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News Briefs (11-16-09)

A new video for the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade title Things On Wheels is now available.   Things on Wheels – ToW – is a fun and fast remote-controlled car racing game that is playable in single or multiplayer (up to 4 players)! Drive many miniature racers with various features – the agile "Vintage", the powerful "Muscles" or fast "Sports" cars – and compete in dozens of crazy races. The tracks are completely insane, loaded with shortcuts, ...

News Briefs (10-27-09)

  MMO Bright Shadow has entered open beta testing. ………………..………………..………………..………………..   The Nintendo DSi is getting Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal late next year.   In Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal, players are challenged to find and capture apparitions trapped within their own environment by using the Nintendo DSi(TM) Camera and ghost tuner to access alternative frequencies beyond the standard Wi-Fi range. Spirits, shadows and demons all have their own personalities, so finding and "solving" them is anything but easy. Some ...

News Briefs (8-27-09)

A "casual" game based on the book The Fixer Upper is announced to arrive later this year. ................................................................................   Jam Sessions 2 for the DS and DSi is announced.   Each song in the gameplay mode serves a different role in advancing players' guitar skills and songwriting abilities. By progressing through the songbook, players learn techniques that will help them play the guitar and write songs. Armed with their new skills, players can play, create and share their own original ...

Zombie Combat?

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Nexon America today announced Quarantine Mode, a new content update for its popular multiplayer online first-person shooter (FPS), Combat Arms. The new play mode introduces player-versus-zombie combat where players compete as soldiers or as infected zombies. The mission for players: to either survive and destroy the infected or infect as many humans as possible. Players can acquire the updated game now at http://combatarms.nexon.net.   Quarantine Mode is introduced as "Operation: Overdose," on a new ...

News Briefs (6-26-09)

Atlus' Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor for the Nintendo DS has shipped to retail.   Devil Survivor invigorates the heralded series with an unprecedented RPG/SRPG combat system and more character customization options than ever before, all wrapped within a compelling, branching narrative.  For the first time in the series, players can use a new Demon Auction feature to collect and eventually fuse demons as they seek to create the most powerful party. ................................................................................   A PS3 demo for The Bigs ...

Introducing The Nut Shot

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE       Nexon America Inc. (www.nexon.net), a world leader in free online games, today announced it will debut "Nut Shot," a new interactive feature for its widely popular first-person shooter game Combat Arms. "Nut Shot," which went live today, allows players to earn score instant kills for shooting the nether regions of their male opponents.  Players can download Combat Arms for free at http://combatarms.nexon.net and take their shot at cracking a few nuts.   "We are ...

Two Million Arms

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Nexon America (www.nexon.net), a world leader in free MMO games, today announced its free-to-play first-person-shooter title Combat Arms surpassed two million users. This achievement comes just three months after hitting the one million user landmark. Since its highly successful commercial launch in October 2008, the game has quickly gained popularity among users for its intense, frontline, player-versus-player gameplay and exciting customization and community features. Combat Arms is available free for download at ...

Polishing Up the Arms

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Nexon America Inc. (www.nexon.net), a world leader in free-to-play multiplayer online video games, is celebrating the holidays with a massive update to its fast-paced first-person shooter, Combat Arms (http://combatarms.nexon.net), delivering an additional level of excitement for its one million-plus registered users. The update, set to launch December 16, includes the addition of a new game mode, “Spy Hunt,” which adds the intrigue of espionage to the experience. The Elite Moderator item assigns ...

Get Armed

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Nexon America Inc. announces the commercial launch of its free-to-play, online, multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) thriller Combat Arms slated for October 1st. With the addition of the highly anticipated “Black Market,” the new in-game cash item shop, gamers now have access to new female and male mercenaries, customized items and “fresh start” options to help fulfill missions. Combat Arms is available free for download at http://combatarms.nexon.net. Gamers can also experience Combat Arms ...

Combat Launch

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Nexon America Inc., the U.S. division of Asia’s leading online gaming company Nexon Group, announced today the official launch for Combat Arms, its original free-to-play, online multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS). The official launch signals the completion of beta testing and the addition of fresh content, including new weapons and an extra map and game mode. Also going live is the game’s ranking system, where players can track their skill level, kills, clan ...

With Open Arms

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Nexon America Inc., the U.S. division of Asia’s leading online video game company Nexon Group, begins the open beta today for Combat Arms, its free-to-play, online multiplayer, first-person shooter game. Combat Arms enlists players into various battlefields across the globe to face-off against other ambitious soldiers of fortune, delivering gamers a high-quality FPS with an extensive arsenal of weapons, no locked areas, and no monthly subscription fees. Players earn their keep ...

Combat Arms

Combat Arms deploys players into a dangerous war zone teeming with soldiers of fortune looking to make a mark. The online shooter will advance the FPS genre by offering a rich free-to-play experience and introducing customization features unavailable in the current generation of online FPS games. Players have the ability to tailor their gaming experience by customizing how their characters look as well as which guns and equipment to carry into battle. A ...

Testing Out Combat

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Nexon America Inc., the U.S. division of Asia’s leading online game company Nexon Group, announced today the launch of Combat Arms, its free-to-play, online first person shooter. The highly-customizable game is slated for commercial release later this summer, but a select group of players will get a chance to fire away in the closed beta test starting May 30th. Combat Arms deploys players into a dangerous war zone teeming with ...

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