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Gamevil Inc. ((주)게임빌) is a privately held company based in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, Republic of Korea, which develops
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...

 and publishes
Video game publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....

 video games for mobile devices.

Gamevil Inc.

While attending Seoul National University, Byung Joon Song (James Song), founded and was elected as the first chairman of an entrepreneur club named "Venture". James Song went on and founded "Fitsnet Inc. ((주)피츠넷)" on January 12, 2000, and started its online game service as Gamevil(www.gamevil.com) in March 2003. Fitsnet serviced its first Java mobile game in January 2001 on LG Telecom. Afterwards, Fitsnet officially changed its company name to Gamevil Inc. in April 2001. James Song also founded and was elected as the first chairman of the KMGA (Korean Mobile Game Association) in August 2001. Gamevil went public in July 2009 and is currently listed in the KOSDAQ
KOSDAQ
KOSDAQ is a trading board of Korea Exchange in South Korea established in 1996. Initially set up by Korea Financial Investment Association as an independent stock market from the Korean Stock Exchange, it was benchmarked from the American counterpart, NASDAQ.KOSDAQ is an electronic stock market,...

 market (063080).

Gamevil has created more than 60 video games including 10 award winning games such as NOM and Skipping Stone, and is now one of the largest mobile game companies in the Republic of Korea servicing its games on SK Telecom
SK Telecom
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. or Sunkyoung Telecom is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator, controlled by the SK Group, one of the country's largest chaebol. As a part of SK Group, SK stands for Sun Kyung.SK Telecom is a provider of mobile service in Korea, with 50.5% of the market share as...

, KTF
KTF
KTF was a South Korean telecommunications firm, now merged into Korea Telecom, specializing in cellular, or mobile, phones. Since 1999, it has also developed extensive overseas operations. The company is credited with developing customised ring back tones...

, and LG Telecom
LG Telecom
LG U+ is a South Korean telecommunications and Mobile phone operator controlled by the LG Group, one of the country's largest chaebol. It was formerly known as LG Telecom....

.

Gamevil USA, Inc.

Gamevil Inc. has expanded to the United States of America in February 2006 by opening its office in El Segundo, California
El Segundo, California
El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located on the Santa Monica Bay, it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and is one of the Beach Cities of Los Angeles County and part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments...

 named Gamevil USA, Inc. and has been servicing its games on Amp'd Mobile
Amp'd Mobile
Amp'd Mobile was a mobile phone service launched in the United States in late 2005, and shortly in Canada in early 2007. The company was a Mobile Virtual Network Operator.Its primary non-Venture Capital investors were MTV Networks and Universal Music Group...

, Apple App Store, AT&T Wireless
AT&T Wireless
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., founded in 1987 as McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc., and now legally known as New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc., formerly part of AT&T Corp., is a wireless telephone carrier in the United States, based in Redmond, Washington, and later traded on the New York...

, BlackBerry App World
BlackBerry App World
BlackBerry App World is an application distribution service and application by Research In Motion for a majority of BlackBerry devices. The service provides BlackBerry users with an environment to browse, download, and update third-party applications. The service went live on April 1, 2009...

, Boost Mobile
Boost Mobile
Boost Mobile is a brand of wireless prepay service run by Sprint Nextel, operating within the Sprint Prepaid Group along with Virgin Mobile USA, Assurance Wireless, and payLo by Virgin Mobile. Boost Mobile uses GSMand iDEN networks...

, Cellular South
Cellular South
Cellular South Inc., doing business as C Spire Wireless, headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi, is the eighth largest wireless provider in the United States. C Spire has approximately 900,000 customers in Mississippi, the Memphis Metropolitan Area, the Florida Panhandle, parts of Alabama...

, Cricket Communications
Cricket Communications
Cricket Communications, Inc. founded in 1999, also known as Cricket Wireless, provides wireless services to 7 million customers in the United States. The company is a subsidiary of Leap Wireless, utilizing its CDMA 1X and 1xEV-DO networks...

, Android Market
Android Market
Android Market is an online software store developed by Google for Android OS devices. Its gateway is an application program called "Market", preinstalled on most Android devices, allows users to browse and download mobile apps published by third-party developers...

, Helio, MetroPCS
MetroPCS
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. , formerly known as General Wireless, Inc., is an American mobile phone service provider. It operates the fifth largest mobile telecommunications network in the US, with 8.9 million subscribers as of May 2011...

, Midwest Wireless
Midwest Wireless
Midwest Wireless was a wireless telephone company serving southern Minnesota, northern Iowa and western Wisconsin in the United States. The company served roughly 400,000 customers and used CDMA phone technology....

, Nintendo DSi Shop, nTelos
NTelos
nTelos is a wireless telecommunications company based in Waynesboro, Virginia, United States. nTelos is a provider of PCS services to customers.- Wireless services :...

, Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel Corporation is an American telecommunications company based in Overland Park, Kansas. The company owns and operates Sprint, the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, with 53.4 million customers, behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility...

