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MapleStory
''MapleStory'' () is a free-to-play, 2D, side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game, developed by South Korean company Wizet. Several versions of the game are available for specific countries or regions, published by various companies (such as Nexon). Players travel the "Maple World", defeating monsters and developing their characters' skills and abilities as is typical in role-playing video games. Players can interact with others in many ways, including chatting and trading. Groups of players can band together in parties to hunt monsters and share rewards, and can also form guilds to interact more easily with each other. Players additionally have the option to visit the in-game "Cash Shop" to purchase a variety of character appearances or gameplay enhancements with real money. In July 2010, the Korean version of the game was revised in a patch named the "Big Bang". Other versions followed suit and have since received the Big Bang update. Later in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MapleStory 2
''MapleStory 2'' () was a 2015 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by NSquare in association with Nexon and NCSoft. ''MapleStory 2'' was released free-to-play first in Korea. The game takes many of the features of the original game, ''MapleStory'', and applies them to a 3D voxel-based environment. Most enemies, Non-player character, NPCs, and locations made a return in this sequel, although with several changes. Gameplay Unlike its predecessor, ''MapleStory 2'' features third-person movement, and a "blocky look, similar to ''Minecraft''" according to Polygon (website), Polygon's Julia Lee. The game contains features commonly seen in MMORPGs, such as a leveling system and customizable weapons and armour, but also a "Battle royale game, Battle Royale" mode, Player versus player, PVP arena and interior decoration minigame. There were also a number of Premium currency, premium in-game currencies, called the Blue Meret and Meso Token respectively, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nexon Corporation
Nexon Co., Ltd. (formerly ) is a South Korean video game developer and publisher. It develops and publishes titles including ''MapleStory'', ''Crazyracing Kartrider'', ''Sudden Attack'', ''Dungeon & Fighter'', '' The First Descendant'', and ''Blue Archive''. Headquartered in Japan, the company has offices in South Korea, the United States, Taiwan, and Thailand. Nexon was founded in Seoul, South Korea, in 1994 by Kim Jung-ju. In 2005, the company moved its headquarters to Tokyo, Japan. However, its largest shareholder is an investment and holding company NXC, headquartered in Jeju Province, South Korea. History Nexon was established in Seoul, South Korea, on December 26, 1994. It developed and published its first title, '' Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds'', in 1996, which the company continues to service. Numerous other games followed, such as ''Dark Ages: Online Roleplaying'', ''Elemental Saga'', ''QuizQuiz'', ''KartRider'', ''Elancia'', and ''Shattered Galaxy''; some of whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AsiaSoft
Asphere Innovations (formerly known as Asiasoft) is a tech holding company and an online game operator under Playpark in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia. Its headquarters is located in Bangkok, Thailand. Asphere's services are primarily operated within Southeast Asia. Asphere was founded in Thailand in 2001 with the primary objective of providing games and promoting online content in Thailand. Asphere's core business covers the publishing of online massive multiplayer games and multiplayer online games, co-publishing and development of new products. Asphere works very closely with game operators and developers located in Bangkok, Thailand. Asphere's support also has presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Philippines. The Asiasoft Group currently consists of 600 employees.AsiaSoft Onlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shengqu Games
Shengqu Games is a publisher and operator of online games based in Shanghai, China. Founded in 1999 as Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited, it spun off from Shanda Interactive in 2009 and is currently owned by Zhejiang Century Huatong. Shanda's published and operated games include '' AION'', ''MapleStory'', '' The World of Legend'', ''The Age'', '' Magical Land'', ''Ragnarok Online'', '' Dungeons & Dragons Online'', '' Crazy Arcade'', ''GetAmped and Final Fantasy XIV'' (in mainland China) among others. History Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited was founded in December 1999 by Chen Tianqiao, Chrissy Luo, and Chen Danian. In September 2001, Shanda published its first game, '' The Legend of Mir 2'' (), which was licensed from a Korean company, WeMade Soft. In 2003, a dispute over profit sharing caused the relationship to fracture between Shanda and WeMade. No longer able to operate ''The Legend of Mir 2'', Shanda developed the game '' The World of Legend'' (), which b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game
A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game. As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a Player character, character (often in a fantasy world or science-fiction world) and takes control over many of that character's actions. MMORPGs are distinguished from Online game, single-player or small Multiplayer online game, multi-player online RPGs by the number of players able to interact together, and by the game's persistent world (usually hosted by the game's video game publisher, publisher), which continues to exist and evolve while the player is offline and away from the game. MMORPGs are played throughout the world. Global revenues for MMORPGs exceeded half a billion dollars in 2005, and the western world's revenues exceeded a billion dollars in 2006. In 2008, the spending on subscription MMORPGs by consumers in North America and Europe gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Free Massively Multiplayer Online Games
This is a selected list of notable MMOG, massively multiplayer online games which are free-to-play in some form without ever requiring a subscription or other payment. These are commonly MMORPGs or MMOFPSs, but could be of any genre. Free play These MMOGs provide client software free of charge and allow users to play the game without requiring payment. The games' expenses are typically funded by sponsors or through donations (which have no effect in the game itself). Free play with advertising These MMOGs are free to play. They are funded through advertising, either in-game or through pop-ups. Free play with micro-transactions These MMOGs are free to play, but players may optionally purchase in-game items or currency. Optional paid subscriptions These MMOGs offer optional additional game content through paid subscription, but are otherwise free to play. See also *List of massively multiplayer online games * List of free multiplayer online games * List of MMOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamania
Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Gamania) is a PC online game and digital entertainment corporation with its headquarters located in Taipei, Taiwan. It was the first Taiwanese online game brand to expand globally, with overseas branch offices publishing and developing digital entertainment contents in Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing, and Hong Kong. It was also looking to set up branch offices in North America and Europe in 2010. Gamania has over 10 million registered members around the world, built from Korean PC online games such as Lineage, MapleStory, Counter-Strike Online and KartRider. Its subsidiary development companies produce MMOGs such as Bright Shadow and Zodiac (Lucent Heart in Japan), which was awarded the Best New Game in 2008 by WebMoney Awards. Gamania's core business is currently PC online gaming, but it aims to diversify into other fields of digital entertainment. Its creative center has been producing multiple award-winning animation projects. An animat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. The region includes Middle America (Americas), Middle America (comprising the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico) and Northern America. North America covers an area of about , representing approximately 16.5% of Earth's land area and 4.8% of its total surface area. It is the third-largest continent by size after Asia and Africa, and the list of continents and continental subregions by population, fourth-largest continent by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. , North America's population was estimated as over 592 million people in list of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America, 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Player Versus Player
Player versus player (PvP) is a type of multiplayer interactive conflict within a game between human players. This is often compared to player versus environment (PvE), in which the game itself controls its players' opponents and is usually offline, whereas PvP tends to be online. The terms are most often used in games where both activities exist, particularly MMORPGs, MUDs, and other role-playing video games, to distinguish between gamemodes. PvP can be broadly used to describe any game, or aspect of a game, where players compete against each other. PvP is often controversial when used in role-playing games. In most cases, there are vast differences in abilities between players. PvP can even encourage experienced players to immediately attack and kill inexperienced players. PvP is often referred to as player killing in the cases of games which contain, but do not focus on, such interaction. History ''Genocide'', an LPMud launched in 1992, was a pioneer in PvP conflict as the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
