Company:Asiasoft

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Asiasoft International Company Limited
Native name
บริษัท เอเชียซอฟท์ คอร์ปอเรชัน จำกัด (มหาชน)
TypePublic company
IndustryInternet, publishing
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001)
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
Areas served
Thailand
Vietnam
Indonesia
Philippines
Singapore
Malaysia
Key people
Mr. Pramoth Sudjitporn
SubsidiariesA Capital Co., Ltd.

Playpark Co., Ltd.
Thaiware Communication Co., Ltd.
Skynet Systems Co., Ltd.
Asiasoft International Co., Ltd.
PlayCybergame Co., Ltd.
Playpark Pte Ltd.
PT. Asiasoft
Playpark Inc.
CIB Development SDN BHD.

CIB Net Sdn. Bhd.
Websitewww.asiasoft.net

Asiasoft is an online game operator in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines , Singapore and Malaysia. Its headquarters is located in Bangkok, Thailand. Asiasoft's services are primarily operated within Southeast Asia.

Asiasoft was founded in Thailand in 2001 with the primary objective of providing games and promoting online content in Thailand. Asiasoft's core business covers the publishing of online massive multiplayer games and multiplayer online games, co-publishing and development of new products.

Asiasoft works very closely with game operators and developers located in Bangkok, Thailand. Asiasoft's support also has presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Philippines. The Asiasoft Group currently consists of 600 employees.[1]

AsiaSoft Online is 100% subsidiary of AsiaSoft Corporation Co. Ltd of publishing companies with a presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam serving over 15 million gamers.[2]

AsiaSoft Online's network and distribution channels in Singapore and Malaysia span over 1000 retail outlets which include PC Bunk, 7-Eleven outlets, popular bookstores, Comic Connection stores, convenience stores, cybercafes and SAM machines.

MapleStorySEA has broken numerous performance records including an online community that was awarded Singapore's most popular website in the gaming category.[1]

Asiasoft Online has also organized over 35 real-life game events for their players such as the MapleStorySEA Birthday Bash,[3] PangyaSEA Fiesta[4] and AuditionSEA Hari Raya Puasa Celebration.[5] Players must verify their AsiaSoft Passports with their National IDs in order to participate in most of the real life events and parties.[1]

Company divisions

Asiasoft Corporation PCL. (Thailand)

Asiasoft was first founded in 2001 in Thailand, but services extended to encompass most of South East Asia. Asiasoft published Asian games and multiplayer online games, and co-published and developed of new products. In March 2003 Asiasoft published its first two games, Ragnarok Online from Gravity and Dragon Raja Online from eSofnet. In 2004, two more new games were published and co-published: Gunbound from Softnyx and TS Online, and in late 2005, MapleStory from Wizet.

Asiasoft Co. Ltd (Vietnam)

Asiasoft Co. Ltd(Vietnam) was formed in 2001 in Vietnam to manage gaming services provided in Vietnam. Asiasoft was the first publishing game company to be established in Vietnam. Asiasoft Vietnam published Asian games and multiplayer online games, and co-published and developed of new products. The first published game from Asiasoft was Gunbound from Softnyx. Later in the year Asiasoft also published TS Online from Chinese Gamers of Taiwan.

Trilight Cove Enterprises Ltd (Indochina)

Trilight Cove Enterprises Ltd was formed in 2001 to manage Asiasoft subsidiaries in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Burma.

Asiasoft Online Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)

Asiasoft Online Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) was formed in 2004 to publish and manage games MMORPGs (massively multiplayer online role-playing games) in Singapore and Malaysia. Playpark Pte. Ltd. has published MapleStory, PangYa, KongKong Online, Audition Online, GetAmped, Darkness and Light and Grand Chase. It is also the official and sole distributor for Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft products in Singapore. Playpark Pte. Ltd. has teamed up with SilkRoad Online, Gunbound, MU Online and Shot Online to allow players to purchase A-Cash before redeeming it for the respective games' cash points. It has since been merged with several Asiasoft subsidiaries to form PlayPark Pte Ltd.

Asiasoft Online Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)

Asiasoft Online was formed in 2004, to publish and manage game services in Malaysia, it also works with Asiasoft Online Pte. Ltd(Singapore) to co-manage English server games. It has since been restructured and rebranded, operating under the new name CIB Development Sdn Bhd.

PlayPark Pte Ltd

As part of restructuring, PlayPark Pte Ltd was formed to oversee all game managing divisions of Asiasoft International Company Limited, merging several Asiasoft subsidiaries under one company.

