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GPotato
gPotato is a free multiplayer game portal website operated in Japan and South Korea by Gala Inc. and its subsidiaries, and formerly in North America and Europe by subsidiaries of South Korean-based Webzen. gPotato game portals are in South Korea and Japan. Games hosted at gPotato range from traditional MMORPGs to more accessible casual flash games/browser-based games, all of which are free-to-play so no annual/monthly payment is required; revenue is generated from a micropayment system. Games and their premium item shops can be accessed by the Group's regional gPotato portal sites. gPotato games are aimed at a broad range of players. Gala Inc.'s corporate philosophy is to "connect people all over the world and by doing that, contribute to global peace." With this in mind, the games published on gPotato portals have no blood in them and are appropriate for a wide age group of players. gPotato in North America and Europe was previously operated by Gala Inc. In Febr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GPotato
gPotato is a free multiplayer game portal website operated in Japan and South Korea by Gala Inc. and its subsidiaries, and formerly in North America and Europe by subsidiaries of South Korean-based Webzen. gPotato game portals are in South Korea and Japan. Games hosted at gPotato range from traditional MMORPGs to more accessible casual flash games/browser-based games, all of which are free-to-play so no annual/monthly payment is required; revenue is generated from a micropayment system. Games and their premium item shops can be accessed by the Group's regional gPotato portal sites. gPotato games are aimed at a broad range of players. Gala Inc.'s corporate philosophy is to "connect people all over the world and by doing that, contribute to global peace." With this in mind, the games published on gPotato portals have no blood in them and are appropriate for a wide age group of players. gPotato in North America and Europe was previously operated by Gala Inc. In Febr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gala Inc
is a holding company based in Tokyo, Japan, that administers GALA Group, which is made up of subsidiary companies of Gala Inc. The group of companies embraces three types of business: MMORPG games, web design, and data mining. Within the group companies, Gala Lab Corp., established after the merger of Aeonsoft and nFlavor, located in South Korea, develops games for the group's online gaming portal ''gPotato''. GALA Group focuses on developing massively multiplayer online role-playing games. To cover local areas, there are Group companies located in the United States, Japan, and South Korea. GALA Group's games are free-to-play so no annual/monthly payment is required; revenue is generated from a micropayment system. Games and their premium item shops can be accessed by the Group's regional gPotato portal sites. History Early Years Gala Inc. was founded in September 1993 by Satoru Kikugawa to create an IT company to bring people together from around the world. While a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonica
''Dragon Saga'' ( ko, 드래곤사가) called ''Dragonica'' before 2010, is a free-to-play 3D side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Barunson Interactive and Gravity Interactive. Development has been ongoing since March 2006. Operation of ''Dragon Saga'' is relegated to different publishers for their respective regions. Whilst being free-to-play, the game also includes a cash shop that allows for unique customization of player's characters. The game's commercial launch was in June 2009 in China and October 2009 in Europe and October 2010 in North America. Characters created during the Open Beta testing were carried over to the commercial release. Six content expansions for the game have been released, all of which are free: ''Tales of the Damned'' which was released on 16 October 2009 and ''Awakening of the Ice Dragon'' which was released on 15 February 2011 have both been released in North America. Plot ''Dragon Saga'' takes place on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flyff
''Flyff'' (short for ''Fly for Fun'') is a fantasy MMORPG by Korean development company Gala Lab (formerly Aeonsoft & nFlavor). Flyff is hosted in 13 countries and 10 languages and has over 30 million registered accounts. Development In December 2002, Aeonsoft developed the first provisional prototype of the game, called Clockworks Ltd. In September 2003, the company changed the game's name to Flyff, and began its first closed beta in Korea. In July 2004, it won the Game of the Month award from the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Over the next year, it was launched in three more countries: China, Taiwan, and Thailand. In October 2005, the US received the closed beta, which ran for a month before Flyff was commercially launched in December. Publisher In August 2011, Gpotato was the original publisher of FlyFF when Developer Gala-Net Inc. opened the North American Group Branch in Sunnyvale, CA. Gpotato had many other region branches each released at differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Of Heroes
''Heroes of Gaia'' (), known in the separate European version as ''Castle of Heroes'', is a massively multiplayer online fantasy browser-based strategy game developed by the Chinese developer Snail Games and published in the United States by its U.S. publishing division, Snail Games USA. It is published in Europe by gPotato gPotato is a free multiplayer game portal website operated in Japan and South Korea by Gala Inc. and its subsidiaries, and formerly in North America and Europe by subsidiaries of South Korean-based Webzen. gPotato game portals are in South Kor ... Europe, through the online game portal of Gala Networks Europe. Gameplay Players are first asked to choose a race to play as. The choice is between Human, Elf, Orc and Undead. Each race has different benefits for a starting player, such as humans having an early ranged unit, or early undead units being cheaper to produce than other races. Further racial benefits are found later in the game. After choosi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TalesRunner
