Webzen Games
WEBZEN, Inc. is a South Korean developer and publisher of video games. The company, together with its subsidiaries, also engages in software licensing and related services all over the world.
WEBZEN merged 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 adquired Ymir Games on January 26, 2011 and became the owner of Metin2 and Metin. On November 10, 2011 WEBZEN presented a video of MU2 at the G-Star 2011 Expo in Busan. The company's line-up of games includes other new titles such as Archlord 2, MU: eX 700 - MU Online's first expansion, Continent of the Ninth (C9): PvP Global Championship and the first of a kind MU World Championship 2011.
On July 1, 2012, global service of C9 began. With the release of C9, WEBZEN announced the C9 and Arctic Combat World Championship will start, where players around the world compete to be the best in the games. The finals were held at G-Star 2012 Expo on November 10, 2012.
Starting on December 6, 2012, the global service for Arctic Combat has started. The Steam service for Arctic Combat was also included.
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