PRESS RELEASES
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Webzen Launches KnightWeGo, MU character’s art toy globally
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Webzen announced a collaboration with Sentinel Co.,Ltd. for KnightWeGo, MU character’s art toy.
Sentinel is a Japanese company specialized in planning of toys, figures, miscellaneous goods, prototype production, manufacturing and production management.
Webzen has collaborated with Sentinel to design a new art toy called ‘KnightWeGo’ by combining one of the famous MU characters ‘Dark Knight’ and Sentinel’s action figure ‘35MechatroWeGo’.
Pre-ordering of KnightWeGo will be available starting on the 12th of February on multiple online shopping sites, including Amazon and Toys To Art for two months. The item is expected to ship in July.
KnightWeGo will be unveiled in the upcoming Wonder Festival 2019 held in Tokyo, Japan. In addition to Japan, KnightWeGo will be showcased in the 2019 Toy Fair, an annual international toy industry trade show held mid-February in New York City. The event is open to the toy trade only ? toy industry professionals, retailers, and press representatives.
MODERHYTHM, the designer of KnightWeGo and the Mechatrorobot series commented, "When I first saw Dark Knight, one of the MU characters, I thought it would be very challenging to combine with MechatroWeGo. He added: I’ve focused on simplifying the graphics of high-end games to fit the design in order to produce it as an art toy, so I hope you appreciate my new work of KnightWeGo in the overall atmosphere of MU between Dark Knight and MechatroWeGo.
Webzen is currently working on diverse collaborations with potential partners to extend its reach through IP collaboration with the toy and webtoon industry.
For further details on Webzen’s IP business and partnership, visit the official Webzen website: http://company.webzen.com/en/business/businesspartnership
For more information on Webzen’s games, interested players are invited to check out WEBZEN's official website at: www.webzen.com and the official Facebook community at: https://www.facebook.com/webzengames/
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February 08 2019
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Shot Online Now Available on Steam
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Webzen, operator of the online free-to-play games portal GamesCampus, has announced that its the classic MMO golf game Shot Online is now live on Steam.
Shot Online is an MMO golf game that brings the world of competitive sports straight to the player with role-playing elements, making it more than just an online sports game. For nearly 14 years the game has been loved by many golfers and gamers all over the world.
Marking the 14-year anniversary of Shot Online, Webzen has teamed up with Steam, the world's biggest gaming platform to provide an individual server with a new environment for new Steam players as well as Webzen’s game portal, GamesCampus. Shot Online is now available to download for free on the Steam Store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/390090/
One of the most significant factors that makes this game unique is the community interaction. This game was developed using proprietary physics engine to improve course dynamics and to give it realistic motions. In other words, the ball behaves just like a ball in real life would over the geography of the course. Interested gamers can check out the game features in the new gameplay video available on the official WEBZEN YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/U9wb_1NZKzg
Additionally, the Shot Online team is currently working on a multi-language system to provide German and French soon.
To support new Steam golfers, the Shot Online team is running various events, including a 30-Day Attendance Event to earn ‘Deluxe Membership’, Guild Events, Level-Up Box Events to get EXP items, equipment, clothing and more, and a 20% Bonus CC Event.
In addition to in-game events, extra rewards will be given to players who upload their gameplay screenshot or video on the community hub.
For the latest announcements, events, and up-to-date information on Shot Online, users are encouraged to visit the Shot Online Store Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/390090/ and the Shot Online Community Hub: https://steamcommunity.com/app/390090
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January 23 2019
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QubeTown is now live for iOS and Android, download for free and start your fanta
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WEBZEN released today its new mobile farming simulation game QubeTown globally (except for Japan, China and Korea).
Developed by the Korean studio ARUMGAMES and published by WEBZEN, QubeTown is a farming simulation game based on social network games that challenges users to manage their own town by constructing buildings, producing crops, trading goods and protecting their citizens.
Starting today, QubeTown is welcoming mobile gamers who like building their own town full of cute and cubic characters and animals on their social network. Players can not only socialize by inviting their Facebook friends, but also make new friends by participating in guilds and communities. To learn more about other in-game features, QubeTown’s trailer is now available on the official WEBZEN YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/_8XJq8i2Aho
Along with the worldwide release, Webzen offers QubeTown in multiple languages which include English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean.
QubeTown is now available for free download on the App Store and Google Play.
