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Year 2008

 

Rate Video: 5 best free 2 play(f2p,F2P,free to play) mmorpg gamesVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Dec 25

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By rss@youtube.com (playerassist) It shows 5 best free to play mmorog games in my opinion.1)Guild wars Guild Wars is an episodic series of multiplayer online role-playing games developed by ArenaNet and published by NCsoft. Three stand-alone episodes and one expansion pack were released in the series from April 2005 to Au...

Stories

Year 2009

 

Rate MapleStory (EU): European Cultural Festivals Events Continues

Original at MMOsite Gaming external link    Thu, Nov 12

up for another year, but there are plenty of big bangs still left to enjoy in NEXON Europe's hugely popular and free to play MMORPG, MapleStory Europe. ...

Rate Nexon revenues are up, largely driven by MapleStory

Original at Massively external link    Sun, Aug 23

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By James Egan One of the most successful companies operating in the free-to-play games arena is Nexon, which reported their July revenues are up 35 percent year-on-year, according to Worlds In Motion. Much of this good fortune can be attributed to MapleStory, which set a new max concurrent user recor...

Rate Gunner stars in latest Dungeon Fighter Online screens

Original at Neoseeker external link    Fri, Aug 14

We saw user play patterns that would correlate to MapleStory, including a lengthy average play time. It's a good thing that DFO will be free-to-play, ... and more »

Rate Free To Play MMO ROundup: August 11, 2009

Original at Examiner.com external link    Tue, Aug 11

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Here's tonight's F2P MMO Roundup: Combat Arms is undergoing brief maintenence tonight to add new channels to the game servers. MapleStory is taking down the ...

Rate MapleStory Adds Permanent XP Boost

Original at Lord of the Rings Online WarCry external link    Mon, Aug 3

For more information about the free-to-play downloadable game, MapleStory, go to: http://www.maplestory.nexon.net Now a faster way to move up and get that ... and more »

Rate The Future of PC Gaming: It's a Free-For-All

Original at KXTV external link    Tue, Jun 9

 CA As was evidenced at 2009's E3 in Los Angeles, free-to-play massive-multiplayer online (MMO) gaming has taken huge steps forward since its inception and has been growing in popularity and quality. Since the popularity of games like MapleStory and Second ...

Rate MapleStory Hits 92 Million Users

Original at ltngamers (WordPress) external link    Fri, May 8

By LTNKidd The game is six years old, having been available in the United States for four of those years. This game rivals MMO’s like pay per month World of Warcraft and free to play Runescape. These are probably the three major MMORPGs out there, any of them are a great choice with your only regret being a...

Rate Quake Live May Spark Gaming Industry Shake-up

Original at GigaOm external link    Wed, Feb 25

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By comparison, the majority of free-to-play pioneers have so far gravitated towards simple, brand-name MMOs like Nexon’s Kart Rider and MapleStory. Based on Quake Live’s gravitational pull earlier today, id Software may have just unleashed the catalyst ...

Rate DFC Intelligence estimates the top money-making MMOs of 2008

Original at mmohub.org external link    Wed, Feb 4

 Netherlands especially considering the MMO reached 11 million subscribers in late October. At an estimated $150 - $500 million in revenue, the title for second place is divided between the free-to-play titles “Fantasy Westward Journey,” “MapleStory,” and ...

Rate Online giant confirms studio closure

Original at Play.tm external link    Wed, Jan 28

Nexon, the South Korean game maker behind free-to-play online titans like MapleStory, Combat Arms and Mabinogi, are set to close their Vancouver based development studio. 90 jobs will go as a result of this Canadian closure, and staff were informed in ...

Rate Interview: Klei's Jamie Cheng On Indie Free-To-Play With Sugar Rush

Original at Gamasutra external link    Mon, Dec 15

 CA - Dec 15, 2008 of what we plan to do, we draw a lot of experience from [Nexon's] current games -— MapleStory and Kart Rider and all of those, and their successes. ...

