Projects 
Eden Reforestation Projects are actively combating the climate crisis as they restore forest systems one tree at a time, alleviating the devastating effects of deforestation. And every tree planted serves to protect, provide, nurture and sustain all of life. But the work done by Eden Reforestation Projects also rebuilds communities. Fair wages and a commitment to skill-building and employment for women and single parents helps keep farmers from selling themselves or their families into slavery just to survive. more about Eden’s work around the globe: https://edenprojects.org/  

About gamigo group 
The gamigo group is one of the leading publishers of online and mobile games in Europe and North America. The group’s diverse game portfolio includes free-to-play titles such as Fiesta Online, Trove and Aura Kingdom and mobile games like Fantasy Town and Heroes of Twilight. Counting more than 400 employees, gamigo group is one of the largest players in the gaming industry. Besides its German locations in Hamburg (HQ), Berlin and Darmstadt, the gamigo group also has branches in Austin and Bellevue (US), and in Seoul (South Korea). In addition to gamigo AG, the group includes the subsidiaries gamigo Inc. operating as “WildTangent”, gamigo US Inc., gamigo Publishing GmbH, and KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. The gamigo group strives to grow organically as well as through acquisitions. Since 2013, it has made more than 25 acquisitions, including titles, gaming and technology companies as well as individual game assets. The gamigo group is part of Media and Games Invest (MGI). Learn more about gamigo group at https://corporate.gamigo.com/. Learn more about MGI at https://mgi-se.com/. 

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gamigo and Eden Reforestation Projects continue cooperation permanently

September 30, 2021• Videogames

Thanks to the generous support of players, the reforestation project has enjoyed great success and cooperation will be continued permanently at the request of the players

Hamburg, September 30, 2021 – gamigo is pleased to announce its cooperation with Eden Reforestation Projects will continue permanently. Players can continue to support the nature conservation campaign via gamigo’s charity website.

For almost two years now, players of participating gamigo games have been supporting the good cause of Eden Reforestation Projects with great enthusiasm and success. By purchasing charity packages in select gamigo games, players are rewarded with exclusive in-game items. Due to player contributions, the planters of Eden Reforestation Projects are able to plant new trees in affected regions of the world and, thanks to this support, receive fair remuneration for their valuable work in return.

Many gamigo players had wished for the opportunity to do good and participate in the reforestation project outside of time-limited campaigns. gamigo now enables its players to do this by setting up a permanent option on their charity website to regularly support the work of Eden Reforestation Projects.

At present, packages can be purchased for the following games from gamigo: Echo of Soul, Fiesta Online, Grand Fantasia, Last Chaos, Rift, Shaiya and Wolfteam. More titles and different packages will be added over time.

More information about the Eden Reforestation Projects and details about the participating games can be found on the charity website.

About gamigo group

The gamigo group is one of the leading publishers of online and mobile games in Europe and North America. The company’s diverse game portfolio includes free-to-play titles such as ArcheAge, RIFT, Trove and Aura Kingdom, as well as the recently launched buy-to-play game ArcheAge: Unchained. Counting more than 400 employees, gamigo group is one of the largest players in the gaming industry. Besides its 4 German locations in Hamburg (HQ), Berlin, Cologne, and Darmstadt, the gamigo group also has branches in Istanbul (Turkey), New York, Redwood City, Austin, Bellevue (US), and Seoul (South Korea). In addition to gamigo AG, the group includes the subsidiaries gamigo Inc. and also operates as WildTangent, Aeria Games, Verve Group and Mediakraft Networks and as the brands Infernum, Intenium, Looki, and Poged. The company strives to grow not only organically, but also through acquisitions. Since 2013, it has made more than 25 acquisitions, including titles, gaming and technology companies as well as individual game assets.

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Over 76,000 Trees pledged by Eden Reforestation Projects and gamigo

January 15, 2021• Events & Trade Shows, Insights

Due to the success of the cooperation, gamigo will extend their charity event with Eden Reforestation Projects until the end of January.

gamigo is thrilled to announce that it will be extending its partnership with the Eden Reforestation Projects. During the cooperation, its many gaming communities have been able to purchase specially created in-game packages filled with goodies. Thanks to everyone’s generosity, enough funds have been raised to plant over 67,000 trees so far. But why stop there? gamigo and its communities will keep up the momentum with Eden Projects to pledge even more trees in affected regions until January 30!

“Following the overwhelming success of our first cooperation with Eden, it’s incredible to see our players come together once again over Christmas and beyond. We’re honored to have a community that supports this charity by participating in the events, purchasing charity packages or just spreading awareness of Eden’s efforts. That’s why we decided to extend the event for another two weeks and show our support of the important work the people at Eden Projects are doing and that everyone can make a difference, no matter how small it might seem.” Says Jens Knauber, COO of gamigo.

