In Conclusion:

[-InFinity]

Nexon is a: (see poll)

[Teh_Red_Sweater]

nexon is bs
/nuff said

[Ed]

Nexon sucks dick never liked them

[[MPGH]AVGN]

Nexon is a:
Korean video game developer and publisher of online games and MMORPGs. Its headquarters is located in Seoul, South Korea.

NEXON Corp. published its first title, Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds, in 1996. Known as Baramue Nara in Korea, Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds is the world's first graphic MMORPG. In 1998 NEXON released Dark Ages: Online Roleplaying which was loosely based on the Korean game Legend of Darkness, using the same server technology. The North American version of Dark Ages was developed by David Ethan Kennerly.

NEXON Corp. also released a few unsuccessful games to the North American audience in beta form which have since been dropped. They include Elemental Saga, QuizQuiz, KartRider and Elancia. QuizQuiz never left beta stage in North America but was later released through the Japanese division of NEXON, NEXON Japan, in a Japanese version. QuizQuiz has since evolved into the exclusively Korean and Japanese. Online game Q-Play, while Elemental Saga was eventually cancelled. NEXON has eight games exclusively available to Korean players such as Elancia, and Crazy Arcade. In 2001, NEXON Inc. released Shattered Galaxy, published through TriSynergy. Though it had previously won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at the 2001 Independent Games Festival, hosted through the Game Developers Conference, the game floundered when it was released to retail. It was subsequently maintained exclusively through KRU Interactive. Shattered Galaxy itself was a heavily localised and customised version of its Korean parent game, Tactical Commanders.

In 2003, Wizet created a hugely successful game called MapleStory, which eventually had clients in South Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Southeast Asia, North America, Europe, Brazil, Vietnam and players from many other places. NEXON then merged with Wizet and jointly controlled MapleStory. More than 95 million people are playing MapleStory today.

It has produced several online video games, primarily MMORPGs and online action games. Most games have used a 2D perspective, including side-scrolling, top-down, and isometric perspectives. Newer 3D titles are currently being published. Although most games are available for free, various gameplay enhancements can be purchased.

NEXON is one of the pioneers of the Free to Play model using Virtual Asset Sales to generate revenue. Of a reported $230M in revenue for 2005, 85% was said to be from the sale of virtual items.[1]
[edit] Partnership with Nintendo

NEXON announced that they have made a partnership with Nintendo,[2] though they will continue games for the computer as well. Together, they developed MapleStory DS for Nintendo's handheld console, Nintendo DS. MapleStory DS was released on April 15, 2010 in Korea, 3 months later than the original date: January 2010.
[edit] Partnership with Valve

In July 27, 2007, NEXON and Valve made a partnership and announced Counter-Strike Online, a new online version of the world's most popular first person shooting multiplayer game that will be tailored for Asia. Under the terms of the agreement between two studios, NEXON developed and became the exclusive publisher for Counter-Strike Online in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and China. After the release of Counter-Strike Online, Nexon released numerous updates for their own FPS game called "Combat Arms".
[edit] Acquisition of NDOORS

It was announced by Nexon on May 4, 2010, that they had acquired NDOORS.[citation needed] The amount that Nexon paid for 67% of Ndoors' equity was undisclosed, but is speculated to be close to 200 billion Won (US$ 153.9 million dollars), which was the original 'wish-price' from Ndoors.

From this acquisition, Nexon will take over IPs of Goonzu Online, Atlantica Online, Corum Online, two upcoming MMORPG titles, as well as publishing rights of Perfect World's Battle of the Immortals in Korea.
[edit] Acquisition of GameHi

On May 27, 2010 Nexon acquired bought a controlling stake in GameHi for US$59.8 million. Nexon bought 29.3 percent of the company's shares as well as management rights for control of GameHi from Gun-Il Kim, the largest shareholder in GameHi.[3]
[edit] Investment in BoomBang Games

The announcement was made in October 2010 that Nexon has invested in Spanish game developer BoomBang Games by purchasing 32 percent of the developer's stake. With the help of Nexon, BoomBang Games can now expand their first game developed, BoomBang, into many other countries around the world via Nexon’s giant oversees network and publishing partners servicing over 70 countries in every corner of the world.[4]

Nexon Japan will lead the investment as they look to expand their social game portfolio.

The Virtual currency is known as NX through Nexon America and Nexon Cash elsewhere. The NEXON Cash system was one of the first systems to use the Virtual Asset Sales(VAS) model. The NEXON Cash system was first introduced in the Korean service of Crazy Arcade. The NEXON Cash system allows users to purchase NX with real money. The NX can be used to obtain virtual game items that other users normally wouldn't have. Players can use this virtual cash to buy items for their characters in games that support a "Cash Shop." The NEXON Cash system has appeared in other games to generate additional funds for their company and keep their games free to play.

