Nexon America claims record breaking growth in July

Nexon America announced today that it had a record-breaking month of growth throughout its portfolio of games in July, and posted a 35 percent increase in revenues compared to the same time last year. The catalyst for this growth was MapleStory, the popular massively multiplayer online role playing game brought to America by Nexon America. MapleStory set a new record in July, with more than 70,000 max concurrent users. This marks continued growth for the North American service, which has more than six million registered users and is part of MapleStory’s 92 million total worldwide.

During the last week of July, Nexon America added major content updates to MapleStory, Mabinogi and Combat Arms, and plans to launch Dungeon Fighter Online later this year. Nexon also announced its plans for Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), which will mark the company’s first major involvement in a consumer trade show. Nexon will continue to stay relevant in the free-to-play gaming market in the coming months with what it calls “an aggressive rebranding initiative” called BlockParty, which will unite Nexon America’s games and players together in a way never before achieved in the North American market.

a pretty lofty claim. We’ll tell you more about it as details become available.

Nexon America details Comic-Con plans

Nexon America’s presence at Comic-Con Inext week will consist of a preview of the soon-to-be released title, Dungeon Fighter Online, as well as contest giveaways and models dressed in Dungeon Fighter Online garb to entertain conference attendees.

Nexon is also taking part in the Gaming University booth (No. 5135) and will have models in Dungeon Fighter Online costumes handing out thousands of disks that include $5 worth of Nexon cash as well as clients for its online titles, Combat Arms, Mabinogi and MapleStory. The disk will also have the new game trailer for Dungeon Fighter Online. Comic-Con attendees will also have a chance to win four Razer Tarantula keyboards as part of an on-site sweepstakes at the Gaming University booth.

Nexon will be making daily presentations (1:00 pm) where fans can learn more about Dungeon Fighter Online. The presentations will be conducted by Robert Welkner and Hailey Bright, the hosts of the popular weekly gaming talk show, COIN-OP TV LIVE. Welkner and Bright will give fans a first look at this new title which pairs arcade action with the features found in online role-playing games. Attendees who stop by the booth during the presentations will have a chance to receive an exclusive Dungeon Fighter Online T-shirt as well.

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