PRESS RELEASES
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New ‘ARCTIC COMBAT’ Synopsis Trailer Reveals WWIII Break Out
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced its new synopsis trailer on their teaser website for the modern military FPS game, ARCTIC COMBAT.
Today, WEBZEN revealed their newly updated ARCTIC COMBAT teaser site (ac.webzen.com) with the new synopsis trailer, ‘Unseen Danger’, along with the official ARCTIC COMBAT YouTube Channel (www.youtube.com/user/GlobalArcticCombat).
ARCTIC COMBAT’s new synopsis trailer reveals the initial dispute between US, NATO, and Russia after the announcement of the estimated amount of buried resources beneath the Arctic Ocean. The trailer shows actual military line-up scenes and Wikileak cases that express conflicts and conspiracies adding realism to the trailer.
Also, actual in-game play scenes featuring tactical strategies can be seen in the trailer including helicopter fire support and artillery bombardment. Other distinctive tactical assets are flamethrowers, UAVs, and rocket launchers, which can be used to reverse the battle situation. WEBZEN plans to reveal more cinematic trailers continuing the conflicts between the ‘AF’, led by the US, and the ‘RSA’, led by Russia, that causes the break out of World War III.
ARCTIC COMBAT uses an optimized game engine that allows low-end users to play while keeping high realistic effects, including corpse damage for gore mode, making users more immersed into the modern warfare battleground. The high-tech modern weaponry and real life like maps adds to the excitement. WEBZEN has scheduled the test for ARCTIC COMBAT in the first half of this year.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, “ARCTIC COMBAT has its distinctive features making it a skill-based FPS game without taking out the basic features that most FPS gamers can adjust to.” also he said, “During the test, in the first half of this year, users can participate to be the veteran and dominate the battleground.”
Meanwhile, WEBZEN.com’s 3rd Anniversary Celebration event is underway celebrating 3 years of its global portal with events for their various titles including ARCTIC COMBAT.
More information about WEBZEN’s new FPS game, ARCTIC COMBAT, and their released synopsis trailer can be found at their official website (ac.webzen.com) and Facebook page. (www.facebook.com/ArcticCombat)
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April 05 2012
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‘WEBZEN.com’ Celebrates 3rd Anniversary of ‘Free-to-Play’ Online Game Portal
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, has announced their 3rd anniversary event, celebrating 3 years since the launch of its global game portal site ‘WEBZEN.com’.
Since 2009, ‘WEBZEN.com’ has successfully published 3 live titles during the past 3 years, and this year they plan to launch several new titles including the Action RPG ‘C9’ and MMOFPS ‘ARCTIC COMBAT’, providing more ‘free-to-play’ online game genres to worldwide users. Also, last January, they renewed their portal website with an expanded multi-language service support, and improved functions including the user-friendly interface designs, renewed forums, and more.
To celebrate the 3rd anniversary, an event for the live titles, MU Online, Soul of the Ultimate Nation, and ARCHLORD will be held from March 28th until April 18th. Here users can win prizes including an ‘Xbox 360’, WEBZEN’s virtual currency, and powerful in-game items by inviting new friends through the official Facebook pages.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global publishing, said, “With the start of MU Online, ‘WEBZEN.com’ has received much support from our users. As a result, in 3 years we have been able to become one of the leading global game portals.” Also he said, “With the service experience of ‘free-to-play’ online games, we are making all efforts to meet the users’ needs and provide better services.”
Meanwhile, the 2nd free CBT for ARCHLORD X has started on March 18th and will continue until the 29th which is open to all users along with a prize giveaway event.
More information about the titles serviced at ‘WEBZEN.com’ and the 3rd anniversary event can be found at the official website (http://www.webzen.com)
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March 26 2012
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2012 ‘C9’ PvP Championship Tournament Announced with Beta Test
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced their first PvP Championship Tournament for the Action RPG ‘C9’ (Continent of the Ninth Seal) to be held prior to the official global launch.
Last February, the first global VIP test for C9 had finished, and to take the next step, WEBZEN is preparing to receive registrations for the ‘2012 C9 Championship Tournament’ held this coming May. Users who wish to compete must enter through the registration page and accomplish a mission to participate. Those who join the tournament will receive various and unique benefits in future tests.