On January 11, 2007, NEXON America announced the release of NEXON Prepaid Cards. The prepaid cards contain amounts of 10,000 ($10 USD) or 25,000 ($25 USD) NX currency that can be redeemed for NX Cash. As of October 2010, NEXON Game Cards are available at the following retailers:[5]

* October 2005 - NEXON Corp. publishes Global MapleStory under the name NXGames from Wizet.
* March 2006 - NEXON America hires CEO John Chi and starts a major marketing campaign.
* June 2006 - NEXON announces its launch of a game portal service in the U.S., with the company planning to unveil Audition, an online dance game enjoying success in Taiwan and China as well as in the home market.
* June 7, 2006 - KIPA (Korea IT Industry Promotion Agency) lists Audition Online to be launched in America.
* November 3, 2006 - Alex Garden, co-founder of Relic Entertainment, joins NEXON to run NEXON's North American game development studio, NEXON Publishing North America.[8]
* July 27, 2007 - NEXON Corp. announces a partnership with Valve Software to publish Counter Strike Online in Asia.
* March 2010 - KartRider service in North America has been discontinued.
* March 27, 2008 - Mabinogi is launched.
* June 13, 2008 - NEXON Corp. announces its beta release for Sugar Rush.
* July 19, 2008 - Combat Arms' release is announced.
* April 2009 - Sugar Rush service discontinued.
* April 14, 2009 - MapleStory takes action against illegally operated private servers such as SydneyMS and DestinyMS.
* April 2009 - Audition Online's North American service is transferred to new publishers, Redbana.
* August 2009 - iTCG Online Beta Phase 1 starts, first game exclusively available in NEXON America.
* October 9, 2009 - Combat Arms service discontinued in South America.
* January 2010 - PopTag gets ready for BETA stage, iTCG starts its 2nd Phase.
* February 27, 2010 - 'RavenSCA' (GM) is hacked on the popular game MapleStory - NEXON America
* March 2010 - Nexon America unveils Vindictus and Dragon Nest and announce a Fall 2010 release date of Vindictus and a Q1 2011 release date for Dragon Nest.
* March 28, 2010 - Nexon America releases a major content update into MapleStory which includes the release of the Evan class.
* April 15, 2010 - Nexon and Nintendo launch MapleStory DS to retail along with the limited edition MapleStory DS Red Nintendo DSi in Korea.
* April 28, 2010 - Nexon America launches Vindictus' teaser website.
* May 4, 2010 - Nexon announces its acquisition of NDOORS.
* May 27, 2010 - Nexon announces its acquisition of GameHi.
* June 9, 2010 - Dungeon Fighter Online officially launches in North America.
* June 9, 2010 - Mabinogi: Goddess of Light (Generation 10) is launched.
* June 10, 2010 - Service of iTCG Online in North America is closed.
* June 2010 - MapleStory : Return of the Explorers Launches!
* July 8, 2010 - Korean Version of MapleStory receives the biggest update ever in Maple History, Big Bang.
* July 21, 2010 - Dual Blade class is released in MapleStory.
* August 2010 - Nexon Europe announces Vindictus to be released later this year.
* August 10, 2010 - Vindictus closed beta begins.
* September 2010 - Mabinogi Europe releases the Uncharted Lands Update, jumping from Generation 4 to Generation 11.
* September 13, 2010 - Nexon America announces MapleStory's biggest update ever will come to the Global service of the game in the Winter of 2010.
* September 15, 2010 - Vindictus's early access open beta begins in North America.
* October 2010 - Chinese MapleStory has announced Big Bang to come sometime in December.
* October 2010 - Nexon America announces take over of English service of Atlantica Online from NDOORS.
* October 13, 2010 - Vindictus Open Beta Starts in North America.
* October 19, 2010 - Mabinogi: Return of the Hero (Generation 12) is announced to be released on Oct 20.
* October 27, 2010 - Vindictus launched officially with the new Evie character and other seasonal updates.
* November 4, 2010 - Nexon releases Big Bang update into the test server of the Japanese service of MapleStory.
* November 10, 2010 - MapleStory goes under Meso Issue & Resolution which resulted in many players accounts getting rolled back.
* November 11, 2010 - MapleStory goes under Meso Issue & Resolution # 2 which resaulted in massive accounts banned and players getting rolled back.

[edit] Divisions
[edit] NEXON America

NEXON America first started as NXGames in October 2005. By partnering with Wizet, NEXON America cosigned and acquired publishing rights of MapleStory in North America. On November 2, 2006, NXGames began marketing their business as NEXON America and dropping the NXGames name. On November 9, 2006, NEXON America announced its partnership with MTV Networks to promote NEXON games and enhance the Neopets services.[9] NEXON has also announced that they will market MapleStory, Mabinogi, Combat Arms, Audition Online and Sugar Rush, Vindictus, and also Dungeon Fighter Online with MTV Networks. Audition Online (which has been discontinued of service on Nexon America's server) has been transferred over to the game hosting service RedBana Corp. On April 2, 2009, NEXON America made an announcement that South American support for Combat Arms would end on April 9, 2009. Sugar Rush has been taken back by Klei entertainment as of August 5. NEXON America will soon replace their current portal, Nexon with their new game portal BlockParty to attract a younger audience.

In January 2010, Nexon America announced Pop Tag!, the American version of the successful Crazy Arcade. The open beta for Pop Tag! was opened on January 26, and the official release took place on February 9.

