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{{Infobox_Company
This is a '''timeline of country and capital changes prior to 1001 AD'''. See the [[Timeline of country and capital changes]] for more recent events.
| company_name = Funcom Productions A/S
| company_logo = [[Image:Funcom Logo.gif|right|233px|Funcom logo]]
| company_type = [[Public company|Public]]
| foundation = 1993
| location_city = Oslo, Norway
| key_people = Gaute Godager, <small>[[Entrepreneur|Co-founder]]</small><br />Trond Arne Aas, <small>[[Chief executive officer|CEO]]</small>
| num_employees = 322
| products = ''[[The Longest Journey]]''<br />''[[Anarchy Online]]''<br />''[[Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures|Age of Conan]]''<br />''[[Dreamfall]]''
| revenue = [[USD]] 13.010 million (Q2 2008)
| operating_income = {{loss}} [[USD]] 7.191 million (Q2 2008)
| net_income = [[USD]] 5.819 million (Q2 2008)
| industry = [[Computer and video game industry]]
| homepage = [http://www.funcom.com/ www.funcom.com]
}}


'''Funcom Productions A/S''' ({{ose|FUNCOM}}) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] game developer, specializing in online games, and is best known for its MMOs ''[[Age of Conan]]'' and Anarchy Online. Besides its [[Oslo]], Norway, headquarters, Funcom has offices in [[United States|USA]], [[People's Republic of China|China]], and [[Switzerland]].
==First Millennium AD==
{|class="wikitable" width="100%"
!style="width:6%"|Year||style="width:10%"|Date||Event
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|align=center|[[960]]||align=center|[[January 3]]|| The '''[[Song Dynasty]]''' of [[China]] supersedes the '''[[Later Zhou Dynasty]]'''. [[Kaifeng|Bianjing]] remains the capital.
|-
|align=center|[[927]]|| || The '''[[Kingdom of England]]''' is formed from seven previous Saxon kingdoms.
|-
|align=center|[[630]]||align=center|[[January 11]]|| [[Muhammad|Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullāh]] conquers [[Mecca]] and unites [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabia]] as the [[Muhammad|Prophet Muhammad]]. [[Medina]] is the capital.
|-
|}


==History==
==First Millennium BCE==
{|class="wikitable" width="100%"
!style="width:6%"|Year||style="width:10%"|Date||Event
|-
|align=center|[[27 BCE]] ||align=center|[[January 16]]|| [[Augustus|Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus]] establishes the '''[[Roman Empire]]''' as the [[Augustus|Emperor Caesar Augustus]]. [[Rome]] remains the capital.
|-
|align=center|[[221 BCE]]|| || [[Qin Shi Huang]] unifies [[History of China#Qin Dynasty|ancient China]] as the [[First Emperor]] of the '''[[Qin Dynasty]]'''. [[Xianyang]] is the capital.
|-
|align=center|[[312 BCE]]|| || [[Seleucus]] establishes the '''[[Seleucid Empire]]'''. [[Babylon]] is the capital.
|-
|align=center|[[322 BCE]]|| || [[Chandragupta Maurya|Chandragupta]] establishes the '''[[Maurya Empire]]''' of [[History of India#Maurya dynasty|ancient India]]. [[Pataliputra]] (now [[Patna]]) is the capital.
|-
|align=center|[[539 BCE]]|| || [[Cyrus the Great]] conquers [[Babylon]] and makes the city the capital of the '''[[Persian Empire]]'''.
|-
|align=center|[[546 BCE]]|| || [[Cyrus the Great]] establishes the '''[[Persian Empire]]'''. [[Anshan (Persia)|Anshan]] is the capital.
|-
|align=center|[[665 BCE]]|| || [[Deioces]] elected the first '''[[Medes#Median Empire|King of the Medes]]'''. [[Ecbatana]] (now [[Hamadan]]) is the capital.
|-
|}


Founded in 1993.
==Second Millennium BCE==
{|class="wikitable" width="100%"
In December 2005, Funcom was the first Norwegian game developer to be listed on the [[Oslo Stock Exchange]].
!style="width:6%"|Year||style="width:10%"|Date||Event
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|align=center|about [[1030 BCE]]|| || [[Saul|Shaul ben Qysh]] establishes the '''[[United Kingdom of Israel and Judah]]'''. [[Gibeah]] is the capital.
|-
|}


==Well-known games==
==Third Millennium BCE==
{|class="wikitable" width="100%"
!style="width:6%"|Year||style="width:10%"|Date||Event
|-
|align=center|about [[2047 BCE]]|| || [[Ur-Nammu]] establishes the '''[[Sumerian]] [[Third Dynasty of Ur]]'''. [[Ur]] is the capital.
|-
|align=center|about [[2270 BCE]]|| || [[Sargon of Akkad]] establishes the '''[[Akkadian Empire]]'''. [[Akkad]] is the capital.
|-
|}


''[[The Longest Journey]]'' was produced by [[Ragnar Tørnquist]] 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.
==Fourth Millennium BCE==
{|class="wikitable" width="100%"
!style="width:6%"|Year||style="width:10%"|Date||Event
|-
|align=center|about [[3100 BCE]]|| || '''[[Lower Egypt]]''' and '''[[Upper Egypt]]''' are united as the '''[[Ancient Egypt#Early Dynastic Period|Kingdom of Egypt]]''' (attributed to the [[Menes|Pharaoh Meni]] or the [[Narmer|Pharaoh Narmer]].) [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]] is the capital.
|-
|}


''[[Anarchy Online]]'' is a critically acclaimed online game, more specifically a [[MMORPG]], with 20 international awards. Funcom issued several expansions; The Notum Wars, Alien Invasion, Shadowlands and Lost Eden. 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 has been written about the pre-history about the planet and also a CD with music from the game has been released.
<center>{{Expand list|date=September 2008}}</center>


