GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.
Overview
GungHo Online Entertainment is a Japanese publishing company. It was initially founded on 1st July 1998 with the name
ONSale Co., Ltd., as a joint venture between
Softbank Corp. and
onSale Inc. The name was changed to GungHo Online Entertainment in August 2002 along with a focus on running online game services. GungHo is especially known for operating the MMORPG
Ragnarök Online.
The company owns a number of Japanese development studios:
The company has also invested in
G-Mode Co., Ltd. and
Broccoli Co., Ltd..
In October 2005 the company established
GungHo Mode, Inc. to run the portal site and for the distribution of its content. In October 2007 its own development studio
GungHo Works, Inc. was established. In the US the company operates through
GungHo Online Entertainment America, Inc.Contributed by
Sciere 
(205634) on Jan 30, 2013.