NEXON America will be launching their new gaming portal, BlockParty in the spring of 2011 according to an article. NEXON America has announced that Dragon Nest will be the first game to be launched through BlockParty. They also announced that PopTag and Vindictus would be released through their original portal. Vindictus was launched into open beta on October 6, 2010 with an official release scheduled for October 27, 2010.[10] Dragon Nest is expected to be released in spring 2011.

In October 2010 Nexon America announced that they had surpassed 12 million users, their quarter 3 of 2010 revenues had increased 28% over quarter 3 of 2009, and September 2010 revenues increased 23% over September 2009.[11]
[edit] NEXON Europe
NEXON Europe Logo

NEXON Europe first opened on April 9, 2007, when NEXON Europe released the Open Beta of MapleStory Europe. On May 31, 2007, NEXON Europe officially released MapleStory Europe and opened the cash shop. The release also marked the official grand opening of MapleStory Europe and the game will be removed from its beta stages. The addition of Combat Arms to the NEXON Europe game line was announced by NEXON America on August 8, 2008. On the 25 September 2008, NEXON Europe launched the Combat Arms Europe Teaser Website. On 28 October 2008, NEXON Europe started the Combat Arms Europe Closed Beta testing phase, which finished on the 11th November 2008. Combat Arms Europe Open Beta testing began on 16 December 2008 and finished on January 15, 2009. NEXON Europe also opened the brand new NEXON Europe Portal Website on 16 December 2008. Combat Arms was fully launched by NEXON Europe in January 2009, servicing Europe and the Middle East. Mabinogi Europe was released in Q1 2010, the official release started players off in Generation 3, instead of Generation 1. The Uncharted Lands update was added in September 2010, and took Mabinogi Europe to Generation 11, including all Generations before. NEXON Europe has announced that Vindictus (Mabinogi Heroes), is due to be released at Q4 2010.
[edit] NEXON Japan

NEXON Japan is the most successful and recognized online gaming company/portal in Japan. It started in 2004 with the release of MapleStory. Since then, NEXON Japan has shown tremendous growth, with their revenue increasing 56% from Q4 2008 to Q4 2009. NEXON Japan currently services many extremely successful games including Arad Senki, Atlantica Online, Counter-Strike Online, MapleStory and Mabinogi.
[edit] NEXON Korea

NEXON Korea is Korea's largest online gaming company/portal by revenue. NEXON Korea started with Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds in their lineup. NEXON Korea received a large influx of users migrating to the Korean version because of the Tespia Test Server and their more up-to-date patching. To combat this, NEXON Korea now requires a Korean resident registration number to register. Even with a Korean resident registration number (KSSN), a number of OBTG (old existing forum) members of that forum were still able to get into NEXON's games.

wiki FTW

[shpinx]

Someone's been doing some research...or copy and paste!!!

[Teh_Red_Sweater]

Nexon is a:
Korean video game developer and publisher of online games and MMORPGs. Its headquarters is located in Seoul, South Korea.

NEXON Corp. published its first title, Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds, in 1996. Known as Baramue Nara in Korea, Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds is the world's first graphic MMORPG. In 1998 NEXON released Dark Ages: Online Roleplaying which was loosely based on the Korean game Legend of Darkness, using the same server technology. The North American version of Dark Ages was developed by David Ethan Kennerly.

NEXON Corp. also released a few unsuccessful games to the North American audience in beta form which have since been dropped. They include Elemental Saga, QuizQuiz, KartRider and Elancia. QuizQuiz never left beta stage in North America but was later released through the Japanese division of NEXON, NEXON Japan, in a Japanese version. QuizQuiz has since evolved into the exclusively Korean and Japanese. Online game Q-Play, while Elemental Saga was eventually cancelled. NEXON has eight games exclusively available to Korean players such as Elancia, and Crazy Arcade. In 2001, NEXON Inc. released Shattered Galaxy, published through TriSynergy. Though it had previously won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at the 2001 Independent Games Festival, hosted through the Game Developers Conference, the game floundered when it was released to retail. It was subsequently maintained exclusively through KRU Interactive. Shattered Galaxy itself was a heavily localised and customised version of its Korean parent game, Tactical Commanders.

In 2003, Wizet created a hugely successful game called MapleStory, which eventually had clients in South Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Southeast Asia, North America, Europe, Brazil, Vietnam and players from many other places. NEXON then merged with Wizet and jointly controlled MapleStory. More than 95 million people are playing MapleStory today.

It has produced several online video games, primarily MMORPGs and online action games. Most games have used a 2D perspective, including side-scrolling, top-down, and isometric perspectives. Newer 3D titles are currently being published. Although most games are available for free, various gameplay enhancements can be purchased.

