| Website | curse.com |
| @cursenetwork | |
| Category | Consumer Web |
| Phone | 415.856.0056 |
| Employees | 58 |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Description | Online games media company |
| MMO-Champion, 7/10 |
| Total | $12M |
| Series A, 7/07 IDInvest Partners Cyril Vermeulen | $6M |
| Series B, 12/09 SoftTech VC Ventech | $6M |
Curse is the #1 resource for core online gamers, and is the largest MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) property worldwide. Dedicated to delivering the tools and expertise gamers need to succeed in virtual worlds, Curse complements the core gaming experience with news, video, databases, wikis, forums, and add-ons.
As a media company focused on online play, Curse supports gamers throughout their entire life-cycle with a game. Whether players are looking for news about an upcoming release, add-ons for their favorite MMO, or the most successful RTS strategies, Curse is the online game enthusiasts #1 resource.
| Website | curse.com |
| Stage | Live |
| Launch Date | July 25, 2007 |
| Tags | games |
Curse users can set-up their own My Curse pages, which allow them to track news, downloads, blogs and videos revolving around their favorite MMO games.
The download page allows gamers to share tools for better gaming experiences. The tools are categorized in sections like health, game maps, combat etc. For instance, you can find a combat tool for World of WarCraft called “WeaponsQuickSwap”.
The news page allows gamers to view aggregated articles on any of their favorite MMO games. It also allows gamers to submit news links. The video page also allows users to upload gaming videos.
Curse uses extensive tagging throughout their site so all aggregated news and in-house blogging can be tagged for better results. You can see tag clouds throughout the site for what is popular.
Curse’s forums and blogging platforms allow gamers to create rich, gamer-generated content. Any user can create their own Curse blog.
| Website | curse.com/client |
| Stage | Live |
The Curse Client is a trademarked desktop application used for downloading, installing, and updating game add-ons. It automatically tracks when add-ons need to be updated and offers features to sync add-ons across multiple computers and back-up settings. The Client currently supports add-ons and mods for World of Warcraft, Skyrim, Rift, Oblivion, Warhammer Online, and Runes of Magic.
