Gonzo Rosso to Partner with Major Online Game Publisher to Offer Pandora Saga in East Asian Region
Service to be launched in multiple territories by Gamania Digital Entertainment
2008.04.23
GDH K.K. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Shinichirō Ishikawa, Securities Code: TSE Mothers 3755, hereinafter GDH) has announced that PANDORA SAGA, an original online game of its group company GONZO Rosso K.K. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Managing Director: Hideki Moriya, hereinafter GONZO Rosso), will be published in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau by Gamania Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Taipei, Taiwan, CEO: Po-Yuan, Liu, hereinafter Gamania).
PANDORA SAGA is a GONZO Rosso Japan-made MMORPG* in which players experience a three-way war played out against a backdrop of a fantastical world resembling Medieval Europe.
Founded in 1995, Gamania is a renowned online game developer and publisher listed on the GreTai Securities Market, a stock exchange market in Taiwan. With its headquarter in Taipei and operations in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and China, Gamania provides services for MMORPG and casual games along with its proprietary payment system to the gaming community across Asian markets.
GONZO Rosso is actively promoting the online game business in overseas markets by strengthening its foothold in the Asian region through its subsidiary Goldsky Digital Technology Limited (Head Office: Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C., CEO: Huang Chi Cheng (James Huang), hereinafter GoldSky). With Gamania's expansive business network within this region and expertise in game publishing, the newly forged partnership will allow roll-out of PANDORA SAGA on a multi-territory scale starting from the fall of 2008, and will further enhance GONZO Rosso's competitive advantage in the overseas online game market.
The GDH group will continue to globally promote its online gaming business through GONZO Rosso and GoldSky.
* MMORPG: Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
[About PANDORA SAGA]
GONZO Rosso brings you the first Japan-made MMORPG! Set against a fantastical world infused with the classic grandeur of Medieval Europe, the game offers realistic and action-driven battle experiences to players and provides a wide array of battle strategies, exactly like the ones used in ancient European wars.
Published by: GONZO Rosso
Developed by: HEADLOCK Inc. (CEO: Nobuyuki Okada)
Official website: http://pandorasaga.com/ (Japanese only)
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[About Gamania Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.]
Gamania (OTC: 6180) is the pan-Asia leading online game developer, publisher and operator, providing high quality online game service to customers.
Established in 1995, Gamania, with its headquarter in Taipei, has been working toward expanding the Asian markets and today has operations in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, and China. In addition to its famous licensed online games, Lineage I and Maple Story, Gamania recently has been striving to develop its in-house titles and other diversified business such as animation. The optimal goal of Gamania is to build a world-class digital entertainment platform.
More information about Gamania can be found at http://www.gamania.com (Chinese only) and http://corp.gamania.com.
[About GONZO Rosso K.K.]
GONZO Rosso develops and operates online games such as Knight Online, Master of Epic -The ResonanceAge Universe-, Shaiya -Light and Darkness-, PANDORA SAGA, and The Tower of DRUAGA -the Recovery of BABYLIM-. By offering special in-game items for purchase and user-friendly systems, GONZO Rosso ensures unique game experiences that both advanced users and online game novices can enjoy.
GONZO Rosso conducts its overseas business through subsidiaries Gonzo Rosso Malaysia, which provides online game services to various territories around the world, and Goldsky Digital Technology Limited an online game licensing company covering China and Southeast Asia.
GONZO Rosso's other areas of business include development/operation of online merchandise store "GONZO STYLE" (http://www.gonzo-style.com - Japanese only), character open-contest site "Charapre" (http://charapre.jp/ - Japanese only), and mobile sites "Mobile Newtype" and "GONZO MOBILE" as well as production of video content, characters, advertisement designs, websites and other Internet content leveraging GDH/GONZO's network of creators/artists.
GONZO Rosso website: http://www.gonzorosso.jp/english.html
[About GDH K.K.]
GDH is a globally-focused Japanese media company founded in February 2000. The group produces cutting edge entertainment for teens and young adults through its GONZO animation brand. Kids and family product is distributed through the GONZO FILMS and GONZINO brands.
GDH is a world leader in content development targeting both domestic and international audiences with Japan's trend-setting animation culture and, usually, GDH controls licensing management and international distribution for the content it produces.
For additional information, visit www.gdh.co.jp/english (for GDH) and www.gonzo.co.jp (for GONZO - Japanese only).
GDH group companies include GONZO Rosso K.K., GONZO K.K., Future Vision Music K.K., GONZINO K.K., GDH Capital K.K. and GK Entertainment K.K.