NEXON is one of the pioneers of the Free to Play model using Virtual Asset Sales to generate revenue. Of a reported $230M in revenue for 2005, 85% was said to be from the sale of virtual items.[1]
[edit] Partnership with Nintendo

NEXON announced that they have made a partnership with Nintendo,[2] though they will continue games for the computer as well. Together, they developed MapleStory DS for Nintendo's handheld console, Nintendo DS. MapleStory DS was released on April 15, 2010 in Korea, 3 months later than the original date: January 2010.
[edit] Partnership with Valve

In July 27, 2007, NEXON and Valve made a partnership and announced Counter-Strike Online, a new online version of the world's most popular first person shooting multiplayer game that will be tailored for Asia. Under the terms of the agreement between two studios, NEXON developed and became the exclusive publisher for Counter-Strike Online in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and China. After the release of Counter-Strike Online, Nexon released numerous updates for their own FPS game called "Combat Arms".
[edit] Acquisition of NDOORS

It was announced by Nexon on May 4, 2010, that they had acquired NDOORS.[citation needed] The amount that Nexon paid for 67% of Ndoors' equity was undisclosed, but is speculated to be close to 200 billion Won (US$ 153.9 million dollars), which was the original 'wish-price' from Ndoors.

From this acquisition, Nexon will take over IPs of Goonzu Online, Atlantica Online, Corum Online, two upcoming MMORPG titles, as well as publishing rights of Perfect World's Battle of the Immortals in Korea.
[edit] Acquisition of GameHi

On May 27, 2010 Nexon acquired bought a controlling stake in GameHi for US$59.8 million. Nexon bought 29.3 percent of the company's shares as well as management rights for control of GameHi from Gun-Il Kim, the largest shareholder in GameHi.[3]
[edit] Investment in BoomBang Games

The announcement was made in October 2010 that Nexon has invested in Spanish game developer BoomBang Games by purchasing 32 percent of the developer's stake. With the help of Nexon, BoomBang Games can now expand their first game developed, BoomBang, into many other countries around the world via Nexon’s giant oversees network and publishing partners servicing over 70 countries in every corner of the world.[4]

Nexon Japan will lead the investment as they look to expand their social game portfolio.

The Virtual currency is known as NX through Nexon America and Nexon Cash elsewhere. The NEXON Cash system was one of the first systems to use the Virtual Asset Sales(VAS) model. The NEXON Cash system was first introduced in the Korean service of Crazy Arcade. The NEXON Cash system allows users to purchase NX with real money. The NX can be used to obtain virtual game items that other users normally wouldn't have. Players can use this virtual cash to buy items for their characters in games that support a "Cash Shop." The NEXON Cash system has appeared in other games to generate additional funds for their company and keep their games free to play.

On January 11, 2007, NEXON America announced the release of NEXON Prepaid Cards. The prepaid cards contain amounts of 10,000 ($10 USD) or 25,000 ($25 USD) NX currency that can be redeemed for NX Cash. As of October 2010, NEXON Game Cards are available at the following retailers:[5]

* October 2005 - NEXON Corp. publishes Global MapleStory under the name NXGames from Wizet.
* March 2006 - NEXON America hires CEO John Chi and starts a major marketing campaign.
* June 2006 - NEXON announces its launch of a game portal service in the U.S., with the company planning to unveil Audition, an online dance game enjoying success in Taiwan and China as well as in the home market.
* June 7, 2006 - KIPA (Korea IT Industry Promotion Agency) lists Audition Online to be launched in America.
* November 3, 2006 - Alex Garden, co-founder of Relic Entertainment, joins NEXON to run NEXON's North American game development studio, NEXON Publishing North America.[8]
* July 27, 2007 - NEXON Corp. announces a partnership with Valve Software to publish Counter Strike Online in Asia.
* March 2010 - KartRider service in North America has been discontinued.
* March 27, 2008 - Mabinogi is launched.
* June 13, 2008 - NEXON Corp. announces its beta release for Sugar Rush.
* July 19, 2008 - Combat Arms' release is announced.
* April 2009 - Sugar Rush service discontinued.
* April 14, 2009 - MapleStory takes action against illegally operated private servers such as SydneyMS and DestinyMS.
* April 2009 - Audition Online's North American service is transferred to new publishers, Redbana.
* August 2009 - iTCG Online Beta Phase 1 starts, first game exclusively available in NEXON America.
* October 9, 2009 - Combat Arms service discontinued in South America.
* January 2010 - PopTag gets ready for BETA stage, iTCG starts its 2nd Phase.
* February 27, 2010 - 'RavenSCA' (GM) is hacked on the popular game MapleStory - NEXON America
* March 2010 - Nexon America unveils Vindictus and Dragon Nest and announce a Fall 2010 release date of Vindictus and a Q1 2011 release date for Dragon Nest.
* March 28, 2010 - Nexon America releases a major content update into MapleStory which includes the release of the Evan class.
* April 15, 2010 - Nexon and Nintendo launch MapleStory DS to retail along with the limited edition MapleStory DS Red Nintendo DSi in Korea.
* April 28, 2010 - Nexon America launches Vindictus' teaser website.
* May 4, 2010 - Nexon announces its acquisition of NDOORS.
* May 27, 2010 - Nexon announces its acquisition of GameHi.
* June 9, 2010 - Dungeon Fighter Online officially launches in North America.
* June 9, 2010 - Mabinogi: Goddess of Light (Generation 10) is launched.
* June 10, 2010 - Service of iTCG Online in North America is closed.
* June 2010 - MapleStory : Return of the Explorers Launches!
* July 8, 2010 - Korean Version of MapleStory receives the biggest update ever in Maple History, Big Bang.
* July 21, 2010 - Dual Blade class is released in MapleStory.
* August 2010 - Nexon Europe announces Vindictus to be released later this year.
* August 10, 2010 - Vindictus closed beta begins.
* September 2010 - Mabinogi Europe releases the Uncharted Lands Update, jumping from Generation 4 to Generation 11.
* September 13, 2010 - Nexon America announces MapleStory's biggest update ever will come to the Global service of the game in the Winter of 2010.
* September 15, 2010 - Vindictus's early access open beta begins in North America.
* October 2010 - Chinese MapleStory has announced Big Bang to come sometime in December.
* October 2010 - Nexon America announces take over of English service of Atlantica Online from NDOORS.
* October 13, 2010 - Vindictus Open Beta Starts in North America.
* October 19, 2010 - Mabinogi: Return of the Hero (Generation 12) is announced to be released on Oct 20.
* October 27, 2010 - Vindictus launched officially with the new Evie character and other seasonal updates.
* November 4, 2010 - Nexon releases Big Bang update into the test server of the Japanese service of MapleStory.
* November 10, 2010 - MapleStory goes under Meso Issue & Resolution which resulted in many players accounts getting rolled back.
* November 11, 2010 - MapleStory goes under Meso Issue & Resolution # 2 which resaulted in massive accounts banned and players getting rolled back.