PT. Asiasoft (Indonesia)

PT. Asiasoft was founded 2011 in Indonesia and has published three games for PC:

  • AIKA Online (terminated 2014)
  • AVA (terminated 2014)
  • Brawl Buster (terminated 2013)

PT. Asiasoft has expanded on mobile games platform (regional) and currently four titles are running:

  • Advance Dino
  • Heart Castle
  • Line Dragonica Mobile
  • Playpark Dragon Encounter

Playpark Inc. - former name Level Up! Inc. (Philippines)

Main page: Company:Level Up! Games

Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited reported that it would acquire 70% of the Philippines-based company Level Up! Inc. for $2.9 million on February 5, 2014, acquisition was completed in the same year. Its portfolio is now published under Asiasoft's website.

Asiasoft Passport

Players are required to sign up for Asiasoft Passports in order to play any of the company's published games. Like Gamania(requires ID Card(Taiwan)) and Nexon Korea(requires RRN), it also required an identity document number(known in Singapore as NRIC, and in Malaysia as MyKad) to sign up. That requirement was dropped in 2008. In 2019, with the departure of its final game, MapleStorySEA, to a new login service named MapleStorySEA Passport, Asiasoft Passport services has officially been discontinued.

PlayPark ID

In 2011, Asiasoft introduced the concept of PlayPark accounts, advertised by Asiasoft as a one stop service for players to managed their Asiasoft published games' accounts with only one set of login credentials, this service was only offered to new games released since PlayPark ID services started, older active titles such as MapleStorySEA, and AudtionSEA were still accessed via Asiasoft Passport.

Currently Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines have implemented the Playpark system. In January 2022, PlayPark changed its logo and announced its plans to incorporate blockchain technology and NFT into the games.[6]

Published games

Asiasoft Corporation PCL. (Thailand)

