<s>
is	O
a	O
holding	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
that	O
administers	O
GALA	O
Group	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
subsidiary	O
companies	O
of	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
of	O
companies	O
embraces	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
businesses	O
:	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
games	O
,	O
web	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
data	B-Application
mining	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
group	O
companies	O
,	O
Gala	O
Lab	O
Corp.	O
,	O
established	O
after	O
the	O
merger	O
of	O
Aeonsoft	O
and	O
nFlavor	B-Application
,	O
located	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
develops	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
online	O
gaming	O
portal	O
gPotato	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
and	O
their	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>
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
September	O
1993	O
by	O
Satoru	B-Application
Kikugawa	I-Application
to	O
create	O
an	O
IT	B-General_Concept
company	O
to	O
bring	O
people	O
together	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
internet	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
nineties	O
,	O
Kikugawa	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
his	O
university	O
events	O
,	O
founded	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
to	O
bring	O
people	O
together	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
early	O
business	O
model	O
of	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
was	O
in	O
homepage	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
also	O
set	O
up	O
bulletin	O
boards	O
on	O
sites	O
for	O
visitors	O
to	O
share	O
their	O
thoughts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2000	O
,	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
acquired	O
the	O
company	O
RIS	O
Inc.	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
then	O
renamed	O
to	O
Gala	O
Web	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
acts	O
as	O
the	O
headquarters	O
for	O
GALA	O
Group	O
,	O
Gala	O
Web	O
continues	O
to	O
develop	O
websites	O
and	O
systems	O
for	O
clients	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
South	O
Korean	O
game	O
developers	O
Aeonsoft	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
nFlavor	B-Application
Corp	O
.	O
joined	O
GALA	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aeonsoft	O
's	O
flagship	O
game	O
was	O
Flyff	B-Protocol
,	O
while	O
nFlavor	B-Application
brought	O
the	O
Rappelz	B-Protocol
MMO	O
into	O
the	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
another	O
subsidiary	O
was	O
created	O
after	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
split	O
off	O
its	O
buzz	O
research	O
section	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
Group	O
company	O
named	O
Gala	O
Buzz	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
role	O
was	O
to	O
offer	O
data	B-Application
mining	I-Application
and	O
information	O
analysis	O
services	O
for	O
corporate	O
clients	O
through	O
its	O
e-mining	O
and	O
buzz	O
reports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
announced	O
it	B-General_Concept
will	O
enter	O
the	O
smartphone	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gala	O
Pocket	O
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
established	O
to	O
operate	O
the	O
gPumpkin	B-Application
platform	O
and	O
Gala	O
Lab	O
Corp	O
.	O
and	O
3rd	O
party	O
developers	O
will	O
develop	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
also	O
expanded	O
in	O
2011	O
by	O
opening	O
a	O
branch	O
office	O
in	O
Seoul	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
tasked	O
with	O
handling	O
the	O
technical	O
issues	O
across	O
all	O
of	O
GALA	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
GALA	O
Group	O
's	O
business	O
revolves	O
around	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
and	O
smartphone	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
localized	O
into	O
Japanese	O
offered	O
through	O
their	O
gPotato.jp	O
portal	O
site	O
are	O
Flyff	B-Protocol
and	O
Rappelz	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gala	O
Lab	O
Corp	O
.	O
(	O
Seoul	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
)	O
-	O
Gala	O
Lab	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>
The	O
merged	O
company	O
now	O
publishes	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Korean	O
market	O
through	O
their	O
gPotato.kr	O
portal	O
site	O
and	O
also	O
develops	O
games	O
for	O
GALA	O
Group	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
third	O
party	O
publishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gala	O
Lab	O
Corp	O
.	O
(	O
Seoul	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
)	O
-	O
Gala	O
Lab	O
Corp	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
Aeonsoft	O
Inc.	O
,	O
founded	O
in	O
2002	O
in	O
Seoul	O
,	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
Flyff	B-Protocol
,	O
meaning	O
"	O
Fly	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Fun	I-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
nFlavor	B-Application
Corp.	O
,	O
founded	O
in	O
2003	O
in	O
Seoul	O
,	O
developed	O
the	O
games	O
Rappelz	B-Protocol
,	O
Street	O
Gears	O
,	O
and	O
IL	O
:	O
Soulbringer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flyff	B-Protocol
,	O
or	O
"	O
Fly	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Fun	I-Protocol
"	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
to	O
introduce	O
free	O
roaming	O
flight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flyff	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
