| GMO Gamepot, Inc. | |
| Type: | Subsidiary |
| Industry: | Online games |
| Fate: | Absorbed by GMO Internet |
| Defunct: | [1] |
| Hq Location City: | Tokyo |
| Hq Location Country: | Japan |
| Products: | Online games |
| Owner: | GMO Internet |
was one of Japan's leading game publishers of massively multiplayer online games and mobile games.[2]
GMO Gamepot was founded in 2001 as . It was acquired by Aeria in March 2003 and had its first success with an online golf game called Pangya in 2004.[2] Gamepot opened an American publishing division, Gamepot USA, Inc., in Los Angeles in August 2008.[3]
In 2006, Gamepot successfully launched Kunshu (The Monarch Online), Cabal Online, and La Tale.[2] In 2008, Gamepot merged with Wizardry owner Aeria IPM.[4] Also, Gamepot (USA) partnered with Square Enix in the English localization of Fantasy Earth Zero[3] in 2010 and created Wizardry Online[5] in 2013. Gamepot was acquired by GMO Internet in November 2013 and its name was changed to GMO Gamepot on January 1, 2014.
Alteil, a story-driven, Flash-based online collectible card game produced by Dex Entertainment and published by Media Blasters, is now managed by Gamepot.
GMO Gamepot closed on December 1, 2017 and was absorbed by GMO Internet.[1]