To celebrate the launch of QubeTown, players can log in to the game and receive daily login bonuses such as Ruby, Scrolls and more. In addition to in-game events, readers can visit http://qubetown.webzen.com/en/event/coupon and enter this special coupon code: DOWNLOADQUBETOWN along with their in-game nickname to redeem an additional 20 extra Rubies. This coupon code will expire on February 28, 2019 and will not be redeemable afterwards.
Furthermore, Webzen will be streaming QubeTown live for viewers to learn more about QubeTown and the overall gameplay on both the official Twitch and YouTube channels as well as on Facebook. The start date and time will be announced shortly on the official QubeTown Facebook page. In the meantime, interested users can follow Webzen’s Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/webzen_tv
To learn more about QubeTown, players can visit the official QubeTown website: https://qubetown.webzen.com/. Additionally, players are also invited to discuss the game and participate in the latest events or giveaways on the official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/QubeTown
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January 22 2019
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Shot Online is coming to Steam on January 22nd
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Webzen, operator of the online free-to-play games portal GamesCampus, has announced a new partnership with Steam for the classic MMO golf game Shot Online.
Starting January 22, 2019, Shot Online is welcoming users of Steam, the world's biggest gaming platform, marking the 14-year anniversary of Shot Online’s EU and US servers on the official game portal, GamesCampus.
Shot Online is a MMO golf game that brings the world of competitive sports straight to the player with role-playing elements, making it more than just an online sports game. Not many online games are in the position to proclaim survivability and success for more than 10 years on the MMO market. However, 14 years of achievements and successes have led Shot Online to be very well-adapted to a player-friendly environment with abundant amounts of content and it is still on-going.
The arrival of Shot Online on Steam marks an important step for WEBZEN’s sports title, providing a completely individual server for Steam users to begin their golf journey at the same time.
Along with this upcoming Steam release, the Shot Online team will differentiate from existing branches by renewing the structure of cash shop and contents for user convenience. To support new golfers, they will be providing various packages that contains valuable items to encourage level up, game-play, and to give visual excitement.
Shot Online will be live on Steam on the 22nd of January 2019. For more information, users are encouraged to visit the official Shot Online steam website, and interested users can add the game to their Wishlist at: https://store.steampowered.com/app/390090/Shot_Online/
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January 17 2019
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MU Origin gets a massive Force War event and more in 5.0 update
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WEBZEN released today the 5.0 update of its real-time mobile MMORPG MU Origin.
The latest update to MU Origin brings new content including a massive Force War event, Immortal Shield system, Pet Awake system, Grim Cave map, Ritual of Earth event, and more.
First of all, Force War, a massive PvP capture the flag event, has been added to the game. Force War will run every Saturday from 19:00 to 19:30. Players can dive into one of five battlefields to fight alongside their force. With seven points across each battlefield to occupy, players will be squabbling with rival forces to place their flag at each point ? the more they capture, the higher their capture rate, and the more likely they are to win the bigger rewards.
With this new update, Immortal Shield, a new defense system is now available after completing Fracture in the main quest at Rebirth 10 Level 20. Immortal Shield is a hugely powerful upgradable shield that protects players from enemy attacks. Immortal Shield has various attributes, including durability and absorption rate, and players can enhance these with Unbound Diamonds, Immortal Essence and Immortal Jewels.
The Pet Awake system allows players to enhance their Pets' Elemental options, which opens after completing Seeking Peace in the main quest, again at Rebirth 10 Level 20. There are three types of Pet Awake: Light, Fog and Frost. They are all upgradable using the corresponding Essences, and they all enhance their pet’s elemental abilities.
MU Origin also comes with a new all-server area for Rebirth 15, called Grim Cave, and a new ritual event called Ritual of Earth.
Furthermore, the 5.0 update will include numerous fixes and tweaks, from improvements to the chat system to new achievements.
With the arrival of the 5.0 update and in celebration of the annual holiday, the MU Origin team has prepared a series of special events such as login rewards, special promotions, daily log-in event, and a Christmas day log-in event for even more rewards including free Costume and Footprint Costume.
For more details of the 5.0 update, a new content video for the latest update is now available on the official WEBZEN YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/wOLabbIGqYA
MU Origin is now available for free in the App Store and Google Play. For more information on new features and events, interested players are invited to check out MU Origin's official website at: http://muorigin.webzen.com , and join the official Facebook community at: https://www.facebook.com/MUOriginWEBZEN/
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December 18 2018