Game Released/started Developed by Status Genre Notes
Yulgang 9 November 2005 KRGsoft Online MMORPG
Audition Online 2006 T3 Entertainment Online Dancing
Elsword 2012 KOG Online MMORPG
Dragon Nest 27 March 2012 Eyedentity Games Online Action MMORPG Transfer publishing license from Eyedentity Games
TalesRunner 2016 RHAON Online Racing Transfer publishing license from TOT
MU Online 2019 Webzen Online MMORPG Transfer publishing license from New Era & Winner Online & Webzen
Last Chaos 2018 Barunson Games Online MMORPG Transfer publishing license from Gamigo
Skyforge 2022 My.com Online MMORPG Transfer publishing license from My.com
Three Kingdoms II 2001 N/A Offline RSLG
Arabian Nights 2001 N/A Offline
Seven Years' War 2001 N/A Offline
Ragnarok Online September 2002 Gravity Online MMORPG Transferred publishing license to Electronics Extreme & Gravity in 2016 To 2020
Kritika Online May 2016 All-M Online Action MMORPG Transferred publishing license to Steam in 2019
DC Universe Online 2014 Daybreak Online MMORPG Transferred publishing license to Steam in 2017
Ghost Online Nicknamed Soul Saver 2008 Mgame Online MMORPG Transferred publishing license to Steam in 2017
Seal Online 2004 YNK Interactive Online MMORPG Transferred publishing license to Playwith in 2017
Cabal Online 26 July 2007 ESTsoft Online MMORPG Transferred publishing license to Electronics Extreme in 2017
Combat Arms: Line of Sight 10 November 2015 Black Spot Entertainment Online FPS Transferred publishing license to Steam in 2016
Counter-Strike Online 23 August 2012 Nexon Korea Online FPS Transferred publishing license to Steam in 2013
Ragnarok Online 2 24 October 2013 Gravity Online MMORPG Transferred publishing license to Warpportal in 2015
Phantasy Star Online 2 2014 SEGA Online MMORPG Transferred publishing license to SEGA in 2017
Elyon (video game) 7 July 2022 Kakaogames Online MMORPG Terminated on 27 April 2023
Football City Manager 18 July 2013 HANBITSOFT Online MMORPG Terminated on 27 December 2015
Granado Espada 9 October 2006 IMC Games Online Fantasy MMORPG Terminated on 31 March 2022
MapleStory 16 September 2005 Wizet Online MMORPG Terminated on 29 June 2012
Swordsman Online 2019 Perfect World Online MMORPG Terminated on 31 December 2022
S4 League December 2011 GameOn Studio Online TPS Terminated on 15 December 2015
Alliance of Valiant Arms August 2011 Redduck Online FPS Terminated on 15 December 2014
RAN Online 2017 MIN Communications Online MMORPG Terminated on 6 March 2021
Onimusha Soul 21 May 2015 CAPCOM Online Platform Terminated on 29 April 2016
Perfect World 2020 Perfect World Entertainment Online MMORPG Terminated on 12 August 2022
Priston Tale II 2012 Yedang Online MMORPG Terminated
Flyff 2018 Aeonsoft Online MMORPG Terminated on 31 December 2020
Luna Online 2017 Eyasoft Online MMORPG Terminated 15 May 2019
Cabal Online II June 2016 ESTsoft Online MMORPG Terminated on 27 February 2018
Divina Online 10 May 2013 Gamania Online MMORPG Terminated on 14 October 2014
Heroes of The Storm 14 January 2015 Blizzard Entertainment Online MOBA Terminated
Rappelz Online 2009 nFlavor Online Fantasy MMORPG Terminated
World in Audition 26 February 2015 T3 Entertainment Online Music dancing Terminated on 31 March 2016
Strife 2013 S2 Games Online MOBA Terminated
Shaiya Online 2019 Aeria Games & Entertainment, inc. Online MMORPG Terminated
Yulgang II 14 August 2014 Mgame Online MMORPG Terminated on 12 October 2015
Tanki Online 2019 Alternativa Online MMORPG Terminated on 31 May 2021
8 เทพอสูรมังกรฟ้า (Dragon Oath) 2010 Changyou Online MMORPG Terminated on 13 October 2015
Sudden Attack 23 April 2009 GameHI Online FPS Terminated on 30 September 2015
The Exorcist 2013 TigerCool Online MMORPG Terminated on 26 September 2014
''Richman Online" 2009 SoftStar Online Puzzle Terminated on 31 May 2011
HY2 Online 3 September 2012 Chinesegamer Online FPSRPG Terminated on 29 August 2014
Ever Planet 26 July 2012 Nclipse/Nexon Korea Online MMORPG Terminated on 27 August 2014
Twelvesky 2 2010 ALT1 Online MMORPG Terminated on 31 March 2014
Fashion Dream 2012 NokNok Online Fashion Online Game Terminated on 12 July 2013
Star Project 2012 Atoonz Online Social Game Terminated on 13 January 2014
Gigaslave Nicknamed Metal Assault 2011 GNI Soft Online 2D Action Terminated on 23 March 2014
Q Tale 23 May 2012 Chinesegamers Online Cute MMORPG Terminated on 30 May 2014
Shinchan 2013 Windysoft Online MMORPG Terminated on 30 June 2014
King Naresuan Online 16 February 2012 PromptNow Online MMORPG Terminated on 26 June 2014
Lost Saga 29 September 2011 IO Entertainment Online Fighting Terminated on 16 June 2014
Sheep Farm 2012 nooslab Online Farming Game Terminated on 21 October 2013
Darkness and Light 2007 N-Log Inc. Online MMORTS Terminated
Dragon Raja Online October 2002 eSofnet Online RPG Terminated on 31 May 2005
JY Online December 2003 Chinese Gamer Online MMORPG Terminated on 3 April 2007
God Of Emperor 14 September 2011 Interserv Online MMORPG Terminated
GunBound 20 February 2004 Softnyx Offline Casual Terminated on 31 December 2006
TS Online 15 May 2004 Chinese Gamer Online MMORPG Terminated on 31 October 2008
BnB (Bomb and Bubble) 26 October 2005 Nexon Online Shooting Fantasy Terminated on 31 December 2007
FreeStyle Street Basketball 1 March 2008 JC Entertainment Online Sports MMO Terminated on 27 May 2013
Dekaron 1 October 2008 GameHI Online Fantasy MMORPG Terminated on 31 January 2011
Furinkazan 1 May 2009 mGame Online MMORPG Terminated on 31 January 2012
Fashion Dream 2012 NokNok Online Fashion Online Game Terminated on 12 July 2013
Atlantica Online August 2009 NDOORS Interactive Online MMORPG Terminated on 31 October 2013
AIKA Online February 2011 HanbitSoft Online MMORPG Terminated on 27 June 2013
Camon Hero 12 January 2012 T3 Entertainment Online MMORPG Terminated on 31 August 2012
R2Beat Online January 2012 CJ E&M/SEED 9 Games Online Rhythm racing Terminated on 13 August 2012.
SuperStar Online 10 October 2012 Choi Rock Games Online Music karaoke Terminated on 21 January 2014
GangZa Online 5 April 2011 AIM Advance Online MMORPG Terminated on 1 April 2013
Summoner Master Online 2009 ? Online Card game Terminated in 2010
Quest Master 12 September 2015 All Saint Studio Online Card game Terminated in 2015
Play Arcade Online ? ? Online ? Terminated
Football City Stars 29 September 2012 Ubisoft Online Fantasy MMORPG Terminated on 28 October 2013
Band Master 31 May 2011 Dysun Online Dance Terminated on 24 September 2013
Vanilla Cat 6 October 2009 CJ Online Casule Terminated on 29 July 2011
ROHAN 2010 YNK Interactive Online MMORPG Terminated 21 August 2014
Freejack 12 March 2012 Bigspoon Online Extreme Sport Casual Terminated on 4 April 2013
Grand Chase 22 October 2009 KOG Studios Online Fantasy MMO Terminated on 29 August 2013
Monster Master Online 19 November 2010 Nineyou International Limited and its subsidiaries Online MMORPG Terminated on 30 December 2011
Pocket Ninja Online 8 December 2011 NGames Limited Online Action MMORPG Terminated on 30 December 2013
Chinese Hero Online 21 January 2011 Chinesegamers Online MMORPG Terminated on 27 June 2013
Pocket Ninja Social 31 May 2013 Dream2 Online Web Game Terminated
TAAN Online 27 August 2009 Electronic Arts Online Artillery game Terminated
Pocket Ali January 2013 Dream2 Online Web game Terminated
3 Kingdoms Warriors 1 April 2011 We Made Online Action MMO Terminated on 29 June 2012

