<s>
gPotato	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
portal	O
website	O
operated	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
by	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
its	O
subsidiaries	O
,	O
and	O
formerly	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
by	O
subsidiaries	O
of	O
South	O
Korean-based	O
Webzen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
gPotato	B-Application
game	O
portals	O
are	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
hosted	O
at	O
gPotato	B-Application
range	O
from	O
traditional	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
to	O
more	O
accessible	O
casual	O
flash	O
games/browser	O
-based	O
games	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
free-to-play	O
so	O
no	O
annual/monthly	O
payment	O
is	O
required	O
;	O
revenue	O
is	O
generated	O
from	O
a	O
micropayment	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
and	O
their	O
premium	O
item	O
shops	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
by	O
the	O
Group	O
's	O
regional	O
gPotato	B-Application
portal	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
gPotato	B-Application
games	O
are	O
aimed	O
at	O
a	O
broad	O
range	O
of	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
published	O
on	O
gPotato	B-Application
portals	O
have	O
no	O
blood	O
in	O
them	O
and	O
are	O
appropriate	O
for	O
a	O
wide	O
age	O
group	O
of	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
gPotato	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
was	O
previously	O
operated	O
by	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
the	O
European	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
gPotato	B-Application
Web	O
sites	O
were	O
merged	O
into	O
the	O
Webzen.com	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gPotato	B-Application
portal	O
sites	O
are	O
serviced	O
by	O
Group	O
companies	O
of	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
gPotato.com	B-Application
and	O
es.gPotato.com	O
launched	O
when	O
Gala-Net	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
Sunnyvale	O
,	O
U.S.A.	O
)	O
opened	O
as	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Group	O
company	O
and	O
online	O
games	O
publisher	O
and	O
launched	O
gPotato.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
gPotato.eu	O
launched	O
when	O
Gala	O
Networks	O
Europe	O
Ltd	O
.	O
(	O
Dublin	O
,	O
Ireland	O
)	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Gala-Net	O
as	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
Group	O
company	O
and	O
online	O
games	O
publisher	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
market	O
after	O
launching	O
gPotato.eu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
gPotato.com.br	O
launched	O
when	O
Gala-Net	O
Brazil	O
Ltd	O
.	O
(	O
São	O
Paulo	O
,	O
Brazil	O
)	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Gala-Net	O
as	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
Group	O
company	O
to	O
publishes	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Portuguese	O
language	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
gPotato.jp	O
launched	O
when	O
Gala	O
Japan	O
Inc	O
.	O
ガーラジャパン	O
(	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Japan	O
)	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
publish	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
gPotato.kr	O
launched	O
when	O
Gala	O
Lab	O
Corp	O
.	O
(	O
Seoul	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
)	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
2010	O
merger	O
of	O
former	O
GALA	O
Group	O
companies	O
Aeonsoft	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
nFlavor	B-Application
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
global	O
gPotato	B-Application
community	O
had	O
over	O
20	O
million	O
registered	O
members	O
playing	O
on	O
18	O
games	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paying	O
users	O
(	O
since	O
all	O
of	O
gPotato	B-Application
's	O
games	O
are	O
F2P	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
possible	O
to	O
play	O
without	O
paying	O
anything	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
gPotato	B-Application
portals	O
have	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
gPotato	B-Application
portal	O
is	O
designed	O
and	O
maintained	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
cultural	O
trends	O
where	O
that	O
gPotato	B-Application
portal	O
is	O
serviced	O
so	O
the	O
features	O
vary	O
on	O
each	O
gPotato	B-Application
portal	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
virtual	B-Application
currency	I-Application
is	O
called	O
gPotatoes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gPotatoes	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
obtain	O
virtual	O
game	O
items	O
via	O
a	O
premium	O
item	O
shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
gPotatoes	B-Application
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
using	O
credit	O
cards	O
,	O
PayPal	O
,	O
charging	O
through	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
,	O
through	O
gPotato	B-Application
pre-paid	O
cards	O
or	O
through	O
earning	O
free	O
gPotatoes	B-Application
by	O
taking	O
online	O
surveys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Payment	O
methods	O
differ	O
from	O
each	O
gPotato	B-Application
portal	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
regional	O
payment	O
options	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
gPotato	B-Application
suffered	O
a	O
data	O
breach	O
in	O
which	O
more	O
than	O
2	O
million	O
users	O
 '	O
account	O
details	O
were	O
exposed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exposed	O
data	O
included	O
dates	O
of	O
birth	O
,	O
email	O
addresses	O
,	O
genders	O
,	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
,	O
names	O
,	O
passwords	O
,	O
physical	O
addresses	O
,	O
security	O
questions	O
and	O
answers	O
,	O
usernames	O
,	O
and	O
website	B-Application
activity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
