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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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 [email protected]
Paul
Philleo 408-737-9341 x33 [email protected]
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