Rate Trick or Maple! Spooky mystery to be resolved at MapleStory

Original at Develop external link    Thu, Oct 16    22 related articles

 UK - Oct 16, 2008 Killer spooks and paranormal beasties are on the prowl in the world of NEXON's hugely successful and free to play MMORPG, MapleStory Europe. ...

Rate Nexon's Combat Arms launches today, tournament to follow at E for All Expo

Original at Massively external link    Wed, Oct 1

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By James Egan Today marks the commercial launch of Nexon's newest title, Combat Arms, a free-to-play hybrid first person shooter/MMO. If the words 'free-to-play' make you cringe, have a look at the trailers on their main page, which show gameplay and customization options. You might just change your...

Rate Evolving MMOs: Changing Business Models

Original at Kotaku external link    Sun, Sep 21

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By Maggie Greene Among everything else going on at the Austin GDC, an interesting panel took place on the issue of changing business models in MMOs — Free To Play has an easy to read, to the point summation of the panel, which included Robert Ferrari of Turbine (LOTRO), Hilmar Veigar Petursson of CCP (EVE On...

Rate MapleStory Celebrates Oktoberfest

Original at Lord of the Rings Online WarCry external link    Thu, Sep 18

 - Sep 18, 2008 MapleStory Europe, the hugely successful, free to play MMORPG from the world-leading publisher of online games, NEXON Group, brings another virtual festival ...

Rate MapleStory Europe says Cheers to Oktoberfest

Original at Multiplayer.ro external link    Thu, Sep 18

By Desktop General MapleStory Europe, the hugely successful, free to play MMORPG from the world-leading publisher of online games, NEXON Group, brings another virtual festival as part of its continuing series of fun and exclusive promotions based on ...

Rate Combat Arms gets Euro beta date News

Original at Eurogamer external link    Sun, Sep 7

 UK - Nexon is the Korean company that pioneered the free-to-play MMO with its massive (in all senses) RPG platformer, MapleStory, and cartoon racer KartRider. ...

Rate PAX: The Free To Play Revolution, Starring Klei's Cheng

Original at Gamasutra external link    Fri, Aug 29

 CA - Aug 29, 2008 Klei recently teamed up with Korean free-to-play publisher Nexon (MapleStory) for its next game, Sugar Rush, described as an "online arena combat game. ...

Rate Nexon America Unleashes Massive MapleStory Expansion

Original at MMOsite Gaming external link    Fri, Aug 15    7 related articles

By news@mmosite.com North America#DY#s most popular free-to-play MMORPG has released a new expansion "The Crimsonwood Keep" with new epic storyline and adds original maps, enemies, story-focused quests and weapons.

Rate Nexon unveils new MapleStory expansion

Original at gamezine.co.uk external link    Thu, Aug 14    7 related articles

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 UK - Nexon America has unveiled the new Crimsonwood Keep expansion for free-to-play MMO, MapleStory. It is one of the largest updates the game has received, ...

Rate MapleStory: New MapleStory Expansion: Crimsonwood Keep

Original at Breaking News from Curse external link    Wed, Aug 13    7 related articles

By Zyuu (Zyuu) The most popular free-to-play MMORPG in North America, MapleStory begins a new epic storyline and adds new maps, enemies and stor-focused quests and weapons with a brand new expansion called "Crimsonwood Keep". 31 new maps, 11 unique enemies, 12 extensive and story-focused quests and...

Rate E308: Runescape HD is officially coming to a monitor near youVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Massively external link    Tue, Jul 15

By Kyle Horner Filed under: News items, Runescape If you weren't aware, the free-to-play browser-based MMORPG Runescape is being reborn as Runescape HD. That means players with computers capable of handling the graphics (and at this point that's probably all of them) will be able to enjoy Runescape w...

Rate Nexon America Dispatches the Official Launch for Combat Arms, Its ...

