The Korea based game development and publishing firm Gravity, most notable for it’s development of the MMORPG Ragnarok Online, made the announcement today that it is creating a new development studio in the United States. The new studio, which bears the name of L5 Games, will be located in Sam Mateo, California and will be staffed by former members of the Blizzard development team responsible for the widely acclaimed World of Warcraft MMORPG in addition to the company’s Diablo, Starcraft, and Warcraft series of games.

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gravity Co, Mr. Il-Young Ryu, stated that the company was “happy to announce that former employees of Blizzard North have joined L5 Games as members of the Gravity family”. Mr Yu also stated that the purpose of the new firm was “to develop online games targeting the North American market” with the assistance of “ the outstanding developers of L5 Games” and their “successful track record and thorough understanding of the culture of the North American market”. For more information on Gravity Co, Ltd please visit their official site at http://www.gravity.co.kr/en/index.asp