Webzen Inc. : WEBZEN Reveals Upcoming Titles at 2012 GDC
February 24, 2012 at 05:49 am EST
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WEBZEN Inc. (WWW.WEBZEN.COM), the Next Generation of
Free-to-Play Online Games, is participating in the 2012 Game
Developers Conference (GDC) held in San Francisco, U.S.A, to
announce their unrevealed titles to the public.
Today, WEBZEN announced they will be participating GDC to
reveal their upcoming FPS game ¡®ARCTIC COMBAT¡¯ and Action RPG
¡®C9¡¯, where visitors and media will have a chance to play
their upcoming games first hand with the guidance of WEBZEN
assistants.
The new modern military FPS game, ¡®ARCTIC COMBAT¡¯, will be
revealed for the first time. ¡®ARCTIC COMBAT¡¯ takes place in
the near future where a war has risen between the ¡®RSA¡¯ and
¡®AF¡¯. Both forces conflict over natural resources in the
arctic region that leads to World War III. Realistic graphics
are presented with the Unreal Engine 2.5, while the game play
is distinctive with its strategic and tactical contents such as
¡®Helicopter Support¡¯, ¡®Bombardment¡¯, and
¡®Flamethrowers¡±.
Along with ¡®ARCTIC COMBAT¡¯, the award winning ¡®C9¡¯ will be
demonstrated. ¡®C9¡¯ has won 5 awards, including the grand
prize, at the 2009 Korea Game Awards, one of South Korea¡¯s
most prestige game ceremonies. Also, ¡®C9¡¯s fame has been
spread to China and Japan. It is well known to gamers for its
action packed game play and unlimited skill combos. The first
global VIP Test for ¡®C9¡¯ is currently underway through their
global game portal, WEBZEN.com, and will continue until
February 29th.
Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, ¡°¡®ARCTIC COMBAT¡¯
is our newly revealed title that global gamers have not played
yet. We are preparing to make a big impact to the audience
during GDC¡± Also he said, ¡°We are focusing on localization
for both games and plan to service each title through
WEBZEN.com this year.¡±
More information and news about WEBZEN.com and their
participation in 2012 GDC can be found on the official website
(http://www.webzen.com).
Webzen Inc is a Korea-based company mainly engaged in the development and publishing of games. The Company operates its business through two segments. The Game Development and Service Intellectual Property License segment develops and sells mobile games such as Mu Origin 1 and Mu Origin 2 and online games such as Mu Online, R2, Shot Online, and Mu Online H5. In addition, the Segment is engaged in game intellectual property(IP) alliance business of Awakening, Spiritual Sanctuary, Archangel Earth Sword H5 and others. The Game Development and Service and Other segment develops and sells other online games and mobile games. The Company sells its products in domestic and overseas markets such as Japan and China.