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]
Luna Online | |
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Developer(s) | EYA Interactive |
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Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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Genre(s) | Massively multiplayer online role-playing |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
The game's North American version, which was published by gPotato,[5] received a closed beta that began on April 17, 2009,[6] while an open beta started on May 14.[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 and relaunch
editIn March 2012, gPotato shut down the servers for the North American versions of Luna Online and Prius Online.[10]
In March 2016, SubaGames launched a Kickstarter campaign to revive the game, ultimately raising C$16,987 to do so.[11] On April 1, the company relaunched the game via Steam, titling it Luna Online: Reborn.[12]
References
edit- ^ "เตรียมพร้อมปฏิบัติการแบ๊วทั่วไทย วันที่ 6 มีนาคมนี้" (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ "★《夢之路娜》6月11日『愛』封測 ★" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 2009-05-31.
- ^ "Luna Online Interview - Part 1 - IGN". 24 April 2009.
- ^ "Luna Online Interview - Part 2 - IGN". 29 April 2009.
- ^ "Luna Online". 21 July 2008.
- ^ "Luna Online". 14 April 2009.
- ^ "Luna Online open beta promises dates with gamer girls". 15 May 2009.
- ^ "Double-plus good: Luna Online expansion heading to test servers December 24th". 23 December 2010.
- ^ "Luna Plus: Summer Content Update and Spectacular Events - IGN". August 2011.
- ^ "GPotato Shutting Down Prius Online and Luna Online – All your MMO & MOBA Needs – Lore Hound".
- ^ Altay, Omer (2016-03-20). "The Business Model of Relaunching Dead MMOs". MMOs.com. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ^ "Luna Online: Reborn on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2021-01-15.