PRESS RELEASES
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Arctic Combat 2nd Closed Beta Starts with e-sports Tournaments
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced the start of the second closed beta for the online tactical FPS game, ‘ARCTIC COMBAT’, holding e-sports tournaments for North America and Europe.
This October 10th (GST), Arctic Combat will open its 2nd closed beta revealing new contents and holding the regional qualification tournaments for North America and Europe. Players can receive beta keys from the many game media sites and redeem it at the official Arctic Combat website (ac.webzen.com).
For this closed beta, two new maps, ‘Downtown’ and ‘Vintage’, will be revealed, providing more variety to contents. The newly added ‘Customization System’ will allow players to change the appearance and performance of their weaponry. Also, the ‘Clan System’ will be added, giving clan members an experience and point boost while enhancing team-based gameplay.
Meanwhile, Arctic Combat’s ‘Veterans League’ is continuing the excitement of the e-sports community. During this closed beta, the 2nd qualification online tournament will take place for North America and Europe. Each region’s winning team will compete against the winners of the first tournament, ‘Mops’ (NA) and ‘Venezuela’ (EU), on October 27th, to determine who will be invited to the World Championship offline tournament at G-Star 2012 in November.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, “With much interest from the first closed beta, we are continuously focusing on localization and developing contents to provide a wide variety of enjoyment.” Also he said, “The World Championship will be the climax of this year’s e-sports competition, and we hope many gamers will join the excitement.”
More information on the modern military FPS game ‘ARCTIC COMBAT’ and NA/EU Qualification Tournament can be found on the official Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ArcticCombat) and website (ac.webzen.com).
- 2012.10.09
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Archlord renewed with‘The Dark Revelation’
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, will be unveiling Major Expansion of Archlord.
On September 26th (GST), Major Archlord Expansion ‘The Dark Revelation’ will be revealed with major contents, and WEBZEN will be running Free Item Giveaway Event to g ive out newly updated armor through partners to celebrate the expansion release.
The most significant feature of the expansion is the ‘Shrine’ system where players’ individual skills and team strategies are required to win, which is differentiated from the existing Race and Guild battles. Shrine Coins can be earned by winning in Shrine battles, which can be used to purchase the most powerful PvP gear available in game.
Another feature of the expansion is the completely renewed cities. The existing Human and Orc cities will be renewed with a new appearance with majestic feel, as well as more convenient and accessible path within the cities. The User Interface will also be modified based on various feedback accumulated across prolonged period of time to better suit the players.
Additionally, skill rebalance of all Races will be applied based on players’ feedback and will also be updated constantly. Other updates such as extended skill slot, quest tutorial system, and item comparison features are expected to provoke excitement of the players.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said “Although there will be various changes in the expansion, we have endeavored to maintain the classicality of Archlord.” He also said, “With the expansion, we are anticipating Archlord to be completely recreated once again.”
More information about Archlord can be found at the official homepage. (http://archlord.webzen.com/)
- 2012.09.26
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Arctic Combat Europe Qualification Finals Live from ESL
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced the final top two teams who will face off in the Europe Qualification Tournament Finals.
This September 15th (GST), Arctic Combat will hold the Europe Qualification Tournament Finals to determine who will advance to the ‘Veterans League – World Championship’. The two teams ‘Venezuel’ and ‘eaazy’ have reached the finals during the preliminaries held during the last closed beta hosted by ESL EU.
The finals will be hosted by ESL where viewers around the world can watch live. To commemorate the finals, the servers will be open for one day. Participants of the closed beta will be able to access and play Arctic Combat from 01:00 on the 15th (GST) for 24 hours.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, “We are focusing on content development and localization to provide an enjoyable ‘free-to-play’ FPS game.” Also he said, “Through various tournaments, we hope to build a competitive environment for the e-sports community.”
More information on the modern military FPS game ‘ARCTIC COMBAT’ and Europe Qualification Tournament Finals can be found on the official Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ArcticCombat) and website (ac.webzen.com).
- 2012.09.14
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C9 is now Powered by Steam
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, offers Unrivaled Action RPG ‘C9’ (Continent of the Ninth Seal) on ‘Steam’.
On September 12th (GST), C9 will be available on Steam, which is an online game distribution platform developed by Valve with more than 40 million players worldwide. Steam is currently servicing more than 2,000 PC Game titles.
C9 is currently available to more than 190 countries globally on ‘WEBZEN.com’, and the partnership with Steam is expected to give WEBZEN a stronger presence in the Global market especially in Europe and North America regions. Existing Steam players can link their Steam account with WEBZEN.com account and experience C9. Steam Starter’s Package will be available for Steam players to easily adapt to the game.
Meanwhile, WEBZEN will be unveiling C9’s first major expansion ‘The Ruined Empire’ which unseals the 4th new continent ‘Okapia’, the new class ‘Reaperess, The Goddess of Death’, along with the max level cap release from 50 to 57. The expansion will be updated together with the Steam launch.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, “We are excited about the partnership with Valve since C9 will be more accessible to gamers around the world through Steam.” He also said, “We hope for continued interest and support of C9’s expansion as well as various online and offline events which we are currently preparing.”
More information about the Action RPG ‘C9’ can be found at the official website (c9.webzen.com) and Facebook community (www.facebook.com/C9Webzen).
- 2012.09.14
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C9 Europe Finalists Win $10,000 and a Ticket to G-Star 2012
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced the winners of the ‘C9 (Continent of the Ninth Seal) Europe Championship’ tournament at Gamescom 2012 held in Cologne, Germany.
Last August 18th, the final top two qualifying teams with players from across Europe collided at the GNGWC 2012 C9 Europe tournament to decide who takes home the $10,000 grand prize and a ticket to the ‘C9 World Championship’ held at G-Star 2012 in South Korea to represent Europe.
With the many fans and visitors of Gamescom awaiting the finals, the two teams faced off to win $10,000. The winners were not determined until the very last match where the final round concluded in a comeback adding to the excitement. The Europe finalist team member, ‘Intro’, said, “We are thrilled and cannot believe we have won this tournament. We are looking forward to the world championship to represent Europe and compete against the best of the best.”
With the Europe finalists decided, The Americas players wait their chance to participate in the ‘The Americas Championship’ this coming October. Here, the finalist team will be determined to see who will be invited to South Korea this November to battle for the world champion title.
Additionally during Gamescom 2012, WEBZEN revealed their upcoming free-to-play online tactical shooter, ‘ARCTIC COMBAT’, and gave new information about the upcoming fourth continent update for C9 at their business booth. Many of the visiting game media and press showed their interest and anticipation towards both titles.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said “We were thrilled to see much press and gamers visit us during Gamescom 2012.” Also he said, “This will be one of the first steps to widely present our titles to many gamers and hope to prepare many events in the future.”
More information on the action RPG C9 can be found on the official Facebook page (www.facebook.com/c9webzen) and C9 website (c9.webzen.com).
- 2012.08.20