party-oriented	O
MMO	O
game	O
where	O
no	O
character	O
can	O
do	O
everything	O
,	O
and	O
efficient	O
play	O
requires	O
working	O
together	O
in	O
groups	O
to	O
level	O
up	O
by	O
defeating	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
offers	O
a	O
vast	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
that	O
is	O
constantly	O
being	O
updated	O
,	O
and	O
it	B-General_Concept
caters	O
to	O
audiences	O
both	O
young	O
and	O
old	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rappelz	B-Protocol
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
medieval	O
fantasy	O
world	O
,	O
dominated	O
by	O
three	O
races	O
:	O
the	O
Deva	O
,	O
who	O
represent	O
light	O
,	O
the	O
Asura	O
,	O
who	O
represent	O
darkness	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Gaia	O
,	O
humans	O
that	O
possess	O
an	O
affinity	O
with	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
massively	O
multiplayer	O
roller	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
challenge	O
each	O
others	O
in	O
races	O
or	O
trick	O
contests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
for	O
how	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
tricks	O
,	O
it	B-General_Concept
is	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
context	O
and	O
environment	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	O
Blade	O
is	O
a	O
fantasy/anime	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
with	O
a	O
new	O
concept	O
of	O
“	O
Postmodern	O
RPG	O
”	O
and	O
Pioh	O
System	O
where	O
Piohs	O
(	O
pet-type	O
creatures	O
)	O
evolve	O
at	O
three	O
stages	O
that	O
aid	O
the	O
player	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
and	O
publish	O
games	O
,	O
GALA	O
Group	O
uses	O
its	O
gPotato	B-Application
game	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
can	O
play	O
or	O
download	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
gPotato	B-Application
portal	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
gPotato	B-Application
services	O
downloadable	O
client-based	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gPotato	B-Application
portal	O
launched	O
in	O
November	O
2005	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
2007	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
sold	O
to	O
Webzen	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gPotato	B-Application
portal	O
and	O
brand	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
assets	O
of	O
GALA	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
gPotato	B-Application
portals	O
are	O
serviced	O
by	O
two	O
subsidiary	O
companies	O
of	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Portal	O
Languages	O
Company	O
gPotato.jp	O
Japanese	O
Gala	O
Japan	O
Inc	O
.	O
gPotato.kr	O
Korean	O
Gala	O
Lab	O
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
global	O
gPotato	B-Application
community	O
has	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	B-General_Concept
is	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>
Title	O
Developer	O
Genre	O
First	O
Released	O
Flyff	B-Protocol
Aeonsoft	O
Inc	O
.	O
Client-based	O
MMO	O
2003	O
Rappelz	B-Protocol
nFlavor	B-Application
Corp	O
.	O
Client-based	O
MMO	O
2006	O
Eternal	O
Blade	O
Gala	O
Lab	O
Corp	O
.	O
Client-based	O
MMO	O
2010	O
Masquerade	O
Flyffhttps://gala.jp/pdf/epr_20130509.pdf	O
(	O
PDF	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
9	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gala	O
Lab	O
Corp	O
.	O
Client-based	O
MMO	O
2013	O
Flyff	B-Protocol
All	O
Stars	O
Gala	O
Lab	O
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
RPG	O
2014	O
Flyff	B-Protocol
Puzmon	O
Gala	O
Lab	O
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
match-three	O
puzzle	O
2014	O
Flyff	B-Protocol
Stomp	O
Run	O
Gala	O
Lab	O
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
endless	O
running	O
2014	O
Flyff	B-Protocol
Legacy	O
Gala	O
Lab	O
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
MMO	O
2016	O
Rappelz	B-Protocol
M	O
Gala	O
Lab	O
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
MMO	O
2020	O
Flyff	B-Protocol
Universe	O
Gala	O
Lab	O
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
placed	O
12th	O
on	O
the	O
Deloitte	O
Technology	O
Fast	O
50	O
list	O
for	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
placed	O
135th	O
on	O
the	O
Deloitte	O
Fast	O
500	O
list	O
for	O
the	O
Asia	O
Pacific	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
placed	O
24th	O
on	O
the	O
Deloitte	O
Technology	O
Fast	O
50	O
list	O
for	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
placed	O
41st	O
on	O
the	O
Deloitte	O
Technology	O
Fast	O
50	O
list	O
for	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
GALA	O
Group	O
CEO	O
and	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
CEO	O
Mr.	O
Satoru	B-Application
Kikugawa	I-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Ernst	O
&	O
Young	O
Entrepreneur	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
Japan	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
three	O
Gala	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
employees	O
were	O
directed	O
to	O
pay	O
fines	O
for	O
insider	O
trading	O
when	O
they	O
purchased	O
stock	O
with	O
insider	O
knowledge	O
that	O
Gala	O
had	O
secured	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Dentsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
it	B-General_Concept
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
three	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
employees	O
in	O
Japan	O
ordered	O
to	O
pay	O
fines	O
under	O
a	O
new	O
law	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Financial	O
Services	O
Agency	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