Asiasoft Online (Southeast Asia*)

Game Released/started Developed by Genre Language Status Service Notes
MapleStory 2005 Wizet MMORPG English Online Singapore, Malaysia Named MapleStorySEA to differentiate from other servers across the globe, only players with Singapore or Malaysia IP can access the server due to region lock. Currently managed by Playpark Pte Ltd,
Ascent 2019 KRAFTON MMORPG Thai, English Offline Thailand No further updates after First Beta test, servers still remains closed as of 2022
Ragnarok Online 2 27 December 2012 Gravity MMORPG English Offline Singapore, Malaysia
Yulgang 2 2013 KRGSoft MMORPG English Offline South East Asia Publishing rights sold to Cubizone
Cabal Online 2007 ESTsoft MMORPG Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia Services terminated on 23 September 2016, publishing rights reverted to ESTgames Corp. Players were allowed to migrate their accounts until 25 October 2016
Cabal Online II TBA ESTsoft MMORPG Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia
Yulgang 9 July 2009 mGame MMORPG English Offline Singapore, Malaysia Services terminated in February 2011
Sudden Attack 2009 GameHi MMOFPS Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia Services terminated on 30 September 2015
Alliance of Valiant Arms 2011 Redduck FPS Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines Services terminated on 15 December 2014
K.O.S: Secret Operations - YNK Games/YNK Korea FPS Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia
GetAmped - CyberStep Casual Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia
GetAmped2 - CyberStep Casual Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia
Cosmic Break 2012 CyberStep Casual Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand
Strife 2015 S2Games MOBA Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam
Audition Online September 1, 2006 T3 Entertainment Casual Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia Services terminated on September 1, 2018, and replaced by Audition: Next Level
The Exorcist TBA Incool Games MMORPG Local Offline Thailand Services terminated after close beta due to lack of interest
Phantasy Star Online 2 29 May 2014 Sega MMORPG Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines Services terminated on May 26, 2017
DC Universe Online 15 July 2014 Sony Online Entertainment MMORPG Local Offline South East Asia Services terminated in August 2015, publishing rights reverted to WB Games and Sony Online Entertainment LLC(now Daybreak Game Company), players were allowed to migrate their accounts until September 2015
Majong Hirne - - - Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia
Bubble Ninja - Likekong 2D Scrolling Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia
MCCQ - - - Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia
Dragonica May 2009 Gravity MMORPG Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia Services terminated on 30 May 2012
PangYa 2006 Ntreev Soft MMORPG Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia Services terminated on 25 August 2008
Kong Kong Online 2006 Mega Enterprise Racing Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia Services terminated in 2007
Requiem : Alive Online 2010 Gravity MMORPG Local Offline Singapore, Malaysia Services terminated in 2011

(*) Joining Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd and AS Online Sdn Bhd. Country is Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Burma

Playpark Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) & CIB Development Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)