Original at IGN external link    Thu, Jul 10

 CA - Jul 10, 2008 Combat Arms joins Audition, MapleStory and Mabinogi as the fourth title in Nexon America's arsenal of free-to-play titles. July 10, 2008 - Nexon America ...

Rate News for nerds, stuff that matters

Original at Slashdot external link    Wed, May 28

 - Nexon America, publisher of MapleStory, has announced the closed beta for a new free-to-play, FPS-centric, MMO. The new "Combat Arms" is planned for a full ...

Rate RuneScape graphical update sooner than expected

Original at Massively external link    Tue, May 20

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By Adrian Bott Back on May 8th, free-to-play MMORPG RuneScape announced it had been keeping a big secret for the past year, namely a complete graphical rework. Initial screenshots proved promising, revealing far higher detail levels than before, and a welcome breath of life for a game that - to be fair -...

Rate Real money trading in The Agency - Eurogamer

Original at Eurogamer external link    Wed, May 14

Real money trading in The Agency  UK - It is a common feature of free-to-play MMOs such as MapleStory, but frowned upon in most subscription games. The announcement comes as part of a deal ...

Rate Nexon America Parties for MapleStory 3rd Anniversary

Original at MMOsite Gaming external link    Thu, May 8    4 related articles

By news@mmosite.com Nexon America celebrates the third anniversary of its free-to-play blockbuster, MapleStory, by unveiling new areas, contests and events for players.

Rate Nexon coils up the Long Tail at VIDFEST 2008

Original at Massively external link    Thu, Apr 17

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By Akela Talamasca It's easy to see the connection; Nexon has proved that the free-to-play/microtransactions model can be a successful one. American MMOs are still reluctant to try this out, preferring the standard subscription model instead. Perhaps Anderson can sway the hearts and minds of the captain...

Rate Nexon's Min Kim on the importance of Target to free to play gaming

Original at Massively external link    Fri, Apr 11

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By Michael Zenke Filed under: MapleStory, Business models, Culture, Interviews, MMO industry, Free-to-playToday Gamasutra has up a massive interview with Min Kim, public face for the Korean gaming powerhouse Nexon. Kim has spoken on numerous occasions at various industry events on overcoming chal...

Rate Understanding Free-To-Play: Nexon's Min Kim Speaks Out - Gamasutra

Original at gamasutra.com external link    Fri, Apr 11

Understanding Free-To-Play: Nexon's Min Kim Speaks Out Gamasutra, CA - One of the first publishers to fully embrace the Asian microtransction model was South Korea's Nexon, publishers of MapleStory. This free-to-play online RPG ...

Rate Mabinogi MMO coming March 27 (Geek.com)

Original at Geek.com external link    Tue, Mar 25

Nexon, the company behind the popular MapleStory MMO is set to bring another free-to-play MMO to the U.S. on March 27. This one is called Mabinogi and already has 7 million register players across Asia. Mabinogi takes a different stance on keeping the player entertained when compared to your...

Rate Nexon America Unleashes Commercial Version of Fantasy Role-Playing Game, Mabinogi (IGN PC)

Original at pc.ign.com external link    Mon, Mar 24

Mabinogi joins Audition and MapleStory in Nexon America's lineup of free-to-play thrill rides.

Rate MapleStory Europe unleashes new quests and jobs for 2008

Original at Multiplayer.ro external link    Thu, Jan 10    1 related articles

By Desktop General For further information on MapleStory Europe, and to sign-up to the game please visit www.mapleeurope.com. Brand new character jobs and a huge new map to explore as Nexon’s popular and free to play MMORPG, MapleStory Europe, gets set for an action-packed 2008 Hugely popular and free to pla...

Year 2007

 

Rate MapleStory's registered base reaches three million U.S. users

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Mon, Mar 19

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By Ceasar S. Cute, 2D side-scrolling MMORPG MapleStory now bubbles up over three million registered users in the U.S. alone. Probably the fastest growing MMO games to date, MapleStory is popular for its free-to-play, microtransaction business model, allowing users to freely play and exchange real...

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