In preparation for the tournament, C9 will open the beta test that starts in April. At first, WEBZEN will prepare a media focused beta test exclusively for media that starts on April 12th. Afterwards, from the 15th, users will be able to join the beta test that continues until May 6th to complete the missions for the tournament participation in May. Also, more contents for both PvE and PvP that were not revealed in the first VIP test will be revealed during this beta test.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, “The localization for global c9 is underway, covering both official and non-official feedback as much as possible to meet the users’ needs.” Also he said, “We will focus on the localization and development to launch the official service this summer.”
Meanwhile, WEBZEN participated in GDC 2012 held at San Francisco from March 7th to the 9th with C9 and ARCTIC COMBAT which received positive responses from visitors and various game media.
More information about the Action RPG ‘C9’ can be found at the official Facebook community (http://www.facebook.com/C9Webzen) and website (http://c9.webzen.com).
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March 26 2012
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ARCHLORD X, ‘Shrine Battle’ Invites Users for the 2nd Free CBT
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, has announced the 2nd Free CBT of their MMORPG, ARCHLORD X, with its newly improved PvP content, ‘Shrine Battle’.
From March 18th to the 29th, users will be able to participate in the ARCHLORD X free CBT. WEBZEN has revealed the new and improved core RvR (realm versus realm) content, ‘Shrine Battle’, which is based on the antagonism between the races in ARCHLORD X.
The renewed ‘Shrine Battle’ has been changed to a separated Dungeon System, ‘Sky’ and ‘Underground’, which was only previously focused in the ‘Battle Zone System’. Also it has been divided into 8 different regions where each region has been designed with its own distinct elemental concept such as ‘Water’, ‘Fire’, ‘Poison’, ‘Lightning’, and others making them more diverse and exciting. Rewards for PvP have also been upgraded to meet user demands. The victorious race of the ‘Shrine Battle’ will receive epic items and exclusive entrance to specific dungeons.
Based on the feedback from the first CBT last December, WEBZEN has increased the game contents and adjusted the balance between races, also resolving the technical issues that were reported.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said “With the results and valuable feedback from the first CBT, we have improved the game contents for character leveling and the PvP system.” Also he said, “We hope users will enjoy and have interest in the renewed contents through this CBT where we will provide better customer service.”
Meanwhile, Webzen is preparing an event for the free CBT participants. During the CBT, users will have a chance to win an Xbox 360 by answering a survey that will give feedback on game contents and technical stability.
More information about the 2nd ARCHLORD X Free CBT and event can be found on the official ARCHLORD X Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/ArchlordXChronicles) and website (http://archlordx.webzen.com).
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March 15 2012
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WEBZEN ‘C9’ Marks the Grand Finale of its VIP Test
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, has successfully finished their first VIP Test for ‘C9’ (Continent of the Ninth Seal) and takes one step closer to its official launch.
On February 28th, WEBZEN closed the test server for the VIP Test that started last February 4th. To end the VIP Test, an event took place where the VIP testers and GMs gathered around to say goodbye. With satisfactory results and various feedbacks from the VIP testers, WEBZEN has a better view of localization and what the users want.
With a limited 10,000 VIP Testers and about 10 times more of whom were eager to join the VIP Test visited C9’s official website and Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/C9Webzen) to express their excitement and anticipation.
For this VIP Test of C9, 3 of the 9 continents were introduced along with 3 playable characters the Fighter, Hunter, and Shaman with their advancement classes. Another main feature, the PVP system, was introduced later in the VIP Test with its ‘Arena’ and unique ‘Intrusion’ system, allowing users to test their precise control against other users.
Testers expressed their thoughts about C9 through their feedback, where many testers mentioned they could actually feel the action and perform infinite skill combos which are some of C9’s key features. Also, other comments and suggestions were about the localization of C9.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, “With the results and valuable feedbacks from the VIP Test, we will be able to improve the localization of C9.” Also he said, “We will focus on localization and development to bring the service of C9 global as soon as this summer with a possibility of additional tests in between.”
Meanwhile, WEBZEN will attend the 2012 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, USA, starting from March 7th to the 9th giving visitors a chance to play ‘C9’ and their new FPS title ‘ARCTIC COMBAT’.
More information about the Action RPG ‘C9’ can be found at the official Facebook community (http://www.facebook.com/C9Webzen) and website (http://c9.webzen.com).
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February 29 2012
