GDH Announces GONZO Rosso's Launch of Online Game Service in Vietnam

GONZO Rosso to further enhance its foothold in the Asian region
2008.01.15
GDH K.K. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Shinichirō Ishikawa, Securities Code: TSE Mothers 3755, hereafter GDH) has announced today that GONZO Rosso K.K. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Managing Director: Hideki Moriya, hereafter GONZO Rosso), an online game operation company within the GDH group, will start service of RAN Online to the Vietnamese market via its subsidiary GoldSky Access Sdn. Bhd. (Head Office: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, CEO: Huang Chi Cheng(James Huang), hereafter GoldSky).

RAN Online is a highly popular Korea-made MMORPG(*) developed by Min Communications, Inc. (Head Office: Daegu, Korea, CEO: Byung Min Kim) and is licensed to GoldSky for operation in Southeast Asian markets. GoldSky possesses vast expertise in the online game licensing business including localization/culturalization of in-game events and billing processes and has published RAN Online in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. For Vietnam, open beta service is scheduled to start from mid-January, followed by commercial launch later in the month.

The GDH group has entered the online game business via GONZO Rosso and has been actively fortifying its international competitiveness for the fast growing Asian market in this field by utilizing GoldSky's extensive knowledge and also the strengths acquired from its experience in the Japanese market. The group will continue to expand its online game business within the Asian region through GONZO Rosso's strategic network.

(*) MMORPG: Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game

[About GONZO Rosso K.K.]
GONZO Rosso develops and operates online games such as Knight Online and Master of Epic -The ResonanceAge Universe-. 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'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.
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*Please note, this release is a direct translation from Japanese language release.