[edit] Divisions
[edit] NEXON America

NEXON America first started as NXGames in October 2005. By partnering with Wizet, NEXON America cosigned and acquired publishing rights of MapleStory in North America. On November 2, 2006, NXGames began marketing their business as NEXON America and dropping the NXGames name. On November 9, 2006, NEXON America announced its partnership with MTV Networks to promote NEXON games and enhance the Neopets services.[9] NEXON has also announced that they will market MapleStory, Mabinogi, Combat Arms, Audition Online and Sugar Rush, Vindictus, and also Dungeon Fighter Online with MTV Networks. Audition Online (which has been discontinued of service on Nexon America's server) has been transferred over to the game hosting service RedBana Corp. On April 2, 2009, NEXON America made an announcement that South American support for Combat Arms would end on April 9, 2009. Sugar Rush has been taken back by Klei entertainment as of August 5. NEXON America will soon replace their current portal, Nexon with their new game portal BlockParty to attract a younger audience.

In January 2010, Nexon America announced Pop Tag!, the American version of the successful Crazy Arcade. The open beta for Pop Tag! was opened on January 26, and the official release took place on February 9.

NEXON America will be launching their new gaming portal, BlockParty in the spring of 2011 according to an article. NEXON America has announced that Dragon Nest will be the first game to be launched through BlockParty. They also announced that PopTag and Vindictus would be released through their original portal. Vindictus was launched into open beta on October 6, 2010 with an official release scheduled for October 27, 2010.[10] Dragon Nest is expected to be released in spring 2011.

In October 2010 Nexon America announced that they had surpassed 12 million users, their quarter 3 of 2010 revenues had increased 28% over quarter 3 of 2009, and September 2010 revenues increased 23% over September 2009.[11]
[edit] NEXON Europe
NEXON Europe Logo

NEXON Europe first opened on April 9, 2007, when NEXON Europe released the Open Beta of MapleStory Europe. On May 31, 2007, NEXON Europe officially released MapleStory Europe and opened the cash shop. The release also marked the official grand opening of MapleStory Europe and the game will be removed from its beta stages. The addition of Combat Arms to the NEXON Europe game line was announced by NEXON America on August 8, 2008. On the 25 September 2008, NEXON Europe launched the Combat Arms Europe Teaser Website. On 28 October 2008, NEXON Europe started the Combat Arms Europe Closed Beta testing phase, which finished on the 11th November 2008. Combat Arms Europe Open Beta testing began on 16 December 2008 and finished on January 15, 2009. NEXON Europe also opened the brand new NEXON Europe Portal Website on 16 December 2008. Combat Arms was fully launched by NEXON Europe in January 2009, servicing Europe and the Middle East. Mabinogi Europe was released in Q1 2010, the official release started players off in Generation 3, instead of Generation 1. The Uncharted Lands update was added in September 2010, and took Mabinogi Europe to Generation 11, including all Generations before. NEXON Europe has announced that Vindictus (Mabinogi Heroes), is due to be released at Q4 2010.
[edit] NEXON Japan

NEXON Japan is the most successful and recognized online gaming company/portal in Japan. It started in 2004 with the release of MapleStory. Since then, NEXON Japan has shown tremendous growth, with their revenue increasing 56% from Q4 2008 to Q4 2009. NEXON Japan currently services many extremely successful games including Arad Senki, Atlantica Online, Counter-Strike Online, MapleStory and Mabinogi.
[edit] NEXON Korea

