Founded in March 2003, Gravity Interactive LLC was created to host games for
North America
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developed by
GRAVITY Co., Ltd. It is based in
Buena Park
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near
Orange County
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*Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Orange County may also refer to:
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*Orange County, Florida, containing Orlando
*Orange County, Indiana
*Orange County, New ...
,
California
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. Gravity was initially provided with several
server
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Role
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s from Gravity Co.,
[Sample Contracts - Equipment Sales Agreement](_blank)
/ref> and began beta
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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](_blank)
/ref> Commercial service subsequently began on June 1, 2003. In 2005, Gravity also began hosting the North American version of 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](_blank)
/ref> In February 2008, Gravity began beta testing its third MMORPG
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As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a Player charac ...
, Requiem: Bloodymare.[Requiem Closed Beta Information.](_blank)
/ref> Around mid to late 2012 Gravity began beta testing its fourth MMORPG
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As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a Player charac ...
, 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 Steam
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.[Ragnarok Online 2 Launch Information.](_blank)
/ref>
PC Games
Games which Gravity Interactive currently offers include:
* ''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 '' ...
''
* '' Requiem: Rise of the Reaver'' (developed in-house)
* ''Dragon Saga
''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 ...
'' (previously known as Dragonica, Developed in-house)
* '' Ragnarok Online 2''
* ''Various other Ragnarok Online games''
Games which Gravity Interactive previously offered include:
* ''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 ...
'' (developed in-house)
* ''Eternal Destiny''
* ''CrimeCraft
''CrimeCraft'' was a free-to-play online Persistent World Next-generation Shooter dubbed "PWNS" by Ukrainian developer Vogster Entertainment and published at retail by THQ. The game is set in the near future where the world lies in anarchy and ga ...
''
* ''FreeStyle Street Basketball
FreeStyle Street Basketball (FSSB) is a massively multiplayer online sports game made by JC Entertainment and with cel-shaded graphics. It is a fast-paced, arcade styled representation of half court streetball, self-described as being Hip-Hoop. Pl ...
''
* ''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 Blizzard Entertainment
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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
GungHo Online Entertainment
Video game companies of the United States
Video game publishers
Companies based in Los Angeles County, California
Companies established in 2003