09:00 (BST), 24/10/2008
Combat Arms Europe
Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS
Nexon Europe Limited, the Europe division of the world’s leading online game company Nexon Group, announced today the distribution of keys for the upcoming closed-beta of “Combat Arms Europe”, the free-to-play, online first person shooter.
Nexon Europe has teamed up with two big online game websites for the closed-beta: Eurogamer ( www.eurogamer.net) and Onlinewelten ( www.onlinewelten.com).
Eurogamer and Onlinewelten will exclusively hand out 10,000 beta-keys each, to gamers across Europe awaiting for Combat Arms, beginning on Friday, October 24th at 1:00 pm (GMT+1).
The beta key give-away will also run through Eurogamer’s network, Eurogamer.fr, Eurogamer.nl, Eurogamer.pt and Eurogamer.es.
If you wish to participate at the very first run of the fast paced quality FPS, Combat Arms, apply for a key at either one of the two partner sites indicated above and make sure to complete the signup and game client download by following the instructions on http://combatarms.nexoneu.com before the beta starts on October 28th for two consecutive weeks.
Check out more detailed information at http://combatarms.nexoneu.com.
Combat Arms is a fast-paced, multiplayer shooter, designed for non-stop action on the grounds of various battlefields where players are recruited to get engaged with their enemies in multiple game modes. While integrating the traditional attributes of the FPS genre, Combat Arms advances further by evolving striking features such as character customization as well as weapon modification system, enabling the players to adjust their weapons with attachments such as scopes, silencers and extended magazines. Additional eye-catching feature is the unique backpack system, which allows players to combine a set of multiple weapons from the extensive armory for a more sophisticated combat experience on the battlefield.
Combat Arms is easy to adapt for newcomers with handy control while providing deep gameplay mechanics to veteran gamers. In-game currencies and experience points are rewarded based on the number of victories and kills made, and when accumulated, it will help the players to rank up and to mount with new weapons and equipments, while having access to their actual performance stat anytime during the gameplay. Moreover, the extensive community features within the game actively support the clan system, where players can easily recruit, manage, and communicate with their clan members.
Nexon Corporation
Established in 1994, Nexon developed the first graphic MMORPG, called The Kingdom of the Winds, and ever since, with its diverse and well-received titles, Nexon has quickly become one of Korea’s leading publishers of online content. NEXON has an extensive catalog of games to reach players of all ages, interests and regions of the world, and promises to bring them the most enjoyable online excitement ever experienced.
Nexon Europe
Established in March 2007, Nexon Europe is the European publishing arm of Nexon and has brought the worldwide hit casual MMORPG “MapleStory” to Europe in May 2007.
Now, Nexon Europe is preparing to launch its second title for the European audience, the First-Person-Shooter “Combat Arms”, in Q4 2008 / Q1 2009.
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