Players can head to the special charity giving page to select their favorite gamigo title and then the package they wish to purchase. Packages at all price points will see trees planted. gamigo has also set up leaderboards showing how many trees each community has funded and how many players have taken part. Players might also want to participate in the various events organized in their favorite game or enter the charity raffle to win amazing prices, sponsored by Gigabyte, Roccat and Monster.  

More information about gamigo and the charity project can be found on the official event website.

About Eden 
Eden Reforestation Projects are actively combating the climate crisis as they restore forest systems one tree at a time, alleviating the devastating effects of deforestation. And every tree planted serves to protect, provide, nurture and sustain all of life. But the work done by Eden Reforestation Projects also rebuilds communities. Fair wages and a commitment to skill-building and employment for women and single parents helps keep farmers from selling themselves or their families into slavery just to survive.

About gamigo:
gamigo offers more than 30 online games (MMOs), belonging to a variety of different genres. The game selection includes first-person shooters, fantasy RPGs, building-strategy games, mobile- and casual-games. Since the company’s founding in 2000, this diverse portfolio has been build-up through company acquisitions, purchasing of game licenses as well as worldwide publishing rights. Through the acquisition of new subsidiaries (e.g. Mediakraft and adspree Media) the gamigo group is also growing continuously in the B2B and Marketing sectors. The objective is the expansion of the already established gamigo online-platform in the international games market. The company’s core portfolio includes successful gaming titles such as ArcheAge, ArcheAge: Unchained, Trove, Ironsight, Aura Kingdom, Rift, Desert Operations, Fiesta Online, Echo of Soul and Last Chaos. gamigo has grown both organically as well as through the more than 25 acquisitions made since 2013, including games, media and technology companies, and individual game assets. As part of gamigo’s platform strategy, the media companies adspree (2016) Mediakraft (2017) and Verve Wireless (2020) also provide advertising solutions to its B2B customers. Additionally, the company uses its know-how for gamigo’s own titles.

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Reforestation: Reloaded – gamigo and Eden Reforestation Projects join together again this Christmas!

December 16, 2020• Events & Trade Shows, Insights

Following the overwhelming success of their previous cooperation in April, gamigo and “Eden Reforestation Projects”, invite players to support the reforestation of heavily cleared forests once again.

Hamburg, December 16, 2020 – As the year comes to an end, gamigo’s numerous game communities will be able to take part in the worldwide nature charity-campaign of Eden Reforestation Projects. For every purchase of a special Christmas charity package from gamigo, Eden pledges to plant trees around the world. On the charity website, players can track their progress in their favorite game, check their ranking on special leaderboards, which record the communities’ efforts and how many players have taken part in the project in total.

Thanks to players around the globe, over 113,100 trees were planted by locals, totaling over 1,000 days of employment for individuals and families in need.  This cooperation between the gamigo group and Eden Reforestation Projects will run throughout December. Eden’s planters will not only plant trees in affected regions but will also receive a fair wage for their valuable work thanks to the support. Players in turn, will receive valuable in-game items for every package purchased.

In the spirit of solidarity, players can also win valuable prizes by participating in the charity raffle. For every tree planted players will receive an entry to participate. Another option is to take part in a gamigo survey to get a single entry. 

More information about the Eden Reforestation Projects and details about the participating games can be found on the charity website.

Please see the trailer here: https://youtu.be/LnfnY83rmVk

About Eden: 

Eden Reforestation Projects are actively combating the climate crisis as they restore forest systems one tree at a time, alleviating the devastating effects of deforestation. And every tree planted serves to protect, provide, nurture and sustain all of life. But the work done by Eden Reforestation Projects also rebuilds communities. Fair wages and a commitment to skill-building and employment for women and single parents helps keep farmers from selling themselves or their families into slavery just to survive.

About gamigo:
gamigo offers more than 30 online games (MMOs), belonging to a variety of different genres. The game selection includes first-person shooters, fantasy RPGs, building-strategy games, mobile- and casual-games. Since the company’s founding in 2000, this diverse portfolio has been build-up through company acquisitions, purchasing of game licenses as well as worldwide publishing rights. Through the acquisition of new subsidiaries (e.g. Mediakraft and adspree Media) the gamigo group is also growing continuously in the B2B and Marketing sectors. The objective is the expansion of the already established gamigo online-platform in the international games market. The company’s core portfolio includes successful gaming titles such as ArcheAge, ArcheAge: Unchained, Trove, Ironsight, Aura Kingdom, Rift, Desert Operations, Fiesta Online, Echo of Soul and Last Chaos. gamigo has grown both organically as well as through the more than 25 acquisitions made since 2013, including games, media and technology companies, and individual game assets. As part of gamigo’s platform strategy, the media companies adspree (2016) Mediakraft (2017) and Verve Wireless (2020) also provide advertising solutions to its B2B customers. Additionally, the company uses its know-how for gamigo’s own titles.

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