Webzen Games

Basic Information
Company Type	N/A}
Company Industry	N/A
Company Status	Active
Foundation	April 28, 2000
Key People	ChangKeun Kim, President/CEO
Products	Mu Online, SUN, Huxley
Location(s)
Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Webzen Inc. or Webzen (Template:Nasdaq) is a video game publisher and video game developer based in South Korea. The company, together with its subsidiaries, also engages in software licensing and related services in other Asian countries. Their two most popular games are Mu Online and SUN. Their much-anticipated massively multiplayer game Huxley is expected to be released in 2010. Webzen will be publishing Firefall from Red 5 Studios. [1] The Korean game company is currently developing MU Online's original sequel MU2 and Parfait Station. In April 2010 it was announced that Webzen will merge with NHN Games for the purpose of increasing competitiveness and profit. Webzen survived, while NHN Games dissolved with the merger on July 7, 2010.

Webzen games

• MU Online
• Soul of the Ultimate Nation
• WIKI - previously in development, no plans for that game

• Huxley - currently under development

• MU2 - under development
• Parfait Station - under development
• Continent of the Ninth - developed by NHN Games, now managed by Webzen(since the merger)
• B.A.T.T.E.R.Y. - upcoming

Global Portal's Games

• MU Online - in service
• Archlord - in service from August 19, 2009* (developed by NHN Games)
• Soul of the Ultimate Nation - in service from October 21, 2009
• Huxley - coming in 2010
• R2: Reign of Revolution - coming in 2010

History

In 2001, Webzen developed its first MMORPG "MU Online". It was the first of its kind full 3D MMORPG developed in Korea. In December 2005 Webzen landed an agreement with the US-based company K2 Network to publish MU Global. The contract was valid until May 31, 2009. Since June 11, 2009, Webzen has been once again the publisher of Global MU Online.

In October 2009, Webzen started the global service of its long-anticipated game Soul of the Ultimate Nation (abbreviated as SUN), which was launched in Korea back in Fall 2006. SUN was Webzen's third game on the Global Portal and the second game developed by the Korean company in 2005/early 2006 after the success of MU Online.

External links

• Webzen's Global Online Games' Portal

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