NEXON Korea is Korea's largest online gaming company/portal by revenue. NEXON Korea started with Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds in their lineup. NEXON Korea received a large influx of users migrating to the Korean version because of the Tespia Test Server and their more up-to-date patching. To combat this, NEXON Korea now requires a Korean resident registration number to register. Even with a Korean resident registration number (KSSN), a number of OBTG (old existing forum) members of that forum were still able to get into NEXON's games.

wiki FTW

wikipedia is a vile bs, just like nexon

[SmartAlley]

wikipedia is a vile bs, just like nexon

You QQ too much, why you dont stop playing the game and start looking for an alternative?
Whoops sorry, I remember there is not a good alternative for CA because they are:
*Boring games
*With Shitty graphics

Get use to CA or GTFO

[matypatty]

Nexon is a free version Treyarch.
sure they listen to the community, but they rip ideas, huds and physics from other games.
The graphics are alright, but not the best.
Laggy servers
Good zombies game type
many QQing ******s in game, and many modders + hackers.

get it? im basically saying that Combat Arms is like a free Black Ops.
it basically is. Black Ops is alright, but it sucks dog shit compared to Mw2.
the currency system is a waste of time, most of the guns are already in Combat Arms actually ahah, the strongest sniper in Black Ops is actually the L96A1, there's a mini-gun and the list goes on and on.

i'll be back to moderating tomorrow, my ban will be up and you guys will see me more.
RIP, lost 30% activity

[lucario900]

Nexon is a:
Korean video game developer and publisher of online games and MMORPGs. Its headquarters is located in Seoul, South Korea.

NEXON Corp. published its first title, Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds, in 1996. Known as Baramue Nara in Korea, Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds is the world's first graphic MMORPG. In 1998 NEXON released Dark Ages: Online Roleplaying which was loosely based on the Korean game Legend of Darkness, using the same server technology. The North American version of Dark Ages was developed by David Ethan Kennerly.

NEXON Corp. also released a few unsuccessful games to the North American audience in beta form which have since been dropped. They include Elemental Saga, QuizQuiz, KartRider and Elancia. QuizQuiz never left beta stage in North America but was later released through the Japanese division of NEXON, NEXON Japan, in a Japanese version. QuizQuiz has since evolved into the exclusively Korean and Japanese. Online game Q-Play, while Elemental Saga was eventually cancelled. NEXON has eight games exclusively available to Korean players such as Elancia, and Crazy Arcade. In 2001, NEXON Inc. released Shattered Galaxy, published through TriSynergy. Though it had previously won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at the 2001 Independent Games Festival, hosted through the Game Developers Conference, the game floundered when it was released to retail. It was subsequently maintained exclusively through KRU Interactive. Shattered Galaxy itself was a heavily localised and customised version of its Korean parent game, Tactical Commanders.

In 2003, Wizet created a hugely successful game called MapleStory, which eventually had clients in South Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Southeast Asia, North America, Europe, Brazil, Vietnam and players from many other places. NEXON then merged with Wizet and jointly controlled MapleStory. More than 95 million people are playing MapleStory today.

It has produced several online video games, primarily MMORPGs and online action games. Most games have used a 2D perspective, including side-scrolling, top-down, and isometric perspectives. Newer 3D titles are currently being published. Although most games are available for free, various gameplay enhancements can be purchased.

NEXON is one of the pioneers of the Free to Play model using Virtual Asset Sales to generate revenue. Of a reported $230M in revenue for 2005, 85% was said to be from the sale of virtual items.[1]
[edit] Partnership with Nintendo

NEXON announced that they have made a partnership with Nintendo,[2] though they will continue games for the computer as well. Together, they developed MapleStory DS for Nintendo's handheld console, Nintendo DS. MapleStory DS was released on April 15, 2010 in Korea, 3 months later than the original date: January 2010.
[edit] Partnership with Valve

In July 27, 2007, NEXON and Valve made a partnership and announced Counter-Strike Online, a new online version of the world's most popular first person shooting multiplayer game that will be tailored for Asia. Under the terms of the agreement between two studios, NEXON developed and became the exclusive publisher for Counter-Strike Online in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and China. After the release of Counter-Strike Online, Nexon released numerous updates for their own FPS game called "Combat Arms".
[edit] Acquisition of NDOORS

It was announced by Nexon on May 4, 2010, that they had acquired NDOORS.[citation needed] The amount that Nexon paid for 67% of Ndoors' equity was undisclosed, but is speculated to be close to 200 billion Won (US$ 153.9 million dollars), which was the original 'wish-price' from Ndoors.

From this acquisition, Nexon will take over IPs of Goonzu Online, Atlantica Online, Corum Online, two upcoming MMORPG titles, as well as publishing rights of Perfect World's Battle of the Immortals in Korea.
[edit] Acquisition of GameHi

On May 27, 2010 Nexon acquired bought a controlling stake in GameHi for US$59.8 million. Nexon bought 29.3 percent of the company's shares as well as management rights for control of GameHi from Gun-Il Kim, the largest shareholder in GameHi.[3]
[edit] Investment in BoomBang Games

The announcement was made in October 2010 that Nexon has invested in Spanish game developer BoomBang Games by purchasing 32 percent of the developer's stake. With the help of Nexon, BoomBang Games can now expand their first game developed, BoomBang, into many other countries around the world via Nexon’s giant oversees network and publishing partners servicing over 70 countries in every corner of the world.[4]

Nexon Japan will lead the investment as they look to expand their social game portfolio.

