PRESS RELEASES
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[WEBZEN] ARCTIC COMBAT is here with a New Global Trailer
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced their first global teaser trailer for ARCTIC COMBAT dynamic modern military online FPS game, which is being prepared for global service in this year.
Today, WEBZEN revealed their updated official site (http://ac.webzen.com/) with the new trailer, raising excitement between the fans of the ARCTIC COMBAT official Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/ArcticCombat), where the latest updates are found. This newly released trailer shows in-game features such as main firearms and types of new weaponry. It also shows strategic fire support, such as 'helicopter support' and 'bombardment', and tactical assets such as flamethrowers, UAVs, and rocket launchers.
ARCTIC COMBAT is based on a story of national conflict between two forces, the 'AF’ and 'RSA’, caused by a resource disputation in the arctic territory. The conflict between the AF, led by USA, and RSA, led by Russia, resulted in the world being divided into two. The world was headed into annihilation which could only be called as the beginning of World War III.
In ARCTIC COMBAT, the optimized game engine allows low specification users to play while keeping the realistic effects a high, such as corpse damage gore mode, which makes players more immersed and think they are actually on the modern warfare battleground. Also the modern weapons and real life like maps adds to the excitement.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing at WEBZEN, said, “ARCTIC COMBAT, follows basic FPS game elements, with added distinctive and strategic elements that rejects repetition that are in other games.” also he said, “We are planning a full-fledged service schedule for global users starting with the UBT(User Beta Test) in the first half of this year.”
More information about WEBZEN’s new FPS game, ARCTIC COMBAT, and their released trailer can be found at their official website (http://ac.webzen.com/) and Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/ArcticCombat)
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February 06 2012
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‘WEBZEN.com 2.0’, the Next Generation of User-Oriented Service
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WEBZEN Inc., (www.webzen.com), the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, has recently renovated their global portal website according to their slogan where they will become a user focused portal by providing new and improved customer service.
Last January 26, 2012, WEBZEN.com started the service of their renovated portal site that underwent many changes. These changes include a more comprehensive language option and streamline connected function allowing users to login to WEBZEN.com using their Facebook account.
Also, the new user-oriented interface design makes the website much more innovated and efficient than the previous version allowing users to easily access its contents. WEBZEN.com plans to add more convenient features and various contents that will be optimized for their games and forums allowing users to interact with each other more efficiently.
Currently, WEBZEN.com is servicing MU Online, Soul of the Ultimate Nation, and Archlord, while its anticipated title, which has been awarded the grand prize at the 2009 Korea Game Awards, C9 (Continent of the Ninth Seal), is preparing for their first global user test that starts on February 4th. Additionally, WEBZEN’s new FPS title, Arctic Combat, is planning their first user test in the first half of this year.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, “At the very beginning of this project, called WEBZEN.com 2.0, renovations were considered to enhance the existing features including the upgraded language options”. Also he said, “Through this large renovation for both previous and new features, a more complete and stable global publishing system has been established. We will continuously upgrade and expand the functions of the global portal by listening to user feedbacks and suggestions.”
Meanwhile, Archlord, one of the publishing titles by WEBZEN.com, is planning to release a new content patch in February which will include new epic set armors that will become the strongest existing items. These items will exclusively appear in the enhanced version of the Elemental World which was popular in episode 2. Another major update that includes new dungeons is planned for release this summer. Additionally the 2nd CBT for Archlord X is planned to kick off this March.
More information and news about WEBZEN.com and their games currently in service can be found at www.webzen.com
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January 26 2012
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Who will be the 10,000 VIP Testers for ‘C9’?
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM) has finished the VIP Tester recruitment for the action RPG ‘C9 (Continent of the Ninth Seal)’.
WEBZEN.com announced last January 6th, C9’s first global service VIP Tester recruitment, which has exceeded expectations with more than over 10,000 appliers on the first day only. As a result, the recruitment successfully ended yesterday on the 18th.
WEBZEN will select 10,000 users where chances are higher for users who have given more interest in the test through C9’s Facebook community (http://www.facebook.com/C9Webzen), and will announce these 10,000 VIP testers on January 20th. The testers will be able to participate in the “VIP TEST” starting on February 4th which will be open for a month.
Most of the appliers come from North America and Europe, as statistics show that over 70% of the applicants are from these regions.
WEBZEN is considering adding additional servers in order to handle the large number of applicants that WEBZEN did not expect.
