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| Company type | JSCo |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video game development, publishing |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Bulgaria |
| Products | MMORPGs Mobile games |
| Website | http://xs-software.com |
XS Software JSCo is a Bulgarian worldwide producer, developer and publisher of cross platform multiplayer online games. XS Software's headquarters are located in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The company was founded in 2004 by entrepreneur Hristo Tenchev, who is also the CEO [1] and created the first Bulgarian online browser game Bulfleet. After the success of the game, the team started working on more projects and the company [2] continued to grow.
In 2005, the first version of the second title Khan Wars was released in Bulgaria and in 2008 the internationalization on Khan Wars began. [3] The game was first released in Poland with the support of one of the biggest horizontal portals, Wirtualna Polska. The company was continuously growing by gaining more international investments, and in 2009, four new titles were released. [4] Khan Wars was translated into 25 languages and released into more than 50 countries worldwide. In 2010, XS Software JSCo started the internationalization of all their games. The company translated its best performing games in up to 40 languages and they were subsequently released in 80 countries.[ citation needed ]
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