HanbitSoft (Korean: 한빛소프트) is a Korean computer game publishing and development company. It is best known internationally as the Korean distributor for the successful computer game StarCraft.

Formed in 1999, HanbitSoft specializes in the distribution of massively multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPGs) to Eastern Asian countries. The publishing company is domestically successful, claiming the top five percent of the nation's computer game market share, and has emerged internationally with its flagship game, Tantra Online. Although the company has developed small hits in-house, HanbitSoft invests significantly in the at large gaming industry and has formed partnerships with companies both domestic and abroad.

HanbitSoft recently entered into an agreement with Japanese-based Namco to publish a first person action RPG called Hellgate: London, developed by Flagship Studios.^[1]

[edit] External links

• Official company website
• "How Korea became Internet Powerhouse" with an emphasis on HanbitSoft

[edit] References

1. ^ Eric Caoili (2008-11-03). "HanbitSoft Planning Hellgate Relaunch". www.gamasutra.com. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20921. Retrieved 2008-11-06.