LG Electronics
Founded in South Korea in 1958, the company that would eventually become LG Electronics started out life as GoldStar, the first native South Korean company to make radios in-country. After expanding into other electronics and appliances (including television sets, refrigerators, washing machines, and air conditioners), in 1995 the company re-branded itself as LG Electronics; by 2000, the company had moved into producing mobile phones... and as an extension of this venture, also began publishing online games.