was one of
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
's leading game publishers of massively multiplayer online games and mobile games.
History
GMO Gamepot was founded in 2001 as . It was acquired by Aeria in March 2003 and had its first success with an online golf game called
Pangya in 2004.
Gamepot opened an American publishing division, Gamepot USA, Inc., in
Los Angeles in August 2008.
In 2006, Gamepot successfully launched ''Kunshu'' (''The Monarch Online''),
Cabal Online, and
La Tale.
In 2008, Gamepot merged with ''
Wizardry'' owner Aeria IPM. Also, Gamepot (USA) partnered with
Square Enix
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational holding company, production enterprise and entertainment conglomerate, best known for its ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', ''Star Ocean'' and ''Kingdom Hearts'' role-playing video game ...
in the English localization of ''
Fantasy Earth Zero''
in 2010 and created ''
Wizardry Online
''Wizardry Online'' was a free-to-play MMORPG developed by Gamepot, Inc, based on the classic '' Wizardry'' computer games originally created by Sir-Tech. It was released in January 2013 before being discontinued in July 2014.
Gameplay
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in 2013. Gamepot was acquired by GMO Internet in November 2013 and its name was changed to GMO Gamepot on January 1, 2014.
Alteil, a story-driven,
Flash-based
online collectible card game
A digital collectible card game (DCCG) or online collectible card game (OCCG) is a computer game, computer or video game that emulates collectible card games (CCG) and is typically played online or occasionally as a standalone video game. Many DCC ...
produced by
Dex Entertainment and published by
Media Blasters, is now managed by Gamepot.
GMO Gamepot closed on December 1, 2017 and was absorbed by GMO Internet.
Games
Japanese division
Online games
* ''
Wizardry Online
''Wizardry Online'' was a free-to-play MMORPG developed by Gamepot, Inc, based on the classic '' Wizardry'' computer games originally created by Sir-Tech. It was released in January 2013 before being discontinued in July 2014.
Gameplay
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'' (January 30, 2013)
* ''Mebius Online'' (April 6, 2011~February 28, 2013)
* ''Paperman'' (February 12, 2009~December 26, 2016)
* ''Concerto Gate'' (April 23, 2009~)
* ''La Tale'' (2007~)
* ''Fantasy Earth Zero'' (December 2006~)
* ''CABAL Online'' (November 2006~)
* ''Kunshu Online''
* ''Pangya'' (November 11, 2004~)
* ''Web Koihime Muso''
* ''The Shogun''
* ''Lively Island COR''
* ''
Trickster Online
''Trickster Online'' (also known as Trickster: Links to Fantasy, Trickster Online Revolution, Trickster Online: A New Discovery and Trickster Online: Season 2) ( ko, 플레이 트릭스터) was a free, 2D isometric MMORPG developed by the Kor ...
'' (Transfer 2012~)
Korean division
U.S. division
* ''The Legend of MIR 2'' (Canceled)
* ''Bright Shadow'' (Canceled)
* ''
Fantasy Earth Zero'' (Canceled)
* ''
Alteil'' (Canceled)
Global division
* '' Captain Tsubasa Zero Kimero!-Miracle Shot
References
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External links
Official website
Defunct video game companies of Japan
Japanese companies established in 2001
Video game companies established in 2001
Video game companies disestablished in 2017
Video game publishers
2001 establishments in Japan
2017 disestablishments in Japan