MAIET Entertainment
{{Primary sources|date=May 2007}}
{{Infobox company
| name = MAIET Entertainment
| logo = File:Maietlogocompany.png
| type = Private
| foundation = 1998
| defunct = 2015
| location_city = Seoul
| location_country = South Korea
| key_people =
| industry = Video games
| products = GunZ: The Duel{{cite web|url=http://www.maiet.co.kr/products_e/|title=MAIET entertainment, Inc. - TEAM Innovative|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409060452/http://www.maiet.co.kr/products_e/|archivedate=2007-04-09}}
AceSaga{{cite web|url=http://www.maiet.co.kr/products_e/acesaga.php |title=MAIET entertainment, Inc. - TEAM Innovative |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070315074354/http://www.maiet.co.kr/products_e/acesaga.php |archivedate=2007-03-15 }}
| num_employees =
| homepage = [https://www.maietentertainment.com/ www.maietentertainment.com]
}}
MAIET Entertainment was a South Korean video game developer, best known for creating the third-person shooter game GunZ: The Duel in 2004. They also developed GunZ 2 in 2011 and adapted it into English in 2013.
Etymology
According to the official site, MAIET is 'TEAM' spelled backwards with the letter 'I' added in, standing for 'innovation'.[http://www.maiet.co.kr/company_e/ MAIET entertainment, Inc. - TEAM Innovative] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421033019/http://www.maiet.co.kr/company_e/ |date=2007-04-21 }}
History
The company started out as a small group of five researchers which eventually grew into a company. In 2015 MAIET was dissolved, giving gaming rights to Masangsoft Inc.(마상소프트)[http://www.maiet.co.kr/ MAIET Closing Notice] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208054201/http://www.maiet.co.kr/ |date=2007-02-08 }}{{cite web|title=Venister's Work History |work=onioncrew.com |date=September 27, 2024 |url=https://onioncrew.com/about }}{{cite web|title=GunZ 2 Company Change Notice |work=store.steampowered.com |date=September 4, 2015 |url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/242720/view/2921103526305500541?l=english }} The founder and CEO, Venister, went off to work on several different ventures including a new gaming studio named Onion Crew.
Products
GunZ: The Duel has servers in Korea, and has all evolved from the original International server in many ways, such as having "cash items". MAIET's first developed video game was the aerial strategy game AceSaga, which was terminated.[http://www.maiet.co.kr/products_e/acesaga.php MAIET entertainment, Inc.- TEAM Innovative] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070315074354/http://www.maiet.co.kr/products_e/acesaga.php |date=2007-03-15 }}
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070208054201/http://www.maiet.co.kr/ Official Website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080211072336/http://blog.maiet.net/ Official Blog]
- [http://www.maiet.co.kr Old korean maiet website from 2006]
Category:Defunct video game companies of South Korea
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