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Nexon USA Announces the Release of Shattered Galaxy, the Award-Winning “Massive Online Warfare” PC Game

Massively multiplayer, Sci-Fi driven and ready to rock, Shattered Galaxy is set to take the online gaming world by storm

Sunnyvale, CA, May 16, 2001—Nexon USA, a pioneer in the field of massively multiplayer online game development, is pleased to announce the North American retail release of Shattered Galaxy, the largest “Massive Online Warfare” gaming extravaganza for the PC. Shattered Galaxy, published in North America by Nexon USA in partnership with Tri Synergy Inc., has already won critical acclaim from industry peers by claiming 4 out 6 coveted Independent Games Festival awards at the 2001 Games Developers Conference. The awards presented to Nexon for Shattered Galaxy include the Seumas McNally Grand Prize, Audience Choice Award, Technical Excellence Award and Best Game Design.

Set in a distant solar system light years from Earth, Shattered Galaxy introduces players to the tragic remnants of the human race after a government experiment had gone catastrophically awry. Battling constant threats of alien and human attacks, players assume the role of military tacticians, securing dominance, wealth, prestige and political power through the shrewd manipulation of their cybernetic armies.

Combining the key components of popular gaming genres including role-playing, real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and squad-based combat, with proprietary Nexon DOOMVAS software technology which enables versatile, rapid game world updates and feature-rich game play, Shattered Galaxy is revolutionizing online massive multiplayer gaming.

“The Shattered Galaxy team has been able to do what was previously said to be impossible,” according to Omari Miller, Executive Manager and Producer for Nexon USA. He adds, “Shattered Galaxy will introduce gamers to a new era of massively multiplayer online gaming.”

Shattered Galaxy allows Over 100,000 simultaneous players supported in the environment with thousands of simultaneous combat engagements in progress (with reinforcements) can engage in its intense and dynamic online battle fests simultaneously. Players will build and manage up to 50 combat units equipped with over 1,000 high-tech military components. Beyond the fields of battle, players can also become involved in the complex social and political systems that inhabit Shattered Galaxy, a 24/7 world of continual evolution awaiting it’s newest brigades of cyber-commandos.

Shattered Galaxy, designed for PC/Windows systems, will be available in all major retail outlets July 2001 for the introductory price of $29.95

Shattered Galaxy Facts at a Glance --The first massively multiplayer, Sci-Fi inspired online warfare gaming experience --Proprietary Nexon DOOMVAS software creates a dynamic online world of unparalleled, rich game play options for the player and world expansion options for the developer --A 24/7 constantly evolving universe guarantees every gaming experience will present an exciting new set of challenges --Over 100,000 simultaneous players supported in the environment with thousands of simultaneous combat engagements in progress supported --Players build and manage up to 50 combat units equipped with over 1,000 items --Winner of 4 esteemed IGF awards including the Seamus McNally Grand Prize --Terrific price point at $29.95

ABOUT NEXON: Nexon (http://www.nexon.com), an international game developer, is a pioneer and trendsetter in the field of massively multiplayer online gaming. Since the establishment of Nexon USA in 1997, Nexon has introduced online worlds of great sophistication, magnitude and excitement to the computers and imaginations of North American gamers. Nexon’s library of games include titles such as Elemental Saga (http://us.esaga.com), Shattered Galaxy (www.sgalaxy.com), Dark Ages (http://www.darkages.com), Nexus: the Kingdom of the Winds (http://www.nexustk.com), and QuizQuiz (http://us.quizquiz.com). In this new gaming age in which many developers and publishers are rushing to establish themselves as online game makers, Nexon, with these games and more to come, blazes onward with the celebrated experience in being an expert in developing and providing service for the best massive multiplayer games on the Internet.

MEDIA CONTACT: Kristina Junger 415-474-2989 kristina@kjunger.com

Paul Philleo 408-737-9341 x33 paulp@nexon.net

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