Founded in March 2003, Gravity Interactive LLC was created to host games for

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developed by GRAVITY Co., Ltd. It is based in

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near

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. Gravity was initially provided with several

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testing of the International

Ragnarok Online ''Ragnarok Online'' ( ko, 라그나로크 온라인, marketed as ''Ragnarök'', and alternatively subtitled ''The Final Destiny of the Gods'') is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by Gravity based on the manhwa '' ...

(iRO) service in 2003.About Gravity Interactive - Gravity KR Website
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ROSE Online ''ROSE Online'', or ''Rush On Seven Episodes Online'' ( ko, 로즈 온라인) is a Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game (MMORPG) previously published by Korean company Gravity Corporation and developed by its subsidiary, Triggersoft. T ...

(naROSE). On January 1, 2006, Gravity Interactive LLC became Gravity Interactive, Inc.SEC 20-F Filing 2006 Annual Report
/ref> In February 2008, Gravity began beta testing its third

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, Requiem: Bloodymare.Requiem Closed Beta Information.
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, Maestia: Rise Of Keledus. In April 2013, Gravity began beta testing the second title in the Ragnarok Online series. Ragnarok Online 2 was launched in May 2013 and also available on

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.Ragnarok Online 2 Launch Information.
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PC Games

Games which Gravity Interactive currently offers include: * ''

'' * '' Requiem: Rise of the Reaver'' (developed in-house) * '' Dragon Saga'' (previously known as Dragonica, Developed in-house) * '' Ragnarok Online 2'' * ''Various other Ragnarok Online games'' Games which Gravity Interactive previously offered include: * ''

'' (developed in-house) * ''Eternal Destiny'' * ''

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'' * ''Maestia: Rise Of Keledus'' * ''Metal Assault''

Mobile Games

Games which Gravity Interactive currently offers include: * '' Ragnarok Online: Valkyrie Uprising'' (Mobile) * ''Ice Penguin'' (Mobile) * ''Tower of Ascension'' (Mobile) * ''Ragnarok: Ash Vacuum'' (Mobile)

L5 Games

In 2007, Gravity founded a new game developer, L5 Games. Its employees consisted of those formerly employed by

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. This subsidiary of Gravity Interactive, rather than GRAVITY Co., Ltd., was formed to develop games for the North American market. L5 Games went into liquidation in August 2008.

References

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External links

International ''Ragnarok Online'' Homepage

North American ''ROSE Online'' Homepage

Global ''Requiem: Rise of the Reaver'' Homepage

North American ''Dragon Saga'' Homepage

North American ''Maestia: Rise Of Keledus'' Homepage

North American ''Ragnarok Online 2'' Homepage

Mobile ''Ragnarok Online: Valkyrie Uprising'' Homepage

Mobile ''Tower of Ascension'' Homepage

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