In the spring of 2006, the company released the sequel to ''The Longest Journey'' for the Xbox and PC, entitled ''[[Dreamfall]]''.
==See also==

*[[Country]]
Funcom released the Age of Conan MMO on May 20th.
*[[Empire]]

*[[List of countries by date of nationhood]]
The development of their next MMO (called [[The Secret World]]) was announced on [[November 5]], [[2007]].
*[[List of extinct states]]

*[[Nation]]
I'm in love with Funcom:D
*[[State]]

*[[Timeline of country and capital changes]]
==List of games==
{{-}}
{{Unreferencedsection|date=October 2007}}<!-- Several articles linked below do not list Funcom as the developer. Please, clarify the relation of Funcom to each game (publisher, developer, both, co-developer, etc.). -->
[[Category:Countries]]
* ''[[The Secret World]]'' &mdash; MMORPG (PC & Xbox 360),<ref> [http://www.funcom.com/wsp/funcom/frontend.cgi?func=publish.show&func_id=1204&table=CONTENT&item=1004 Funcom Latest MMORPG announced for PC and Xbox 360]</ref> previously known as ''The World Online''.<ref> [http://ragnartornquist.com/?p=335 The Secret World is secret no more] </ref>
[[Category:National histories]]
* ''[[Dreamfall Chapters]]'' &mdash; (PC & Xbox 360 (?))<ref name="FC_seq">{{cite web|url=http://www.funcom.com/wsp/funcom/frontend.cgi?func=publish.show&func_id=1191&table=CONTENT&item=1004|title=Funcom awarded grant from Norwegian Film Fund|accessdate=2007-03-01|publisher=Funcom|date=[[2007-03-01]]}}</ref>
[[Category:National timelines| ]]
* ''[[Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures]]'' &mdash; MMORPG (PC & Xbox 360 - 2008)
[[Category:Territorial evolution]]
* ''[[Dreamfall]]'' &mdash; Adventure (PC & Xbox - 2006)
* ''[[Midgard(game)|Midgard]]'' &mdash; MMORPG (PC - cancelled)
* ''[[No Escape (computer game)|No Escape]]'' &mdash; Shooter (PC - 2000)
* ''[[The Longest Journey]]'' &mdash; Adventure (PC - 2000)
* ''[[Anarchy Online]]'' &mdash; MMORPG (PC - 2001)
* ''[[Speed Freaks]]'' also known as ''Speed Punks'' &mdash; Racing ([[PlayStation]])
* ''[[Casper (video game)|Casper]]'' &mdash; Puzzle Adventure ([[Sega Saturn]])
* ''[[CMX]]'' &mdash; Racing ([[PlayStation]])
* ''[[Winter Gold]]'' &mdash; Sports ([[Super Nintendo]])
* ''[[Steel Rebellion]]'' &mdash; Strategy (PC - cancelled)
* ''[[Daze Before Christmas]]'' &mdash; Action (Genesis/SNES)
* ''[[Samurai Shodown]]'' &mdash; Fighting (Sega CD)
* ''[[NBA Hangtime]]'' &mdash; Sports (Genesis)
* ''[[Fatal Fury Special]]'' &mdash; Fighting (Sega CD)
* ''[[Nightmare Circus]]'' &mdash; Action (Genesis)
* ''[[Disney's Pocahontas]]'' &mdash; Adventure (Genesis)
* ''[[A Dinosaur's Tale]]'' &mdash; Adventure (Genesis)

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://www.funcom.com Funcom Official site]
* [http://www.oslobors.no/ob/aksje_kursutvikling?languageID=1&p_instrid=ticker.ose.FUNCOM&menu2show=1.1.2.1. Funcom share information] at the [[Oslo Stock Exchange]]

{{Funcom}}

[[Category:Computer companies of Norway]]
[[Category:Funcom games| ]]
[[Category:Video game developers]]
[[Category:Companies established in 1993]]
[[Category:Norwegian video game companies]]

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Revision as of 19:10, 10 October 2008

Funcom Productions A/S
Company typePublic
IndustryComputer and video game industry
Founded1993
Headquarters
Oslo, Norway
Key people
Gaute Godager, Co-founder
Trond Arne Aas, CEO
ProductsThe Longest Journey
Anarchy Online
Age of Conan
Dreamfall
RevenueUSD 13.010 million (Q2 2008)
Decrease USD 7.191 million (Q2 2008)
USD 5.819 million (Q2 2008)
Number of employees
322
Websitewww.funcom.com

Funcom Productions A/S (OSE: FUNCOM) is a Norwegian game developer, specializing in online games, and is best known for its MMOs Age of Conan and Anarchy Online. Besides its Oslo, Norway, headquarters, Funcom has offices in USA, China, and Switzerland.

History

Founded in 1993.

In December 2005, Funcom was the first Norwegian game developer to be listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

Well-known games

The Longest Journey was produced by Ragnar Tørnquist 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 MMORPG, with 20 international awards. Funcom issued several expansions; The Notum Wars, Alien Invasion, Shadowlands and Lost Eden. 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 has been written about the pre-history about the planet and also a CD with music from the game has been released.

In the spring of 2006, the company released the sequel to The Longest Journey for the Xbox and PC, entitled Dreamfall.

Funcom released the Age of Conan MMO on May 20th.

The development of their next MMO (called The Secret World) was announced on November 5, 2007.

I'm in love with Funcom:D

List of games

References

  1. ^ Funcom Latest MMORPG announced for PC and Xbox 360
  2. ^ The Secret World is secret no more
  3. ^ "Funcom awarded grant from Norwegian Film Fund". Funcom. 2007-03-01. Retrieved 2007-03-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

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