Gravity Interactive

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Gravity Interactive, Inc.
Type Private (subsidiary of GRAVITY Co., Ltd.)
Founded March, 2003
Headquarters Marina del Rey, California
Area served North America
Industry Video games
Services Video game Publishing

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[edit] History

Founded in March of 2003, Gravity Interactive LLC was created to host games for North America developed by GRAVITY Co., Ltd.. It is based in Marina del Rey near Los Angeles, California. Gravity was initially provided with several servers from Gravity Co.[1], and began beta testing of the International Ragnarok Online (iRO) service in 2003.[2] Commercial service subsequently began on June 1, 2003. In 2005, Gravity also began hosting the North American version of ROSE Online (naROSE). On January 1, 2006, Gravity Interactive LLC became Gravity Interactive, Inc.[3]In February 2008, Gravity began beta testing its third MMORPG, Requiem: Bloodymare.[4]

[edit] Games

Games which Gravity Interactive currently hosts include:

[edit] L5 Games

In 2007, Gravity founded a new game developer, L5 Games. Its employees consist of those formerly employed by Blizzard Entertainment. A subsidiary of Gravity Interactive, rather than GRAVITY Co., Ltd., L5 is meant primarily to develop games for the North American market.[5]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sample Contracts - Equipment Sales Agreement
  2. ^ About Gravity Interactive - Gravity KR Website
  3. ^ SEC 20-F Filing 2006 Annual Report
  4. ^ Requiem Closed Beta Information.
  5. ^ Gravity Announces New U.S. Game Development Studio Comprised of Former Blizzard Members. Retrieved on January 5, 2008.