Runes of Magic strengthens MENA presence with cashU

Oct. 18, 2011 - PRLog -- The MENA region has witnessed a rapid growth in internet penetration especially among the youth, and a growing portion of the internet users are turning online games into a daily habit. Runes of Magic seeks to enter this market through a partnership with cashU, the leading online payment gateway in the region, where cashU’s popularity in the region amongst the youth in particular will be utilized to open the door for the online gamers to experience one of the best multi-player online games.
Runes of Magic, is a leading multi-player online game which was published in the year 2009 by Frogster Online Gaming which is based in Berlin, it is a very popular game in Europe and attracts wide interest throughout the world, it has managed to redefine the standard for free-to-play Online multi player games with its vast amount of features, it is based on role-playing and carries an exciting, multi-layered story, driven by more than 3,500 quested set in the atmospheric fantasy world of Taborea. Players can create their own personalized character and begin a journey alongside countless others, exploring lands inhabited by mystical beings and threatened by dark forces.
Multi-player online games are based on a fermium model whereby a lot of features are offered for free however publishers sell extra features for a specific fee and as Internet users in the MENA region have been following the trends of the use of the internet there has been a large growth in internet use and online multi player games, as currently 57% of smart phone users in the Middle East are interested in gaming applications, in Tunisia and Egypt 16% if internet users play online games on a daily basis and 65.3% of internet users in Saudi Arabia play online games. These figures show the growth of online multi player games and the amounts spent by users to enjoy these games and their special features and the figures are expected to continue growing as online gaming traffic CAGR is expected to reach 71% by 2015Frogster Online have teamed up with cashU to bring Runes of Magic into the MENA region and offer cashU users the ability to enjoy the cream of Online multi player games and many other online games will soon be launched in the MENA region through this alliance as cashU is hugely popular in the MENA region and especially among the youth which allows them to make online payments through refill coupons which are easy to use and widely accessible
Launched in 2002; cashU quickly became the region most preferred online payment method due to its simplicity, security and the fact that its available to all without the need of credit cardor bank account.

Once the user open the free account he then can fund it using any of the funding methods cashU provide; such as the refill coupons which are widely accessible due to its availability in more than 35 countries in the Middle East and North Africa and are sold in more than 20,000 selling points.