YNK Korea Inc. is a South Korean

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publisher and developer found in 1998 with its head office in

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. The company originally concentrated primarily on a game marketing and a character licensing of

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then it started to focusing on

contents publishing. By servicing '

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' of Gravity and '

Seal Online ''Seal Online'' (씰 온라인) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) originally developed by the Korean company Grigon Entertainment. In February 2007, publisher YNK Interactive acquired the rights for the game, and in J ...

' of Grigon Entertainment in 2002 and developing its own games '' Rohan'' and '' Sting (K.O.S)'' through its subsidiary developing office, YNK Games, found in 2000, YNK Korea enlarged its business globally and became one of the first online game companies in Korea to listed on the KOSDAQ In 2009, YNK Korea incorporated '

' to its own game, and continued servicing '

' along with '' Rohan'' and ''

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'' through its partners in

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, the

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and through its subsidiary offices, YNK INTERACTIVE(U.S), YNK Japan, and YNK Taiwan.

Games

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Partners

AERIA GAMES & ENTERTAINMENT INC. - Germany AsiaSoft Corporation Public Co., Ltd. - Thailand Level Up! - Philippines PT.Lyto Datarindo Fortuna - Indonesia CYF - China

References

Companies based in Seoul Companies established in 1988 Video game publishers Video game companies of South Korea