GRAVITY Co., Ltd. - Form 6-K
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of April, 2005

GRAVITY Co., Ltd.
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(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
Shin-Gu Building, 620-2 Shinsa-Dong, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, 135-894, Korea
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(Address of principal executive office)
 
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1. Ragnarok Battle Launched in Five Countries Including China and Taiwan 
 
 - Distribution contracts entered with Soft World International to distribute  
   Ragnarok Battle in five Asian countries, including China and Taiwan 
 
 - Popularity of Ragnarok Online would have a positive impact on Ragnarok Battle
 
Gravity Co., Ltd. announced that it has entered into contracts with Soft World
International to distribute Ragnarok Battle, a PC title game based on Ragnarok
Online, in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore on March 21, 2005. 
As a result, Ragnarok Battle will be available in a total of eight overseas
markets, including Japan, Thailand, and Indonesia. 
 
Ragnarok Battle is a PC title game based on Gravity’s flagship massively
multiplayer mnline role playing game(MMORPG),Ragnarok Online.  It consists of  
basic novices, seven first job class characters and 50 kinds of monster  
characters.  Similar to Ragnarok Online, users can set up early stats suitable  
to their characters, and magic attack is possible as well as physical attack. 
 
Moreover, Ragnarok Battle consists of nine stages, through which users move up  
the levels as they accumulate experience points in each stage.  Users are able  
to acquire stat and skill points as they move up each level. 
The distinctive feature of Ragnarok Battle is that the users can more amply  
experience the action, skill, and magic effects than by just reading the  
original comic book. 
 
Under each of the contracts with Soft World International, Gravity will receive 
a minimum guarantee of US$37,500 for 23,000 copies of early release versions of 
Ragnarok Battle sold by Soft World International.  In addition, for the follow- 
on versions, Gravity will receive, for each copy of the title sold, 50 cent in  
China and royalties equal to 20% of the retail price in other 4 East Asian  
countries for two years following the date of the contract. 
 
David Yoon, Chief Executive Officer of Gravity, believes that the popularity of 
Ragnarok Online would have a positive impact on Ragnarok Battle. He stated that 
Gravity is planning to rush the localization of Ragnarok Battle in order to  
release it in the first half of 2005. 
 
Mr. Yoon also stated, “Ragnarok Online is very popular in the five East Asian  
markets including Taiwan and China.  Ragnarok Battle will enhance the Ragnarok  
brand value of Gravity and create a synergy effect with Ragnarok Online.”    
 
 
2. GRAVITY Co., Ltd. Enters into a Contract with Level Up! Inc. for R.O.S.E  
   Online Service in the Philippines 
 
 - R.O.S.E Online, to be serviced in the Philippines after Japan and  
   Taiwan 
  
 - In February 2005, exclusive licensing contract entered with Level Up! Inc.  
   to distribute R.O.S.E. Online in the Philippines. 
 
Gravity announced that on February 25, 2005 it entered into an exclusive  
licensing contract with Level Up! Inc. to provide the R.O.S.E Online service in 
the Philippines. 
 
Level Up! Inc., a leading game company servicing ‘Ragnarok Online’ in the  
Philippines, is attempting to increase its market share by adding the new  
product ‘R.O.S.E Online.’ 
 
David Yoon, CEO of Gravity, expects R.O.S.E Online will be successful. He  
stated "We are pleased to offer the R.O.S.E Online service with Level Up! Inc;  
a publishing partner company with a stable servicing environment and marketing  
capabilities.  Both sides will work hard to realize the success of R.O.S.E  
Online.”   
 
Meanwhile, the Philippine users who had a chance to experience the R.O.S.E  
Online international server continue to express their wishes to play the  
R.O.S.E Online Philippine version as soon as possible in the Gravity homepage,  
Level Up! Inc, and other community sites.     
 
 
 
3. Ragnarok Online Commercialized in Brazil on February 23, 2005 
 
 - ‘Ragnarok Online,’ first Korean online game commercialized in Brazil 
 
 -  Setting a standard of the Korean online games in Brazil where console and  
    PC games dominate. 
 
Gravity announced that on February 23, 2005 it agreed on a contract to  
commercialize Ragnarok Online, Gravity’s major MMORPG, in Brazil. 
 
Since Gravity entered into a contract with Level Up! Inc. Brazil to provide the 
Ragnarok Online service in August 2004, through beta tests, it created a pool  
of dedicated young online game players in Brazil where online game did not have 
a strong presence. As a result, Ragnarok Online in Brazil enjoys high multi- 
connection numbers in a relatively short open beta test period of four months.  
Since February 23, 2005 a full scale commercialization of Ragnarok Online began 
with updates of ‘Turtle Island,’ and 'Siege.' 
 
David Yoon, CEO of Gravity, announced; "Ragnarok Online is the first Korean  
MMORPG to be legally serviced in Brazil.  Gravity has invested aggressively in  
localization marketing strategies and technology support in order to enter the  
Brazilian game market where console and PC games have been dominant.  We 
express our gratitude for such enthusiastic encouragement by the Brazilian  
users during our Brazil Ragnarok Beta Service.  We will do our best with our  
partners to provide more stable service and a high standard game environment  
for the users through our commercialization in Brazil." 
 


SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
    GRAVITY Co., Ltd.
     
Date: 04/01/2005 By: /s/ Kwan Shik Seo

  Name:  Kwan Shik Seo
  Title: Chief Financial Officer