, T-Mobile USA
T-Mobile USA
T-Mobile USA, Inc. is an American mobile-network operator, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, that provides wireless voice, messaging and data services in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The company is the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. market with 33.73...

, Windows Marketplace for Mobile
Windows Marketplace for Mobile
Windows Marketplace for Mobile is a service by Microsoft for its Windows Mobile platform that allows users to browse and download applications that have been developed by third parties. The service was available for use directly on Windows Mobile 6.x devices and on personal computers...

, Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is one of the largest mobile network operators in the United States. The network has 107.7 million subscribers as of 2011, making it the largest wireless service provider in America....

 and Zeebo
Zeebo
Zeebo is a 3G-enabled entertainment and education system from Zeebo Inc. It not only enables users to play video games, but also connect to the Internet, communicate online and run educational applications. The Zeebo is targeted at developing markets such as BRIC and Mexico. Zeebo Inc...

. Gamevil USA, Inc. moved its office to Torrance, California
Torrance, California
Torrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance has of shore-front beaches on the Pacific Ocean, quieter and less well-known by tourists than others on the Santa Monica Bay, such as those of neighboring...

 in August 2007.

U.S.A.

  • Aces of the Luftwaffe (2009) Developed by HandyGames
    HandyGames
    HandyGames is a leading independent developer and publisher of mobile games and is headquartered in Giebelstadt, Germany. The company develops downloadable and pre-installed games and applications for mobile phones.- History :...

  • Art of War (2007) Developed by Gear Games
  • Baseball Superstars 2007 (2007)
  • Baseball Superstars 2008 (2008)
  • Baseball Superstars 2009 (2008)
  • "Baseball Superstars 2010" (2009)
  • "Baseball Superstars 2011" (2010)
  • "Baseball Superstars 2" (2011)
  • Big Trouble On Little Earth (2007)
  • "Boom It Up!" (2009)
  • Bridge Bloxx (2008) Developed by HandyGames
  • Bulldozer Inc. (2007) Developed by HandyGames
  • Destinia (2011)
  • Game Pack for Her (2008) Developed by Com2Us
    Com2uS
    Com2uS is a South Korean mobile and online game development/ publishing company. Established in 1998, the company has its reputation of being the No. 1 mobile games provider in Korea....

  • Golf Superstars 2008 (2008)
  • Gothic 3: The Beginning
    Gothic 3: The Beginning
    Gothic 3: The Beginning is a role-playing mobile video game, produced by the German developer Handy-Games GmbH, and published by JoWooD Entertainment.-Plot:...

    (2008) Developed by Handy Games
  • GT Drift:Untouchable (2007)
  • HYBRID: Eternal Whisper (2009)
  • HYBRID 2: Saga of Nostalgia (2010)
  • "ILLUSIA" (2010)
  • Left Brain Bytes (2008)
  • Mini-Lovey (2006)
  • My Monster Pet (2008)
  • NOM (2006)
  • NOM 2: Free Runner (2008)
  • "NOM: Billion Year Timequest" (2010)
  • Skipping Stone IQ (2007)
  • Skipping Stone IQ: Holiday Edition (2007)
  • Soccer Superstars (2010)
  • Super Action Hero
    Super Action Hero
    Super Action Hero is a fighting game in platform style developed, published, and distributed by the korean Com2uS...

    (2008) Developed by Com2Us
  • Super Boom Boom (2007)
  • Super Boom Boom: Holiday Edition (2007)
  • Omega Squadron 3D (2007)
  • Path of a Warrior:Imperial Blood (2006)
  • ROCKin' Stone (2007)
  • Skipping Stone
    Skipping Stone
    Skipping Stone is an upcoming EP by Canadian singer-songwriter Alexz Johnson. The EP will be released in January 2012. The first single, Skipping Stone, was made available to listen in the singer's official website on November 27, 2011. The video was shot in 10/29 and will be released on December...

    (2005)
  • The Egyptians (2008)
  • The Shroud (2008) Developed by Your World Games
  • Tower Defense (2008) Developed by Com2Us
  • Traffic Mayhem (2006)
  • ZENONIA
    Zenonia
    Zenonia is an action role-playing game created, developed, and published by Gamevil for the iOS, Android, Zeebo, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DSi and Windows Mobile. It was released on the App Store on May 24, 2009 and on the Android Market on March 27, 2010...

    (2009)
  • ZENONIA 2
    Zenonia 2
    Zenonia 2: The Lost Memories is the sequel to Zenonia, an action role-playing game developed, created, and published by Gamevil for the operating systems iOS, and Android. It was released in 2010 on March 29 in the App Store and on December 24 in Android Market.- Story :Zenonia 2: The Lost...

    (2010)
  • ZENONIA 3
    Zenonia 3
    Zenonia 3 is an action role-playing game created, developed, and published by Gamevil for Android and iOS. It was released on the App Store on April 28, 2011. It is a sequel to Gamevil's earlier releases Zenonia and Zenonia 2.- Gameplay :...

    (2011)
  • Air Penguin (2011) Developed by Enterfly
  • Soccer Superstars 2011 (2011)
  • ZENONIA 4 (2012)
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