## Company names and service names in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. ##
*Please note, this release is a direct translation from Japanese language release.
2008.04.23
GDH K.K. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Shinichirō Ishikawa, Securities Code: TSE Mothers 3755, hereinafter GDH) has announced that PANDORA SAGA, an original online game of its group company GONZO Rosso K.K. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Managing Director: Hideki Moriya, hereinafter GONZO Rosso), will be published in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau by Gamania Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Taipei, Taiwan, CEO: Po-Yuan, Liu, hereinafter Gamania).
PANDORA SAGA is a GONZO Rosso Japan-made MMORPG* in which players experience a three-way war played out against a backdrop of a fantastical world resembling Medieval Europe.
Founded in 1995, Gamania is a renowned online game developer and publisher listed on the GreTai Securities Market, a stock exchange market in Taiwan. With its headquarter in Taipei and operations in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and China, Gamania provides services for MMORPG and casual games along with its proprietary payment system to the gaming community across Asian markets.
GONZO Rosso is actively promoting the online game business in overseas markets by strengthening its foothold in the Asian region through its subsidiary Goldsky Digital Technology Limited (Head Office: Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C., CEO: Huang Chi Cheng (James Huang), hereinafter GoldSky). With Gamania's expansive business network within this region and expertise in game publishing, the newly forged partnership will allow roll-out of PANDORA SAGA on a multi-territory scale starting from the fall of 2008, and will further enhance GONZO Rosso's competitive advantage in the overseas online game market.
The GDH group will continue to globally promote its online gaming business through GONZO Rosso and GoldSky.
* MMORPG: Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
[About PANDORA SAGA]
GONZO Rosso brings you the first Japan-made MMORPG! Set against a fantastical world infused with the classic grandeur of Medieval Europe, the game offers realistic and action-driven battle experiences to players and provides a wide array of battle strategies, exactly like the ones used in ancient European wars.
Published by: GONZO Rosso
Developed by: HEADLOCK Inc. (CEO: Nobuyuki Okada)
Official website: http://pandorasaga.com/ (Japanese only)
<Screen shots>
[About Gamania Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.]
Gamania (OTC: 6180) is the pan-Asia leading online game developer, publisher and operator, providing high quality online game service to customers.
Established in 1995, Gamania, with its headquarter in Taipei, has been working toward expanding the Asian markets and today has operations in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, and China. In addition to its famous licensed online games, Lineage I and Maple Story, Gamania recently has been striving to develop its in-house titles and other diversified business such as animation. The optimal goal of Gamania is to build a world-class digital entertainment platform.
More information about Gamania can be found at http://www.gamania.com (Chinese only) and http://corp.gamania.com.
[About GONZO Rosso K.K.]
GONZO Rosso develops and operates online games such as Knight Online, Master of Epic -The ResonanceAge Universe-, Shaiya -Light and Darkness-, PANDORA SAGA, and The Tower of DRUAGA -the Recovery of BABYLIM-. By offering special in-game items for purchase and user-friendly systems, GONZO Rosso ensures unique game experiences that both advanced users and online game novices can enjoy.
GONZO Rosso conducts its overseas business through subsidiaries Gonzo Rosso Malaysia, which provides online game services to various territories around the world, and Goldsky Digital Technology Limited an online game licensing company covering China and Southeast Asia.
GONZO Rosso's other areas of business include development/operation of online merchandise store "GONZO STYLE" (http://www.gonzo-style.com - Japanese only), character open-contest site "Charapre" (http://charapre.jp/ - Japanese only), and mobile sites "Mobile Newtype" and "GONZO MOBILE" as well as production of video content, characters, advertisement designs, websites and other Internet content leveraging GDH/GONZO's network of creators/artists.
GONZO Rosso website: http://www.gonzorosso.jp/english.html
[About GDH K.K.]
GDH is a globally-focused Japanese media company founded in February 2000. The group produces cutting edge entertainment for teens and young adults through its GONZO animation brand. Kids and family product is distributed through the GONZO FILMS and GONZINO brands.
GDH is a world leader in content development targeting both domestic and international audiences with Japan's trend-setting animation culture and, usually, GDH controls licensing management and international distribution for the content it produces.
For additional information, visit www.gdh.co.jp/english (for GDH) and www.gonzo.co.jp (for GONZO - Japanese only).
GDH group companies include GONZO Rosso K.K., GONZO K.K., Future Vision Music K.K., GONZINO K.K., GDH Capital K.K. and GK Entertainment K.K.
## Company names and service names in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. ##
*Please note, this release is a direct translation from Japanese language release.
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