Warhammer video games firm to create over 400 jobs in Dublin.
DateTime:7/8/2009 5:21:12 PM

GOA Games, a tech company owned by mobile giant Orange, and which has an exclusive support contract with Warhammer Online creator Mythic Games, is to create over 400 jobs in Dublin, siliconrepublic.com has learned.

It is understood that the company has already recruited half of this number of workers at its new operation near central Dublin.GOA has won the contract to support the hugely anticipated game Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, and the Dublin operation will support other games across Europe in five languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.With over seven years’ experience in the management of massively popular multi-player online role-playing games, GOA is the online games department of mobile player Orange’s content division.

Its teams reconcile technical expertise with a passion for games, and take advantage of France Telecom’s and Orange’s technical platforms to boost the gaming experience of European players.

“This is a terrific announcement for Dublin and demonstrates the changing nature of our increasingly knowledge-based economy,” said the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan TD.“This powerful shift in our economic basis enables us to target investments at the cutting-edge of technology, and it is for these very reasons that the Government welcomes a company of this calibre and highly innovative nature.“GOA is a superb addition to the thriving games industry in Ireland.  It is a market-leader in multi-player online role-playing games, which are highly popular across the world.