Gravity Issues Business Updates
January 25 2017 - 6:25AM
GRAVITY ISSUES BUSINESS
UPDATES
Seoul, South Korea – January 25, 2017 – GRAVITY
Co., Ltd. (NasdaqCM: GRVY) (“Gravity” or “Company”), a
developer and publisher of online and mobile games based in South
Korea, today provided following business updates on Ragnarok Online
IP-based mobile games.
On March 25, 2016, the Company and Shanghai The
Dream Network Technology Co., Ltd. (“Dream Square”) entered into a
license and development agreement, which granted Dream Square a
right to exclusively develop Ragnarok Online IP-based mobile and
web games and to distribute such games in China for five years. In
return, Dream Square agreed to pay certain rates of royalty fees on
the revenues generated from the game services in China as well as a
non-refundable minimum guarantee.
- Updates on Ragnarok Online IP based mobile
games
As a result of the agreement described above, a
text RPG mobile game, titled as Tiantiandaboli, was launched in
China on June 1, 2016. Such game was published by X.D. Network
Inc., who re-licensed the distribution right from Dream Square.
In addition, Dream Square launched a card RPG
mobile game, titled as RO Xianjing Chuanshuo : Fuxing, in China on
October 18, 2016. Gravity, as a local publisher, launched such game
in Taiwan on December 1, 2016. The Company also plans to publish
the card RPG mobile game in Thailand and Korea during the first
half of 2017.
On January 19, 2017, an MMORPG mobile game,
titled as Xianjing Chuanshuo RO : Shouhuyonghengdeai, was released,
by the local publisher, X.D. Network Inc., for an open beta test in
China. The official launching of such game in China is scheduled in
the first half of 2017.
About GRAVITY Co., Ltd.
---------------------------------------------------
Based in Korea, Gravity is a developer and
publisher of online and mobile games. Gravity's principal product,
Ragnarok Online, is a popular online game in many markets,
including Japan, Taiwan and Thailand, and is currently commercially
offered in 81 markets and countries. For more information about
Gravity, please visit http://www.gravity.co.kr.
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should consider the information contained in our submissions and
filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC"), including our annual report for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2015 on Form 20-F, together with such other documents
that we may submit to or file with the SEC from time to time, on
Form 6-K. The forward-looking statements speak only as of this
press release and we assume no duty to update them to reflect new,
changing or unanticipated events or
circumstances.
Mr. Heung Gon Kim
Chief Financial Officer
Gravity Co., Ltd.
Email: kheung@gravity.co.kr
Ms. Ji Hee Kim
IR Manager
Gravity Co., Ltd.
Email: ircommunication@gravity.co.kr
Telephone: +82-2-2132-7800
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