PRESS RELEASES
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The Race to Win $10,000 has begun for the ‘2012 C9 Championship Tournament’
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced the start of the ‘2012 C9 Championship Tournament’ registration for their Action RPG ‘C9’ (Continent of the Ninth Seal).
Today, WEBZEN opened the ‘2012 C9 Championship Tournament’ registration page (event.webzen.com/C9/Tournament/Application) and began accepting applications for the tournament that has a grand prize of $10,000 (USD).
To qualify for registrations, users must complete 3 in-game party quests before May 5th (PDT: Pacific Daylight Time) when the ‘Tournament Registration Test’ ends and apply for participation until May 9th (PDT). The ‘2012 C9 Championship Tournament’ will start on May 16th (PDT) and finish the online semi-finals by May 31st (PDT). The top final qualifying teams will be invited to the offline grand finals held during E3 2012 in Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Currently, over 100,000 users have participated in the ongoing ‘Tournament Registration Test’. In this test, new contents were revealed including ‘Ultimate Fury Skill’ and ‘Deathmatch / Relay Match’ (PVP modes) that were not available in previous tests.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, ‘Users have shown much interest towards C9 even before the official launch.” Also he said, “We will give our full effort to successfully complete the tournament and focus on the localization for global users to launch the official service this summer.”
More information about the Action RPG ‘C9’ can be found at the official Facebook community (www.facebook.com/C9Webzen) and website (c9.webzen.com).
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April 26 2012
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‘C9’ Marks the Start of the ‘2012 C9 Championship Tournament’
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced the start of the ‘Tournament Registration Test’ for their Action RPG ‘C9 (Continent of the Ninth Seal). During the test, participants will be able to register for the ‘online PvP tournament’ prior to the ‘2012 C9 Championship Tournament’.
Starting from April 14th until May 4th, the ‘Tournament Registration Test’ will be open to users with a C9 beta key that will be given out through various partner game media websites beginning from the 12th.
During the test period, participants who wish to register for the ‘online PvP tournament’ must first accomplish an in-game mission. The registration for the ‘online PvP tournament’ will open on April 25th at C9’s official website where more detailed information will be announced. Later on, after the ‘online PvP tournament’, the top final qualifying teams will be invited to the offline ‘2012 C9 Championship Tournament’ held during E3 2012 in Los Angeles, where the top team will win a grand prize of $10,000 (USD).
The ‘Tournament Registration Test’ will reveal new contents including the ‘Ultimate Fury Skills’, currently the most powerful and dynamic skills, and also new PvP systems, ‘Deathmatch’ and ‘Relay Match’.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, “For the 2012 C9 Championship Tournament, we have opened the test to start the online events that will continue to the offline finals during E3 2012.” Also he said, “We will focus on the localization for global users to launch the official service this summer.”
Meanwhile, WEBZEN has started the ‘Media Focus Test’ today where game media will be able to gain early access to experience the new contents. The ‘Media Focus Test’ will continue until May 5th.
More information about the Action RPG ‘C9’ can be found at the official Facebook community (www.facebook.com/C9Webzen) and website (c9.webzen.com).
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April 12 2012
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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
