PRESS RELEASES
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Continent of the Ninth Seal Reveals the New Advanced Class ‘Gunslinger’
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Continent of the Ninth Seal, the adrenaline pumping free-to-play 3D Action MORPG by Webzen, Inc., reveal its 16th new Advanced Class named ‘Gunslinger’ on the Webzen.com, gPotato.eu and gPotato.com gaming portals.
C9’s the most anticipated Class Gunslinger is the Hunter’s 5th Advanced Class that specialized in long and close-range attacks with dynamic skill effects which take down and knock back targets with dual pistols and a shotgun.
Along with the Gunslinger updates, the 5th Continent Survival Mode will be released which is known to be the most challenging feature in C9 with its highly-leveled boss monsters. Also to provide a better localized and yet user-friendly service, German, French, Polish, Turkish, Spanish and Portuguese has been supported in the multi-lingual game client since February 27, 2013.
Continent of the Ninth Seal takes players to the fantasy world of Glenheim, in which they fight against evil forces and gigantic monsters. Utilising extremely powerful melee, ranged and magical skills, players will fight swarms of evil, demonic forces using FPS style controls in a huge, dungeon-based 3D world.
Players can create their characters from a choice of four classes, including Fighters, ranged-combat focused Hunters, magic based Shamans, and Witchblades who combine bladed weapons with magical attacks. Each class has a choice of higher ranked positions to evolve into, such as Guardians, Assassins, Illusionists, or Slayers.
The game is aimed at fans of action RPGs as well as combat and beat’em up games, and offers an extensive combo system, which will spice up combat both in PvE as well as in the multiple styles of PvP conflict. MMO fans can look forward to Relay Matches for up to 16 players, Deathmatches, Team, and Individually Ranked matches, as well as many PK opportunities.
The world of Glenheim consists of dungeons and instances, allowing chaotic invasions at higher levels. There’s also a special “Hell Mode” instance for the bravest of heroes, granting extremely rare items as precious rewards.
Continent of the Ninth Seal is now available on the Webzen.com, gPotato.eu and gPotato.com portals. All service is hosted and maintained directly by Webzen, all gPotato players will be able to use their gPotato accounts and credits to play C9 at http://c9.gPotato.com and http://c9.gpotato.eu.
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April 12 2013
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MU Online to release Season 8 Update
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March 5th, 2013 – WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced Season 8 Update for the Full 3D MMORPG, MU Online. The new update will be released with exciting new contents such as the new map, ‘Debenter’ as well as the level cap increase from Level 702 to 730.
Debenter: Darkness Valley is the newly added territory where monsters are summoned by the God of Darkness, ‘Kundun’ in Archeron. Players will experience even darker and creepier in-game atmosphere compared to other areas and battle against many types of new monsters that have never been discovered before.
Along with this latest update, ‘Jewel of Pandora’ new mining system through a new item called ‘Pandora Pick’ will be added. Players can use it to obtain up to 1,000 ‘Jewel of Bless’ in a mining area and enjoy the new 10 pentagrams for characters over level 300. Also, new party/guild matching system and SNS system via ‘Facebook’ on mobile phones will be available for the convenience of the players
Additionally, Monthly PVP tournament, ‘Chaos Castle Survival of the Fittest,’ will be held on all servers. Each winning player will enter Mu Online’s Hall of Fame, and also receive ‘Wings of the Conqueror’ as the prize.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global publishing, said, “We would like to show our appreciation towards our consistent MU Online players who have shown continuous support.” Also he said, “We hope players can experience the excitement from the newly updated contents and more that will continuously come.”
Meanwhile, players can participate in the various update events and promotions from 7th of March to 21th of March. All players will be rewarded 200% EXP, and free ‘Gold Channel ticket’, new transformation rings and various free cash items will be given the players during event period.
More information about ‘MU Online’ and ‘Season 8 update’ can be found at the official Facebook community (www.facebook.com/MUWEBZEN) and website (http://muonline.webzen.com/).
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March 06 2013
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Arctic Combat Battlegrounds Expand to South America
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February 13, 2013 - WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced the open of the South America server for the multiplayer online tactical FPS game, ‘ARCTIC COMBAT’ also adding new contents with the update.
On February 13th, Arctic Combat servers have been added for South American players, providing better service and an enjoyable environment for the eager players in this region. The new recruits in South America join the game, timed with new gaming environmental upgrades such as multi-lingual support, including Spanish and Portuguese represented. South American players will be able to pre-download the game client at the AC website before the server opens.
