PlayNext, Inc.

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  • Aeria Games & Entertainment, Inc. (from 2006 to 2014-04-09)

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PlayNext, Inc. (formerly Aeria Games & Entertainment, Inc.) is a company founded in 2006 and based in Silicon Valley, California. It ran the website Aeria Games, a gaming community for MMO games, and fostered their own games in the genre. The company has had international offices in Tokyo (Japan), Germany, Sao Paolo (Brazil), and Korea.

Credited on 9 Games from 2007 to 2017

Twin Saga (2017 on Windows)
Assassin's Creed: Memories (2014 on iPhone, iPad)
Aura Kingdom (2014 on Windows)
X-Men: Battle of the Atom (2014 on iPhone, iPad, Android)
Scarlet Blade (2013 on Windows)
Level R (2007 on Windows)
Last Chaos (2007 on Windows)
La Tale (2006 on Windows)
Dream of Mirror Online (2005 on Windows)

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April 9, 2014

The company changes its name from Aeria Games & Entertainment, Inc. to PlayNext, Inc.

December 17, 2012

The company announces that it is merging with Gamepot Inc. and that both companies will function under a new, US-based holding company headed by Hiroki Totoki and Lan Hoang as co-CEOs.

January 5, 2012

The company announces that it has acquired ijji Games LLC, the operators of the online gaming portal ijji.com, from NHN Corporation as part of a deal that gives Aeria Games the first right to publish NHN's online games worldwide outside of Asia. Aeria Games also receives a financial investment from NHN to further fuel their growth as a global market leader in MMO games.

August 2010

The company opens a new office in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

2006

Company founded.

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