PRESS RELEASES
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WEBZEN Announces C9 Tournament Winners, Awards $10,000 Grand Prize
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SEOUL, South Korea and LOS ANGELES – June 8, 2012 – Celebrating a successful return to E3, WEBZEN Inc., a global publisher of online games, can now announce the winners of its Continent of the Ninth Seal (C9) tournament. At an event held on Wednesday, June 6, two teams – North American “Gears Executor” and European “Pony Club” – went head to head for C9 supremacy and a $10,000 grand prize. After a skilled and heated battle, “Gears Executor” bested “Pony Club” to claim the championship title, cash reward and international bragging rights.
“Competing in and winning the first global C9 championship tournament at one of the world’s biggest interactive entertainment shows is a dream come true,” said Dahan Choi, team leader of “Gears Executor.” “We appreciate WEBZEN inviting us to be part of this awesome event at E3, and I speak for my whole team when I say that we’re looking forward to defending our title at future C9 tournaments.”
In addition to the tournament, WEBZEN live streamed the entire event for fans to catch the action online, and also showcased upcoming online first-person shooter (FPS) game Arctic Combat, unveiling two brand new trailers and handing out special edition dog tag beta keys for the Taskforce 613 beta test group.
“We were thrilled to offer gamers around the world a chance to watch the event via live stream, and it was fantastic to feed off their energy throughout the tournament,” said Jihun Lee, head of global publishing. “We hope that the event piqued interest in players for the upcoming North American launches of C9 and Arctic Combat later this year.”
More information on the WEBZEN E3 event and C9 championship tournament can be found at http://www.webzen.com, and the official C9 website http://c9.webzen.com.
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June 08 2012
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Enlistment for the First Beta Test of 'ARCTIC COMBAT’ has Begun
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced the first user beta test sign-up for the for the modern military FPS game ‘ARCTIC COMBAT’.
Today, WEBZEN opened the beta sign-up page for ‘ARCTIC COMBAT’ accepting applications for the first user beta test, ‘Task Force 613’. The sign-up will continue until the 6th of June and will only accept a limited amount of users through the official website (ac.webzen.com).
During the first beta test, selected testers will be able to experience the realistic warzone effects and battles based on team/clan strategic gameplay involving tactical perks, weapons, and equipment. The game engine is optimized for the full spectrum of PCs, without compromising graphical quality allowing a wide range of users to enjoy the game.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, “Arctic Combat is an FPS game that both new and skillful players can enjoy with its many features.” Also he said, “We hope many users will participate in the first beta test to feel the intense battlegrounds of Arctic Combat.”
Meanwhile, WEBZEN will hold a press event with the ‘2012 C9 Tournament Championship’ during E3 2012 in Los Angeles, U.S.A. Here, ‘ARCTIC COMBAT’ will reveal a new synopsis trailer along with an on-site tournament giving visitors the first chance to play.
More information on the modern military FPS game ‘ARCTIC COMBAT’ and beta sign-up can be found on the official Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ArcticCombat) and website (ac.webzen.com).
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May 31 2012
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MU Online: eX 700 Expansion Update
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced the expansion update, ‘EX 700’, for the MMORPG ‘MU Online’.
On May 31st, WEBZEN will reveal the MU Online expansion update, ‘EX’ 700’, which contains new contents including new maps, items and the guild war system. Last week during the User Beta Test, participants had given many positive responses increasing the anticipation for other users.
In the new expansion, the 200 Master levels are increased to 300. Therefore, the existing master skills will be initialized with this renewal. Also, the new map ‘Archeron’, will be revealed for the first time along with the guild war system, ‘Arca War’. Additionally, the Elemental System with the five elements, ‘Water, Fire, Wind, Earth and Darkness’, will be added. When elemental items are equipped, opposite elements will be affected in both PVP and PVE.
With the update, a new server, ‘Yggdrasil’, will be open for service. In the new server, the global PVP tournament will be held with prizes worth $15,000 (USD) in cash items while registration for the tournament will start from June 7th through the official MU Online website (muonline.webzen.com).
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, “This expansion update is one of the largest updates throughout MU Online’s history with new contents that include the ‘Arca War’.” Also, he said, “One of our main points of this update is to fulfill the user’s need which is possible with the wide experience accumulated over a decade of servicing MU Online.”
Meanwhile, for the opening event of ‘EX700’, free cash items and unique items will be given away to new members along with a 200% EXP boost event for all users.
More information about the MMORPG ‘MU Online’ can be found on the official Facebook page (www.facebook.com/MUWEBZEN) and website (muonline.webzen.com).
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May 29 2012
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E3 2012 WEBZEN Press Event Streamed Live from Los Angeles
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced they will hold a press event in Los Angeles, U.S.A. during E3 2012 game show.
Today, WEBZEN announced they will be holding a press event on June 6th, 2012 in Los Angeles during the E3 2012 game show. Many global users and press will be invited to experience the excitement. Also, viewers around the world will be able to watch the event through the official live streaming website (event.webzen.com/e3livestream).
During the event, C9 will hold the '2012 C9 Championship Tournament’ finals where the top two qualifying teams (NA Team: ‘Gears Executor’, EU Team: ‘Pony Club’) will face off for the $10,000 grand prize. Also, a new class for ‘C9’, the ‘Witchblade’, will be revealed for visitors to play.
Additionally, the global version of ‘ARCTIC COMBAT’ will be shown for the first time with a never before seen trailer. Here special edition beta keys will be given out to a limited amount of visitors. Both titles will have a media Q&A session with the producers and designers.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, “‘We are very excited to hold this event to have a chance to interact with global users and press during the E3 period.” Also he said, “We hope global users will be able to feel the excitement through live stream.”
Meanwhile, the onsite event will be a private event where only visitors and press who have been invited in advance will be able to participate.
More information for the E3 2012 WEBZEN Press Event and '2012 C9 Championship Tournament’ can be found on the official website (http://www.webzen.com) and C9 official website ( http://c9.webzen.com).
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May 25 2012
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Who will be the Most Powerful Guild to Rule ARCHLORD?
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced the start of the first ‘World Guild Championship’ for the MMORPG ‘ARCHLORD’.
Today, WEBZEN opened the pre-registration page for the ‘World Guild Championship’ that will begin on June 11, 2012 with a grand prize of $10,000 (USD) and rewards including new unrevealed unique items.
The ‘World Guild Championship’ will allow all participants to battle with each other between different servers using a preset character equipped with the same armor and weapons. Being under this same condition, guilds will need cooperation with each other to build strategies and show their PvP skills to win the grand prize.
To register for the tournament, guild masters and their members must complete an in-game quest. The registration will continue until May 30th through the official ARCHLORD website (archlord.webzen.com).
On June 4th, the tournament bracket will be announced where participants will be able to see who their opponents will be. WEBZEN plans to set the bracket to have world versus world matches which will add more excitement to the tournament.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said “Being the first ‘World Guild Championship’, we are anticipating good results from all participants who will battle to be the most powerful guild and win the grand prize.” Also he said, “We hope users will have more interest as we are putting much effort to provide better services and an expansion update coming this August.”
Meanwhile, during the pre-registration period, various events including monster hunting and cash item giveaway events will take place for all users to enjoy.
More information about the ‘World Guild Championship’ and ‘ARCHLORD’ can be found at the official Facebook community and website (archlord.webzen.com).
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May 17 2012
