''MU Legend'' is a

massively multiplayer online A massively multiplayer online game (MMOG or more commonly MMO) is an online video game with a large number of players, often hundreds or thousands, on the same server. MMOs usually feature a huge, persistent open world, although there are ...

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(MMOARPG). It is based on the 2001 game

MU Online ''MU Online'' ( ko, 뮤 온라인) is an Isometric medieval fantasy MMORPG, produced by Webzen Webzen is a South Korean developer and publisher of video games. The company, together with its subsidiaries, also engages in software licensing and ...

as well as MU Origin. Like its predecessor, ''MU Legend'' is developed by the Korean gaming company

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. The title has been under development for quite some time - first rumors about it appeared in 2004 and its development was held back until 2009. ''MU2's'' debut trailer was showcased at the

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2011 Expo in Busan on November 10, 2011. The game is based on

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and shares familiar features with ''

Mu Online ''MU Online'' ( ko, 뮤 온라인) is an Isometric medieval fantasy MMORPG, produced by Webzen Webzen is a South Korean developer and publisher of video games. The company, together with its subsidiaries, also engages in software licensing and ...

'' as distinctive UI and controls. On September 23, 2015 official Korean site was updated with teaser page. MU 2 has been renamed to MU Legend. On October 25, 2016 MU Legend starts its global release with a first closed beta test.http://mulegend.webzen.com

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