GungHo Online Entertainment

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GungHo Online Entertainment
Type Public
Founded July 1, 1998
Headquarters Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Key people Not disclosed
Industry video games
Products video games
Number of people 333
Website http://www.gungho.co.jp/

GungHo Online Entertainment (ガンホー・オンライン・エンターテイメント株式会社, Hepburn: GungHo Online Entertainment Kabushiki gaisha) is a video game developer and publisher.

History

GungHo Online Entertainment was founded on July 1, 1998 as a joint venture between Softbank and onSale.

Purchase of Softbank stock

On June 22, 2016, Softbank sold the majority of its stake in GungHo Online Entertainment for about $685 million USD, making the latter an independent company. This was approximately 23.47% of GungHo Entertainment stock.

Acquisition by GungHo Online Entertainment

On February 8, 2024, Acquire was acquired by Kadokawa.