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GPotato
gPotato was 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 February ... [...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 comprises three types of businesses: MMORPG games, web design, and data mining. Within the group companies Gala Lab Corp. was established in South Korea after the merger of Aeonsoft and n Flavor and develops games for the group's online gaming portal ''gPotato''. GALA Group focuses on developing largely 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. However, there is a micro-currency system that can be used to buy in-game upgrades. Games and their 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. While at Keio University, Kikugawa was an avid event planner and would rent out clubs in Tokyo's Rop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragonica
''Dragon Saga'' (), 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 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 continents of El Grego and ... [...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 re ... [...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 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 choosing and naming a character players have the option to take a short tutorial to familiarise players with the game. Tasks for the player to complete help to guide the player through the game once the tutorial is complete. Players start with a small but varied com ... [...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 Tales Runner, 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. Storylin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prius Online
''Prius Online'', also known by its retitled name ''Arcane Saga'', 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 main character, the Anima, and the Gigas. The Anima is player's character's companion, and the relationship the players develop with her, as they try to unravel the mysteries of her forgotten past, determine her personality and strengthen the bonds that players make. The Gigas, summoned by the Anima in times of battle, are strategic and dynamic mercenaries that fight by player's side. Through this system the game aims to create rich and immersive emotional experiences for the character and the Anima. ''Prius Online'' was originally launched only for Korea in 2008. Launched internationally by gPotato in 2011, the service by gPotato was discontinued in March 2012. The game was discontinued in December 2013 in South Korea. History ''Prius Onlin ... [...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] |
Side-scrolling
A side-scrolling video game (alternatively side-scroller) is a video game viewed from a side-view camera angle where the screen follows the player as they move left or right. The jump from single-screen or flip-screen graphics to scrolling graphics during the golden age of arcade games was a pivotal leap in game design, comparable to the move to 3D graphics during the fifth generation.IGN Presents the History of SEGA: Coming Home Hardware support of smooth scrolling backgrounds is built into many s, some game consoles, and home computer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravity (Korean Company)
Gravity Co., Ltd. () 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 Initial public offering, 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 Corporati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snail Games
Suzhou Snail Digital Technology Co., Ltd. ( zh, c=蜗牛 苏州蜗牛数字科技股份有限公司, p=Wōniú sūzhōu wōniú shùzì kējì gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī), doing business as Snail ( zh, c=蜗牛, p=Wōniú), is a Chinese video game company and a Virtual Network Operator headquartered in Suzhou, China, which has branches Snail Games and Snail Mobile. Its division, Snail USA, markets Snail Games products in North America, South America, & Europe. Snail Games products include massively multiplayer online (MMOs), real-time strategy (RTS), and casual games. Its global registered user base has reached over 70 million accounts. The U.S. operation anticipated the launch of its portal for Western audiences in Q2 2011, PlaySnail.com. History Snail was founded by Shi Hai in Suzhou, China, and became established as Suzhou Electronic Co., Ltd. in October 2014. The company is one of the first online game developers in China. Games Games produced by Snail Games include: ''Dark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CJ Corporation
CJ Corporation (), doing business as CJ Group () or simply CJ, is a South Korean conglomerate holding company, operating internationally. It is one of the largest chaebol headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous businesses in various industries of food and food service, logistics, pharmaceutics and biotechnology, entertainment and media, Pager and Telephone. CJ Group was originally a branch of Samsung. CJ comes from 'Cheil Jedang' (), which literally translates to "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 it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