Along with the open of the South American server, the latest content update will include a new weapon and new map for Arctic Combat Veterans. The TAR-21, an assault rifle built specifically for urban combat, has been added to the game’s arsenal of weapons. The new “High Way” map offers another venue for action-packed Team Deathmatch competition for loyal Arctic Combat soldiers. Alongside these additions, the skill-based gameplay has been further refined, with a weapons and game balance adjustments, update to the kill streak system, as well as an improved in-game sound system.
Meanwhile for this week’s Valentine’s Day, special Valentine editions weapons will be available for purchase, leaving enemies to learn that pink rifles and heart-decorated grenades are just as deadly. Further details on these items and other Valentine’s Day events will be available on the Arctic Combat website.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, “The long awaited South America server has finally opened providing localized service through player feedback.” Also he said, “We hope all players, now including the South American Veterans, will enjoy the new updated contents and more that will continuously come.”
More information on the modern military FPS game ‘ARCTIC COMBAT’ can be found on the official Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ArcticCombat) and website (ac.webzen.com).
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February 22 2013
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Arctic Combat New Content and Microsoft Partnership Revealed
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January 24, 2013 - WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced and updated new contents for the multiplayer online tactical FPS game, ‘ARCTIC COMBAT’ also revealing details on their partnership with Microsoft.
On January 24th, Arctic Combat has revealed the newly added contents; the QBZ-95 assault rifle, favored by the Chinese military; the compact but powerful personal defense weapon, the P90; and the always effective Kriss SV Bengal Tiger. A new “Snow” camouflage paint for weapons is also included with this new content. Along with this latest artillery, the worldwide battleground widens with the introduction of the new ‘Syria’ map, a desert-themed taking players to the Far East.
Additionally, in the coming weeks, Arctic Combat Veterans can enlist in a series of new events and promotions. Opportunities for players include an ‘800 Minute’ event, rewarding Veterans who have engaged in play for over 800 minutes during the event timeframe with an as of yet unrevealed SMG weapon. Also on the horizon, for a period of one week, all players can receive +100% EXP points during this limited time event. Further details on these and other events will be available on the Arctic Combat website (ac.webzen.com).
Players of Arctic Combat experience the competitive play and intense FPS combat without connection errors and lags, as WEBZEN has partnered with Microsoft and their cloud-computing platform, Azure, to create a special platform for online gaming. With this collaboration, for the first time in gaming, a unique hybrid version of Window Azure has been developed, in order to bring stability and a fast, smooth infrastructure to players around the world, reducing lag to a virtually unnoticeable level. Offering speed over 2.5 times faster than a private server, Windows Azure assures players that the tension of the battlefield will not be interrupted with technical issues, and that as the Arctic Combat army grows, the service will continue to be just as seamless, smooth and fast.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, “With the new year now in full swing, we’re bringing some great new updates to Arctic Combat.” Also he said, “Microsoft is providing their cloud computing platform to support the service of Arctic Combat across North America and Europe, which we feel is a great asset to both the game and the community.”
More information on the modern military FPS game ‘ARCTIC COMBAT’ can be found on the official Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ArcticCombat) and website (ac.webzen.com).
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January 25 2013
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C9 Opens a New SEA Server,‘Acharon’
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced that the Continent of the Ninth Seal is launching a new ‘SEA’ server ‘Acharon’ to cope with the phenomenal demand from players.
On January 23th, C9’s new game server ‘Acharon’ will be open to provide an easy access and a stabilized network environment for players around Asia, except for China, Japan, and Thailand where are currently covered by local service providers.
To celebrate the launch of the new server, C9 will be holding various events to welcome both transferred and new players. All players who join the ‘Acharon’ server will be supported with free cash-shop items and an extra bonus EXP boost. Also, character migration service will transfer all the existing Asian region players from the current server.
Furthermore, C9 is offering variety of exclusive guild promotions for the ‘SEA’ server including level up bonus and an extra guild point event which will encourage players to organize new guilds for the upcoming massive guild war content.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, “We are delighted to provide a better gaming environment for the C9 players around the globe which will ensure more intense PvP experience.” He also said, “We will continuously make an effort to improve the performance of the games for our players all around the world.”
To download the game and for more information about the Action RPG ‘C9’ and its activities, please visit the official C9 website (c9.webzen.com) and the official Facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/C9Webzen).
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January 18 2013
