London: November 30, 2012 – Square Enix and Bigpoint are happy to announce that the new Mercenaries theme is now available for Gameglobe ™.

The Mercenaries theme is fully loaded with new enemies, buildings, weapons and hazards including barbed wire, machetes, explosives and shotguns. It even has an 8-barreled minigun!  Everything you need to make a game with real firepower!

“Gameglobe’s new Mercenaries theme is the first content that really changes the look and feel of the game and it’s always exciting to wake up and see how creative the community have been with the new props” said Rune Vendler, Game Director.

PLAY GAMEGLOBE FOR FREE @ www.gameglobe.com

Gameglobe has all kinds of easy-to-use tools, props and effects for you to build your dream game, there are even tutorials if you need them. But it’s not only about making games: you can play the tens of thousands of levels created by other builders and share them with your friends by simply sending them the unique game URL that takes them straight into your game. Gameglobe is playable in the browser, and is free-to-play; you don’t even need to register.

It’s easy to find a great game to play with the Trending, Most Played, Most Liked and Recently Published channels.

Welcome to your new world – www.gameglobe.com    @gameglobeHQ

About Bigpoint

Bigpoint ( http://www.bigpoint.com) is an online-game developer, publisher and content provider for more than 1,000 global distribution partners. Bigpoint’s free-to-play games are played by over 250 million registered users in over 30 languages. The company’s diversified portfolio includes high quality games for browser, mobile and social platforms. More than 850 employees from over 35 different nations work at the company headquarters in Hamburg, Germany or at other locations in Berlin, San Francisco, São Paulo and Malta. Bigpoint’s many distinctions in the industry include the European Business Award 2011, the Mashable Best Online Game Award for “Farmerama”, the “Fastest Growing Larger Company” and “Uniqueness of Offering” prizes at the 2010 Media Momentum Awards, as well as the MTV Skyscraper Award for extraordinary achievement in game development. For more information or press material, please visit the press area at www.bigpoint.net.

About Hapti.co

Hapti.co is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Square Enix Group, based in Copenhagen and specialising in digital products and services such as CORE®ONLINE and Gameglobe™. CORE®ONLINE is a new service that offers high definition games in the browser for free via an advertising supported business model. Gameglobe™ is a unique browser-based platform and game experience that allows players free access to limitless game worlds and creative possibilities, all in HD quality. For more information please visit: www.hapti.co 

About Square Enix Ltd.

Square Enix Ltd., a part of the Square Enix Europe business unit, develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content in Europe and other PAL territories as part of the Square Enix Group. Square Enix Ltd. also has a global network of leading development studios such as IO Interactive™, Crystal Dynamics® and Eidos Montréal. The Square Enix Group boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 100 million units worldwide, DRAGON QUEST® which has sold over 59 million units worldwide and TOMB RAIDER® which has sold over 35 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix Ltd. is a London-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

More information on Square Enix Ltd. can be found at http://www.square-enix.com/eu/en/.