The Virtual currency is known as NX through Nexon America and Nexon Cash elsewhere. The NEXON Cash system was one of the first systems to use the Virtual Asset Sales(VAS) model. The NEXON Cash system was first introduced in the Korean service of Crazy Arcade. The NEXON Cash system allows users to purchase NX with real money. The NX can be used to obtain virtual game items that other users normally wouldn't have. Players can use this virtual cash to buy items for their characters in games that support a "Cash Shop." The NEXON Cash system has appeared in other games to generate additional funds for their company and keep their games free to play.

On January 11, 2007, NEXON America announced the release of NEXON Prepaid Cards. The prepaid cards contain amounts of 10,000 ($10 USD) or 25,000 ($25 USD) NX currency that can be redeemed for NX Cash. As of October 2010, NEXON Game Cards are available at the following retailers:[5]

* October 2005 - NEXON Corp. publishes Global MapleStory under the name NXGames from Wizet.
* March 2006 - NEXON America hires CEO John Chi and starts a major marketing campaign.
* June 2006 - NEXON announces its launch of a game portal service in the U.S., with the company planning to unveil Audition, an online dance game enjoying success in Taiwan and China as well as in the home market.
* June 7, 2006 - KIPA (Korea IT Industry Promotion Agency) lists Audition Online to be launched in America.
* November 3, 2006 - Alex Garden, co-founder of Relic Entertainment, joins NEXON to run NEXON's North American game development studio, NEXON Publishing North America.[8]
* July 27, 2007 - NEXON Corp. announces a partnership with Valve Software to publish Counter Strike Online in Asia.
* March 2010 - KartRider service in North America has been discontinued.
* March 27, 2008 - Mabinogi is launched.
* June 13, 2008 - NEXON Corp. announces its beta release for Sugar Rush.
* July 19, 2008 - Combat Arms' release is announced.
* April 2009 - Sugar Rush service discontinued.
* April 14, 2009 - MapleStory takes action against illegally operated private servers such as SydneyMS and DestinyMS.
* April 2009 - Audition Online's North American service is transferred to new publishers, Redbana.
* August 2009 - iTCG Online Beta Phase 1 starts, first game exclusively available in NEXON America.
* October 9, 2009 - Combat Arms service discontinued in South America.
* January 2010 - PopTag gets ready for BETA stage, iTCG starts its 2nd Phase.
* February 27, 2010 - 'RavenSCA' (GM) is hacked on the popular game MapleStory - NEXON America
* March 2010 - Nexon America unveils Vindictus and Dragon Nest and announce a Fall 2010 release date of Vindictus and a Q1 2011 release date for Dragon Nest.
* March 28, 2010 - Nexon America releases a major content update into MapleStory which includes the release of the Evan class.
* April 15, 2010 - Nexon and Nintendo launch MapleStory DS to retail along with the limited edition MapleStory DS Red Nintendo DSi in Korea.
* April 28, 2010 - Nexon America launches Vindictus' teaser website.
* May 4, 2010 - Nexon announces its acquisition of NDOORS.
* May 27, 2010 - Nexon announces its acquisition of GameHi.
* June 9, 2010 - Dungeon Fighter Online officially launches in North America.
* June 9, 2010 - Mabinogi: Goddess of Light (Generation 10) is launched.
* June 10, 2010 - Service of iTCG Online in North America is closed.
* June 2010 - MapleStory : Return of the Explorers Launches!
* July 8, 2010 - Korean Version of MapleStory receives the biggest update ever in Maple History, Big Bang.
* July 21, 2010 - Dual Blade class is released in MapleStory.
* August 2010 - Nexon Europe announces Vindictus to be released later this year.
* August 10, 2010 - Vindictus closed beta begins.
* September 2010 - Mabinogi Europe releases the Uncharted Lands Update, jumping from Generation 4 to Generation 11.
* September 13, 2010 - Nexon America announces MapleStory's biggest update ever will come to the Global service of the game in the Winter of 2010.
* September 15, 2010 - Vindictus's early access open beta begins in North America.
* October 2010 - Chinese MapleStory has announced Big Bang to come sometime in December.
* October 2010 - Nexon America announces take over of English service of Atlantica Online from NDOORS.
* October 13, 2010 - Vindictus Open Beta Starts in North America.
* October 19, 2010 - Mabinogi: Return of the Hero (Generation 12) is announced to be released on Oct 20.
* October 27, 2010 - Vindictus launched officially with the new Evie character and other seasonal updates.
* November 4, 2010 - Nexon releases Big Bang update into the test server of the Japanese service of MapleStory.
* November 10, 2010 - MapleStory goes under Meso Issue & Resolution which resulted in many players accounts getting rolled back.
* November 11, 2010 - MapleStory goes under Meso Issue & Resolution # 2 which resaulted in massive accounts banned and players getting rolled back.

