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Wizcorp Ports Ankama's Flagship Game SUCCESS STORIES: WIZCORP PORTS ANKAMA’S FLAGSHIP GAME ‘DOFUS’ FROM PC TO MOBILE TOKYO-BASED STUDIO ADAPTS UX FROM FLASH OVERVIEW TO HTML5 TO OPTIMISE FOR TOUCH DEVICES Client Profile The Challenge Ankama Games, the French entertainment and digital group. Industry Ankama Games, a French entertainment and digital creation group Video games, animation, publications, and developer of leading MMORPGs, including Dofus Arena and board games. Wakfu, sought a solution to effectively port their title from PC Geographic Location to mobile. Europe. The technologies used for the original version of the game were Business Challenge not suitable for a direct port to mobile. Adapting the UI-heavy Ankama required a solution to port their experience to smaller displays was another challenge. hugely successful MMORPG title Dofus Due to its long-standing experience with developing and operating from PC to mobile. mobile games, Wizcorp was selected to help deliver the project. Solution Wizcorp developed a customised The Solution toolchain to port the game from Flash to HTML5 to ensure the long-term A customised toolchain was developed to port the game from viability of the project. Flash to HTML5 to ensure the long-term viability of the project. Results This included content porting tools and a custom engine. Wizcorp successfully ported the rich The server communication protocol was also adapted to work world of Dofus from Flash to HTML5 and adapted the user experience to with web technologies. Cordova was used to wrap the application fit modern touch devices. The project for mobile, as well as allow integration with APIs. resulted in Wizcorp taking responsibility for maintaining the game and its Each UI component and screen was reviewed and optimised ecosystem. for tablet initially, then for mobile phones. An Android screen grab of DOFUS Touch by Ankama Games keywordsstudios.com © 2020 Keywords Studios Plc. All rights reserved. The Result Wizcorp ported the MMORPG world of Dofus from of the title (including code) updatable, without having Flash to HTML5 and adapted the user experience to to redeploy to mobile app stores. fit modern touch devices. Rich 60fps WebGL graphics Partnering with Wizcorp allowed Ankama to remove helped lift the game into the mobile age. themselves from the technical task of porting and The custom technical stack not only ensured it can operating Dofus Touch, while keeping creative be maintained long-term, but also made the majority control over the direction of their IP. PROJECT TIMELINE DETAILS PROJECT STATS August 2013 DEVELOPMENT BEGINS 560,000 PLAYERS TO DATE November 2015 December 2014 6 WORLDS PRIVATE BETA ALPHA VERSION 1,000,000 PORTED LINES OF CODE July 2016 TABLET RELEASE (France) 500 UPDATES September 2016 August 2018 WORLDWIDE RELEASE 2.8 MILLION CHARACTERS, (including smartphones) OVER 26 MILLION HOURS PLAYED Ongoing Partnership , Since the release of Dofus Touch on mobile Wizcorp continues to provide LiveOps PREPRODUCTION support to maintain the game and its ecosystem. This included the design of new features and content, development and production as well as deployment and monitoring. PRODUCTION ABOUT WIZCORP POSTPRODUCTION Wizcorp is a Tokyo-based Keywords Game Development studio focused on providing complete production services. Our international team of engineers and designers work with global publishers to produce quality video games with LIVEOPS dynamic content support and scalable backend. Are you ready to achieve your game development goals with Wizcorp? Contact us now or enter your details on our website to obtain a proposal. ABOUT KEYWORDS STUDIOS With studios around the world, Keywords Studios is a leading technical and creative services provider for global video games and beyond. With locations in Asia, the Americas and Europe, Keywords Studios has a breadth and depth in multiple industry-leading service lines including Art, Game Development, Audio, Functionality QA, Localization, Localization QA and Player Support. Working across all major platforms, in over 50 different languages, Keywords Studios delivers support for its clients across the globe. keywordsstudios.com © 2020 Keywords Studios Plc. All rights reserved..
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