BeyondUnreal has a report up revealing first details on an upcoming massively multiplayer online game called Huxley that will use the next iteration of Epic's Unreal engine. The game is in the works at Webzen, the Korean company that just unveiled another MMOG they are publishing called All Points Bulletin. To add to the pile, the announcement they dug up also mentions an MMORPG called SUN, due in the third quarter of this year. Here's a bit:
In January of this year, Webzen, Inc. announced its expansion into the U.S. market and the opening of a Los Angeles office. In addition to APB, Webzen, Inc. plans to bring multiple online game titles to the U.S. market. The titles include the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), SUN, releasing in the third quarter of 2005, and a massively multiplayer online first person shooter (MMOFPS) called Huxley, that leverages the latest Unreal 3 game engine and is scheduled to release in 2006. Webzen, Inc. is also developing game properties for the next generation game consoles to enhance its appeal to the mainstream gaming audience.
Webzen, Inc. has developed some of the world's top online game and client/server technologies. The company also prides itself in the creativity department, publishing some of the most highly acclaimed titles for the Asian market. For its tremendously successful 3D MMORPG title, MU, Webzen, Inc. has attracted over 56 million users and a half million concurrent users from the Asian market alone.
Hmm promising
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