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Since its launch in December 1999, Hangame has attracted a whopping 30 million subscribers users and 280,000 peak concurrent users.
Using in-house developed solutions, the game service provider offers more than 300 varieties of online games. Boosted by the publishing business of online games, Hangame is expanding its business scope servicing RPG, shooting, strategic simulation and sport games as well as casual & board games.
Hangame also opened Hangame Story service. the industry¡¯s first open community service for game users. Hangame is solidifying its
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position as a game portal focused around games and communities, while providing various entertainment contents, such as VOD and Avatars.
Positioned as the most renowned game portal in Korea, Hangame has developed a global game platform through game services in Japan, China, and the U.S. With around 1.2 million peak concurrent users worldwide, it is well on its way to becoming the top global game platform. |
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| December |
Initiated game portal Hangame |
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| March |
Initiated Hangame premium service |
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| September |
Ranked top in total number of Unique Visitors among Internet game service (Alexa.Com) |
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| October |
Initiated publishing services |
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| December |
Held a contest for creating new games |
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| April |
Initiated the online role-playing game (RPG) service |
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| July |
Initiated Hangame VOD service |
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| August |
Launched Hangame Ombudsman |
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| October |
Initiated Hangame mobile service |
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| December |
Initiated Hangame mileage service |
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| March |
Initiated the New Mot-Go service |
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| August |
Initiated Golf King, a 3D online casual game |
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| February |
Initiated Blitz 1941, a mass multi-player online (MMO) game |
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| April |
Initiated Bout, a 3D online robot action game |
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| July |
Opened Hangame Flash World |
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| August |
Started a pilot service of Gunster, a gun-shooting game |
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| September |
Reinvented the business identity of Hangame |
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| December |
Initiated Kids' Baduk, an online Baduk education program |
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| December |
Initiated the industry-first Hangame security patch service |
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| July |
Started official service of the traditional online fighting game Kwon-Ho |
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| August |
Started channeling service of the online action game Dungeon & Fighter |
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| September |
Started the industry's first in-portal contribution service Hangame Happybean |
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| October |
Started official service of the MMORPG R2 |
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| December |
Awarded the 2006 Prime Minister's Award for Outstanding Digital Contents |
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| March |
Started official service of the casual action racing game Skid Rush |
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| April |
Started service of the casual game package service Game Pack |
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| May |
Started official service of the online snowboard game Riding Star |
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| June |
Started 'Gravity Zone' service |
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| July |
Started open trial service of the Political-Economic RPG Goonzu Special |
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| August |
Opened 'Requiem Online' |
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| August |
Opened channeling for billiard game 'Dangu Mania' |
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| September |
Opened 'W Baseball' |
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| October |
Opened action FPS game 'Wolf Team' |
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| November |
Concluded publishing contract for 'Lord of the Rings Online: The Shadow of Angmar' |
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| January |
Reorganized Hangame site landing page |
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| February |
Initiated campaign to promote online games |
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| March |
Began a beta testing for MMORPG 'R2' in China |
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| April |
Concluded publishing contract for 'Monster Hunter Frontier Online' |
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