Game Released/started Developer Genre Service Notes
MapleStory 2005 Wizet MMORPG Singapore, Malaysia
Audition Online September 1, 2006 T3 Entertainment MMOG Singapore, Malaysia
GetAmped 2007 CyberStep MMOG Singapore, Malaysia
Sudden Attack 2009 GameHi MMOFPS Singapore, Malaysia
Cabal Online 2008 ESTsoft MMORPG Singapore, Malaysia
AIKA Online March 2011 HanbitSoft MMORPG Singapore, Malaysia
Alliance of Valiant Arms 11 November 2011 Redduck FPS online game Singapore, Malaysia
3 Kingdom - N/A RSLG Singapore, Malaysia
Majong Hirne - - - Singapore, Malaysia
Sudden Attack 2009 GameHi MMOFPS Singapore, Malaysia
Surrogate Mothers Online - - - Malaysia
Risk Your Life - - - Malaysia
Finding Neverland Online - - - Malaysia
MCCQ - - - Malaysia
KFH Online - - - Malaysia
Hero Online - - - Malaysia
Darkness and Light 2007 N-Log Inc. MMORTS Singapore, Malaysia Terminated on 30 April 2008
Grand Chase 2007 KOG Studios MMORPG Singapore, Malaysia Terminated on 14 April 2009
FreeStyle Online 2009 JC Entertainment MMOG Singapore, Malaysia Game hosted by GameKiss
Rappelz 2008 nFlavor MMORPG Singapore, Malaysia Terminated on 1 September 2009.
Warriors of the 3 Kingdoms (Chinese server) 2009 WeMade Entertainment MMORTS Singapore, Malaysia Chinese server merged with English server on 9 February 2010.
Warriors of the 3 Kingdoms (English server) 12 November 2009 WeMade Entertainment MMORTS Singapore, Malaysia
RayCity Online 8 April 2010 EA Seoul Studio MMORPG Singapore, Malaysia Terminated in 2012
Monster Forest 19 May 2010 9you MMORPG Singapore, Malaysia
Priston Tale 2 2010 Yedang Online MMORPG Singapore, Malaysia Closed beta started on 14 October 2010 and ended on 20 October 2010. Open beta has been delayed until further notice.
Field of Honor TBC Game World Tech FPS / RTS Singapore, Malaysia
Battle of the Immortals 16 December 2010 Beijing Perfect World MMORPG Singapore, Malaysia
S4 League TBA Game On Studio Third Person Shooter Singapore, Malaysia Canceled/on hiatus
Warcry: Reign of Sword TBA T3 Entertainment Third Person Shooter Singapore, Malaysia Canceled

Asiasoft Co. Ltd (Vietnam)

Game Developed by Notes Status
Gunbound Softnyx Casual Offline
Yulgang KRGSoft MMORPG Offline
TS Online ChineseGamer MMORPG Offline
The Legend of Three Kingdoms Online Userjoy Technology MMORPG Offline
GetAmped CyberStep Casual Offline
GetAmped2 CyberStep Casual Offline
Ghost Online Mgame and NNG MMORPG Offline
Cabal Online ESTSoft MMORPG Offline
Ragnarok Online Gravity Corp. MMORPG Offline

PT. Asiasoft (Indonesia)

Game Year Developer Genre Notes
AIKA Online 2011 HanbitSoft MMORPG Terminated
Alliance of Valiant Arms 2011 Redduck FPS online game Terminated
Argo Online 2011 Mgame MMORPG Sci-fi Terminated

Playpark Inc. (Philippines)

Game Developed by Genre Service Notes
Cabal Online ESTsoft MMORPG Philippines
Rohan Online YNK MMORPG Philippines
Ran Online Min Communication Action MMORPG Philippines
Hex Cryptozoic Entertainment MMO Philippines
Ragnarok Online Gravity MMORPG Philippines, India, Brazil Closed its local PH service on March 31, 2015, moved to iRO
Grand Chase KOG MMORPG Philippines, Brazil Closed PH server on November 17, 2014
Dance Battle Audition Philippines YD Online Music video game and MMOG Philippines

Trilight Cove Enterprises Ltd (Indochina*)

Game Developed by Genre Language Notes
GetAmped CyberStep Casual Local
GetAmped2 CyberStep Casual Local
3 Kingdom N/A RSLG Local
Bubble Ninja Likekong 2D Scrolling Local
Chosen - - Local
Ninedragon - - Local

(*) Country is Vietnam, Cambodia, and Burma.

See also

  • Gamania
  • Nexon
  • UserJoy Technology

References

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