[edit] Divisions
[edit] NEXON America

NEXON America first started as NXGames in October 2005. By partnering with Wizet, NEXON America cosigned and acquired publishing rights of MapleStory in North America. On November 2, 2006, NXGames began marketing their business as NEXON America and dropping the NXGames name. On November 9, 2006, NEXON America announced its partnership with MTV Networks to promote NEXON games and enhance the Neopets services.[9] NEXON has also announced that they will market MapleStory, Mabinogi, Combat Arms, Audition Online and Sugar Rush, Vindictus, and also Dungeon Fighter Online with MTV Networks. Audition Online (which has been discontinued of service on Nexon America's server) has been transferred over to the game hosting service RedBana Corp. On April 2, 2009, NEXON America made an announcement that South American support for Combat Arms would end on April 9, 2009. Sugar Rush has been taken back by Klei entertainment as of August 5. NEXON America will soon replace their current portal, Nexon with their new game portal BlockParty to attract a younger audience.

In January 2010, Nexon America announced Pop Tag!, the American version of the successful Crazy Arcade. The open beta for Pop Tag! was opened on January 26, and the official release took place on February 9.

NEXON America will be launching their new gaming portal, BlockParty in the spring of 2011 according to an article. NEXON America has announced that Dragon Nest will be the first game to be launched through BlockParty. They also announced that PopTag and Vindictus would be released through their original portal. Vindictus was launched into open beta on October 6, 2010 with an official release scheduled for October 27, 2010.[10] Dragon Nest is expected to be released in spring 2011.

In October 2010 Nexon America announced that they had surpassed 12 million users, their quarter 3 of 2010 revenues had increased 28% over quarter 3 of 2009, and September 2010 revenues increased 23% over September 2009.[11]
[edit] NEXON Europe
NEXON Europe Logo

NEXON Europe first opened on April 9, 2007, when NEXON Europe released the Open Beta of MapleStory Europe. On May 31, 2007, NEXON Europe officially released MapleStory Europe and opened the cash shop. The release also marked the official grand opening of MapleStory Europe and the game will be removed from its beta stages. The addition of Combat Arms to the NEXON Europe game line was announced by NEXON America on August 8, 2008. On the 25 September 2008, NEXON Europe launched the Combat Arms Europe Teaser Website. On 28 October 2008, NEXON Europe started the Combat Arms Europe Closed Beta testing phase, which finished on the 11th November 2008. Combat Arms Europe Open Beta testing began on 16 December 2008 and finished on January 15, 2009. NEXON Europe also opened the brand new NEXON Europe Portal Website on 16 December 2008. Combat Arms was fully launched by NEXON Europe in January 2009, servicing Europe and the Middle East. Mabinogi Europe was released in Q1 2010, the official release started players off in Generation 3, instead of Generation 1. The Uncharted Lands update was added in September 2010, and took Mabinogi Europe to Generation 11, including all Generations before. NEXON Europe has announced that Vindictus (Mabinogi Heroes), is due to be released at Q4 2010.
[edit] NEXON Japan

NEXON Japan is the most successful and recognized online gaming company/portal in Japan. It started in 2004 with the release of MapleStory. Since then, NEXON Japan has shown tremendous growth, with their revenue increasing 56% from Q4 2008 to Q4 2009. NEXON Japan currently services many extremely successful games including Arad Senki, Atlantica Online, Counter-Strike Online, MapleStory and Mabinogi.
[edit] NEXON Korea

NEXON Korea is Korea's largest online gaming company/portal by revenue. NEXON Korea started with Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds in their lineup. NEXON Korea received a large influx of users migrating to the Korean version because of the Tespia Test Server and their more up-to-date patching. To combat this, NEXON Korea now requires a Korean resident registration number to register. Even with a Korean resident registration number (KSSN), a number of OBTG (old existing forum) members of that forum were still able to get into NEXON's games.

wiki FTW

WIKIPEDIA!!!!!!!!!

[noob555]

Nexon is a free version Treyarch.
sure they listen to the community, but they rip ideas, huds and physics from other games.
The graphics are alright, but not the best.
Laggy servers
Good zombies game type
many QQing ******s in game, and many modders + hackers.

get it? im basically saying that Combat Arms is like a free Black Ops.
it basically is. Black Ops is alright, but it sucks dog shit compared to Mw2.
the currency system is a waste of time, most of the guns are already in Combat Arms actually ahah, the strongest sniper in Black Ops is actually the L96A1, there's a mini-gun and the list goes on and on.

i'll be back to moderating tomorrow, my ban will be up and you guys will see me more.
RIP, lost 30% activity

MW1>MW2
smd

[lucario900]

MW1>MW2
smd

Lol wut??? /

[Bombsaway707]

Fail thread is fail

[NOOB]

If Nexon didn't exist, then none of you guys would exist either.

[lucario900]

If Nexon didn't exist, then none of you guys would exist either.

But it exist

[Bombsaway707]

If Nexon didn't exist, then none of you guys would exist either.

No, we would exist we just wouldn't exist in the CA NA MPGH.net Hack Section