September 6 2007, Singapore
– AsiaSoft Online Pte Ltd (“AsiaSoft”) and Gravity Co., Ltd (“Gravity”),
kicked off Games Convention Asia 2007 (“GCA”) with the announcement of Ragnarok 2. The media launch was
accompanied by the Singapore premiere of the Ragnarok 2 trailer and a playable
demo.
Ragnarok 2 is the follow-up
to Gravity’s hit Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG),
which took the online gaming world by storm six years ago. Ragnarok Online
captured the hearts and imagination of fans worldwide and is one of the most
successful titles of its time.
Ragnarok 2 will be
published by AsiaSoft in four countries - Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and
Vietnam - and is slated for a 2008 Q1 release. Localized versions are
already under development and Singaporean fans will have the opportunity to
try the English version for the first time at GCA.
“We are thrilled to
unveil Ragnarok 2 to the fans who have been anxiously awaiting this game,” said
Mr Sherman Tan, Chairman of AsiaSoft. “We are also honored to be
collaborating with Gravity, one of Korea’s biggest game developers, in
bringing this state of the art online game to this region.”
Sherman Tan and Kim Changki signed the Memorandum of
Understanding to mark the announcement of Ragnarok 2 and the partnership between
AsiaSoft and Gravity.
“AsiaSoft and Gravity have
been working closely together since the successful launch of Ragnarok Online
in Thailand. AsiaSoft’s Group CEO,” Mr Pramoth Sudjitporn said, “We are excited
to have the opportunity to expand our collaboration with Gravity. AsiaSoft
is uniquely positioned with our established and proven presence in South
East Asia.”
