Software:Luna Online

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Short description: 2007 massively multiplayer online video game
Luna Online
Luna Online cover.jpg
Developer(s)EYA Interactive
Publisher(s)
  • KOR: EYA Interactive
  • THA: Jaya Soft Vision (2008–2016), Asiasoft (2017)
  • NA: gPotato
  • HKG: GameCyber
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
Genre(s)Massively multiplayer online role-playing
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Luna Online (Korean: 루나온라인) is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing video game developed by South Korean studio EYA Interactive. After a three-year development phase, starting in 2004, the game was initially launched in South Korea in 2007, but first became successful with its launch in Taiwan in October 2008.[3][4]

The game's North American version, which was published by gPotato, was first announced on July 21, 2008,[5] and received a closed beta that began on April 17, 2009,[6] while an open beta started on May 14, 2009.[7] An expansion pack, titled Luna Plus, that includes additional game areas and levels, as well as cosmetic items, was released on January 20, 2011.[8][9]

Closure & Relaunch

On March 27, 2012, gPotato shut down the servers for the North American versions of Luna Online and Prius Online.[10]

On March 14, 2016, SubaGames launched a Kickstarter campaign to revive the game, ultimately raising C$16,987 to do so.[11] On April 1, 2016, the company relaunched the game via Steam, titling it "Luna Online: Reborn".[12]

References

  1. "เตรียมพร้อมปฏิบัติการแบ๊วทั่วไทย วันที่ 6 มีนาคมนี้" (in th). http://www.lunaonline.in.th/news/detail.aspx?type=WhatNews&sc=243. 
  2. "★《夢之路娜》6月11日『愛』封測 ★" (in zh-hk). http://luna.gamecyber.net/01/news/20090527n.html. 
  3. "Luna Online Interview - Part 1 - IGN". 24 April 2009. http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/04/24/luna-online-interview-part-1. 
  4. "Luna Online Interview - Part 2 - IGN". 29 April 2009. http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/04/29/luna-online-interview-part-2. 
  5. "Luna Online". 21 July 2008. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/luna-online-mmo-where-players-can-join-up-and-run-farms-together. 
  6. "Luna Online". 14 April 2009. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/luna-online-us-closed-beta-begins-on-friday. 
  7. "Luna Online open beta promises dates with gamer girls". 15 May 2009. http://kotaku.com/5255882/luna-online-open-beta-promises-dates-with-gamer-girls. 
  8. "Double-plus good: Luna Online expansion heading to test servers December 24th". https://www.engadget.com/2010/12/23/double-plus-good-luna-online-expansion-heading-to-test-servers/. 
  9. "Luna Plus: Summer Content Update and Spectacular Events - IGN". August 2011. http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/08/01/luna-plus-summer-content-update-and-spectacular-events. 
  10. "GPotato Shutting Down Prius Online and Luna Online – All your MMO & MOBA Needs – Lore Hound". http://lorehound.com/mmos/gpotato-shutting-down-prius-online-and-luna-online/. 
  11. Altay, Omer (2016-03-20). "The Business Model of Relaunching Dead MMOs" (in en-US). https://mmos.com/editorials/the-business-model-of-relaunching-dead-mmos. 
  12. "Luna Online: Reborn on Steam" (in en). https://store.steampowered.com/app/457590/Luna_Online_Reborn/.