C9 has received five awards, including the Grand Prize, in one of Korea’s most prestigious award ceremonies, the Korea Game Awards, and is very well-known for its action-packed game play. Its various character customizing options, precise control system and varieties of skill combos has grabbed many gamer’s attention which leaded to great success with over 420,000 users enjoying it on the first day of service in South Korea.
Among the nine continents of C9, based on the storyline, the first three continents will be available during the VIP Test. Selectable classes will be the Fighter, Hunter and Shaman. With a level cap of 50, each character can choose one of three different advanced classes at level 20 which is a total of 9 classes.
There will also be an event during the test period where users will have a chance to obtain ‘Legends’ & ‘Auspices’, a unique icon that gives buff effects. These icons, given to event winners, will be permanently useable for future tests and the official launch. For more details please visit WEBZEN’s official website (http://c9.webzen.com).
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January 18 2012
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WEBZEN ‘C9’ Begins Recruiting VIP Testers
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM) will recruit testers for ‘C9 (Continent of the ninth seal)’s VIP test, the very first test for Global service.
WEBZEN announced today about the VIP Test Recruitment for C9 which begins today and ends on January 19th at their official homepage.
For this test, total 10,000 people will be chosen as the VIP testers. Both pre-registered users and newly registered users on Webzen.com may participate in the recruitment.
There will be a better chance to be selected as a VIP tester for users who actively participates in ‘C9’s official Facebook community (http://www.facebook.com/C9Webzen)
‘C9’s first test will begin on February 4th and ends on February 28th for approximate a month period.
Meanwhile, WEBZEN also prepared, VVIP test for the media who wish to participate in ‘C9’s very first test. The chosen media will participate in VVIP test earlier than VIP test, starting on February 1st and ends at the same time as VIP test.
C9 has received five awards on Korea’s highest authority award, Korea Game Grand Prize and is very well-known for its action game play. Grabbed many gamer’s attention with various character customizing, precise control and variety of skill combo, and had a great success of 420,000 users enjoying at first day of service in Korea.
Head of Global Publishing at WEBZEN, Jihun Lee said, “In order to realize perfectly localized Global version, we will gather as much information and feedbacks as possible from our testers during C9’s first test.
He also added, “We hope this opportunity will bring truly ‘Made by User ‘C9’, where a game is not only made by a studio, but made with users.”
Also, WEBZEN.com is currently providing ‘Mu Online’, ‘S.U.N’, ‘Archlord’ which are Webzen’s live service titles and Arctic Combat’s service coming up soon.
For more information about WEBZEN.com and Unrivaled Action RPG ‘C9’ can be found at the official website http://c9.webzen.com/
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January 06 2012
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Webzen Kicks Off Cash Shop for Soul of the Ultimate Nation
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SEOUL,South KOREA -- WEBZEN Inc. (NASDAQ: WZEN), a game developer and publisher based in South Korea has announced the commencement of Cash Shop within Soul of the Ultimate Nation (S.U.N.).
Soul of the Ultimate Nation is a fantasy-based massive multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) published through webzen.com. The company has been reaching the world-wide audiences since the first appearance of MU Online in 2006, and with the introduction of Archlord and S.U.N., the number of registered gamers are steadily growing. The global publishing of SUN has been attracting a high interest from all around the world especially in Poland, Germany, and Brazil.
WEBZEN plans to allocate additional servers for S.U.N. and Archlord in Europe this November to cope with the growing users and the impact of geographical distance.
Chang Keun Kim, the chief executive officer of WEBZEN, said, “Soul of the Ultimate Nation has unique game characteristics, such as mixture of MMOPRG and MORPG’s contents and those attributes are the reason for the increase number of players. We hope achieve the global campaign for recognition of Korean online RPGs through S.U.N.”.
To celebrate the opening of the Cash Shop, WEBZEN will host promotional events. Newly registered users will have a chance to experience some of the Cash Items for free as well as purchasing Cash Items for 30% off from the regular price. Also, players will receive free in-game items (Ghost Pet) for the Halloween event.
The company also announced plans for various events and service plans for MU Online and Archlord. Recently Archlord revealed a new character, ‘Swashbuckler’, and is getting positive feedbacks from the players, and WEBZEN also plans to host the Castle Siege event in Archlord.
Furthermore, Archlord will complete the account migration from Codemaster and implement multiple language in-game scripts including Spanish. During the month of November, all Archlord players will be given Unique Accessory.
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October 29 2009
