History of Level-R (Japan) in early days

Sometimes I heard misunderstandings from PT or LR-RU player that LevelR was built based on Project Torque. But it is wrong and Project Torque was built based on Level-R.


2005.07.07 Gamepot, Pangya publisher, agreed License agreement with Invictus Hungary, which support network-enforced version of CRC2005 in Asia.
(「パンヤ」のゲームポットがハンガリーのInvictus社とライセンス契約を締結　「CRC 2005」のネット機能強化版をアジア圏で展開)
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20050707175341/

2006.12.11 Gamepot annouced technical tester for online race game Level-R.
(ゲームポット，オンラインレース「Level-R」の技術テスト参加者を募集開始)
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20061211175839/

2006.12.15-17 Level-R Alpha test (techinical test)

Pre-release experienced report of Level-R ,which is expected network car race game.
(期待のオンラインレースゲーム「Level-R」，先行体験レポート)
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20061214213652/

Interview with Tamas Kozak, CEO of Invictus ,Level-R developper.
(「Level-R」開発元Invictus Games CEO，Tamas Kozak氏のオンラインゲームへの取り組みと決意)
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20061226204126/

Preview for Level-R technical test .
オンラインレースゲーム「Level-R」“技術テスト”プレビューを掲載
http://www.4gamer.net/review/level_r/level_r.shtml

2007.02.02-16 Closed beta
Gamepot annnounced Closed beta tester for Level-R network game. 1000 people allowance for 4Gamer reader.
(オンラインレースゲーム「Level-R」のクローズドβテスター募集開始。4Gamer読者枠は1000名)
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20070119155845/

Closed beta reports for Level-R
(オンラインレースゲーム「Level-R」，CBTプレイレポートを掲載)
http://www.4gamer.net/news/history/2007.02/20070227190549detail.html


2007.04.20 ~2008.10.20 Open beta
Level-R Open beta starts 27th of April
(オンラインレースゲーム「Level-R」，4月27日にオープンβテストを開始)
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20070420190326/

2007.06.08. Gamepot agreed Doublefusion about In-game-advetrisement.
ゲームポット，米ダブルフュージョン社とゲーム内広告配信契約を締結
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20070608202051/

(2007.08.09 Aeria US starts Project Torque closed beta hit for North America)

2007.10.19.Level-R series 2007 Championship, first prize 1000000JPY
「Level-R」，優勝賞金100万円のイベント「Level-R Series 2007」を開催
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20071019052/

2008.10.21 Commercial service starts
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20081015008/

2010.03.15 Commercial service closed.

*By the way Project torque starts Closed beta for Last Chaos player on August2008, which is just a English translation version of Level-R which have Japanese chat-macro-voice "Yoroshiku" ,"Gomenna-sai","Butsukenai-deyo" "Yatta" "Butsukenai-deyo"and so on
http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?t=29322

Other license news between Gamepot/Invictus and other publisher.

2007.02.27 License agreement to Joyzone mainland for China mainland service
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20070227202522/

(2008.02.25 Gamepot had sold to So-net group)

2008.05.15 License agreement to Gamigo for German+2 service
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20080515035/

2008.06.02.So-net IR paper edition 2008
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/individual/presentation/pdf/20080602.pdf

2009.06.06.So-net IR paper edition 2009
http://shares.dreamhosters.com/flv/090606-so-net/090606-so-net.pdf　（PDF P40)
Explain about Global sales (Except north America)

2009.06.30 License agreement to ZZMA for Russi+ex-CIS service
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20090630036/

2009 ? Onelife for Indonesia service to one life for Indonesian service.

2009.12.19.License agreement to Winner online for Thai service
http://www.youphuket.com/index.php?topic=1546.0

2010.05. License agreement to Uralis for Taiwan service.