''Tales Runner'' is a massively multiplayer online game created by the South Korean company Rhaon Entertainment and published by Smilegate. It combines the genres of social, fantasy and racing games; players compete by running, jumping, dashing, skiing and climbing across different magical fairy tale settings. The game setting is centered on Eastern and Western fairy tales. ''Tales Runner'' has local servers for various countries including Korea, the United States,Thailand, Mainland China and Japan. On 16 November 2011, gPotato announced that their North American servers would permanently shut down on 21 December 2011. As of 29 October 2012, Nowcom, the primary company hosting TalesRunner, released their global server of the game again. TOT announced that transfer publishing license in Thailand to Asiasoft on 30 April 2016. OGPlanet, the company hosting the only English server of Tales Runner announced that their servers would close permanently on 20 April 2017. Storyline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prius Online
''Prius Online'', also known by its retitled name ''Arcane Saga Online'', is a Free-to-play 3D fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) which revolves around a three character (3C) playing system. The 3C system consists of your main character, the Anima, and the Gigas. The Anima is your character's companion, and the relationship you develop with her, as you try to unravel the mysteries of her forgotten past, determine her personality and strengthen your bonds. The Gigas, summoned by the Anima in times of battle, are strategic and dynamic mercenaries that fight by your side. Through this system the game aims to create rich and immersive emotional experiences for the character and the Anima. It was originally launched only for Korea in 2008. Launched internationally by gPotato in 2011, the service by gPotato was discontinued on March 27, 2012. The game was discontinued on December 17, 2013, in South Korea. History ''Prius Online'' was first launched in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Online
''Ace Online'' or ''AirRivals'' is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) 3D shooter developed by MasangSoft Inc. and owned by YD Online Corp. History In North America, the game was previously released as ''Space Cowboy Online'' through a portal known as gPotato, which was operated by Gala-Net. ''Space Cowboy Online''s client was made available for download on May 22, 2006, and the service went live on May 26, 2006. On December 26, 2007, ''Space Cowboy Online'' was shut down. This was announced to the public with a letter from ''Space Cowboy''s last active GM, "Xarfox". Following the closure of ''Space Cowboy Online'', the European version of the game would be hosted under GameForge4D GmbH and renamed to ''AirRivals'' in early 2008 (originally, it was intended to be known as ''Flysis''). The North American release would soon follow, with hosting from Suba Games beginning on September 26, 2008, titled ''Ace Online''. Other publishers eventually followed, with A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AIKA Online
''AIKA Online'' is a free-to-play MMORPG A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game. As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a Player charac ... published by two publishers, HanbitSoft and Gala Inc. Information Aika features PvP capabilities and over a thousand quests along with standard MMORPG features like dungeon-running and crafting. The game is optimized for large-scale Nation Wars where thousands of players can fight at one time in massive combat. The players can fight for control over their nations during a Castle Siege, attack enemy nations to capture their magical artifacts, and participate in a variety of exciting PvP endeavors in the battlegrounds. Story The great goddess Aika created the world of Arcan to become a utopia for its inhabitants. Her first creation were the Scinic's, a kind and gentle race that cared for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravity (Korean Company)
Gravity Co., Ltd. ( ko, 그라비티 주식회사) is a South Korean video game corporation primarily known for the development of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game ''Ragnarok Online''. History The corporation started as a small business in Shinsa-dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul, South Korea and has expanded to an international corporate interest with several subsidiary divisions. On 8 February 2005, Gravity Corporation made their IPO and traded $108 million US dollars on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol GRVY, making it the first Korean game company to be listed on the NASDAQ. The company has had a rather turbulent history initially involving internal political conflicts between CEO Hakyu Kim (who eventually left the company), and company president Jung Ryool Kim (who later assumed control as CEO), but has since stabilised and expanded operations to all of north and south-east Asia through supervised partnerships with native corporate entities. However, while Gravity Corp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CJ Corporation
CJ Group () is a South Korean conglomerate holding company and one of the largest Chaebol headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous businesses in various industries of food and food service, pharmaceutics and biotechnology, entertainment and media, home shopping and logistics. CJ Group is originally a branch of Samsung. CJ comes from 'Cheil Jedang' (Hangul: 제일 제당), which can literally mean "first sugar manufacture", the industry where it originally started. Notable CJ subsidiaries include CJ CheilJedang (Food and Beverage), CJ Logistics (Logistics), CJ Olive Networks (Health & Beauty Stores & IT), CJ ENM (Entertainment and Retail), and CJ CGV (Cinema Chain). The group is chaired by Lee Jay-hyun, eldest grandson of Samsung's founder. History 1955 to 1970 CJ was founded as 'Cheil Jedang' in August 1955 as a sugar and flour manufacturer and was originally part of Samsung Group, as its first manufacturing business. In 1955, it opened the first flour mill in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
