IRVINE, Calif. – March 1, 2010 – Sending a chill up a gamers’ spine, the epic fantasy massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG) Soul of the Ultimate Nation gives evil a playground with the game’s major update on the hardcore gaming portal ijji.com. Those who can withstand the horror newly added to Soul of the Ultimate Nation will experience new quests for blood, vengeance and immortality. A sinister graveyard, two new slaughtering systems, wicked crafting and an increased level cap are only a few of the latest additions, which can be found at http://sun.ijji.com .

“Soul of the Ultimate Nation is a fast, thrilling and engaging MMO game, so just imagine what fresh, menacing quests and an increased level cap offer,” said Calvin Yang, vice president of marketing, NHN USA, which hosts ijji.com. “Making free-to-play games a genre to be reckoned with is our mission – and S.U.N is a shining example of that.”

Soul of the Ultimate Nation’s upgrade offers gamers a menacing alternative to other MMORPGs on the internet. On top of the level cap jumping to 115 from 100, the upgrade includes:

• New missions, quests and area conquest transpire on a menacing field, the Aiort Graveyard
• A group system that allows players to share the benefits of gameplay between friends and fellow members
• Shield points, bestowed upon all classes with the Shield System, resulting in expanding hit points during crucial player versus player (PvP) combat
• The evolution of customization, with a vast array of nearly 150 different guild mark backgrounds and patterns
• New and upgraded crafting, allowing for innovations in the existing economy
• 100 consecutive, fiendish quests, slaying and destroying demons, beginning at level 70

Soul of the Ultimate Nation is a fantasy MMORPG set in a world ravaged by corruption and war. The Immortal Emperor governed the Brakion continent with a dark and secret knowledge in his possession – the existence of Ether. Converting the valuable Ether into dark energy and using it to conquer the entire continent with his terrifying, demonic armies, the Immortal Emperor impoverished the land causing the ruling classes to turn to alliances with neighboring nations to continue its supremacy. Stemming from oblique dealings and intimate secrets among the royal families, two opposing dynasties blossomed. Enveloped in graphically stunning settings and intricate story lines, dotted with harrowing surprises lurking behind dark shadows, players will relish in the ever-expanding fantasy world that is Soul of the Ultimate Nation.

Soul of the Ultimate Nation is not for the weak-willed or the easily-terrified, it’s a fantastic, fun game that not only keeps gamers knee-deep in a suspenseful plot but keeping the lights on – just in case.
For those daring enough to seek more information and possibly even play this foreboding game can check it out here: http://sun.ijji.com.

About ijji.com

ijji.com (www.ijji.com) is the leading portal for hardcore online gaming. Owned and operated by Irvine, Calif.-based NHN USA, Inc., ijji.com launched in 2006 and now boasts more than 9 million unique registered gamers. The portal hosts a diverse suite of hardcore, fast action free-to-play online games, each with an optional micro-transaction model.

ijji.com’s extensive portfolio includes the renowned online games Lunia, GUNZ The Duel®,SOLDIER FRONT™,DRIFT CITY™, the massively multi-player first-person shooter (MMOFPS), Alliance of Valiant Arms, and the fantasy MMORPG, Soul of the Ultimate Nation. The portal will soon be home to highly-anticipated multi-player online first-person shooter (MOFPS) titles, such as, the Unreal Engine 3-powered game, Huxley: The Dystopia, and the World War II-inspired thriller, KARMA: Operation Barbarossa.

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IRVINE, Calif. – Oct. 7, 2009 – More than 9 million unique registered players are now on ijji.com, the foremost online destination for hardcore games, an increase of 40 percent since this time last year. ijji.com is leading the charge for the growth of online game portals by featuring a combination of modern warfare, car racing, fantasy and historical game play across a blend of gaming styles – from third- and first-person shooters to role-playing and massively multi-player online games.

And experts agree – online portals are attracting, and will continue to attract, increasing followings.

“In North America, consumers are increasingly attracted to ‘free-to-play’ products where the basic game is free and consumers only pay for enhanced features,” said David Cole, analyst, DFC Intelligence. “DFC believes that the companies that will be most successful in this area are those that can aggregate and bundle a variety of game genres that appeal to their existing community.”

“Gamers have made ijji.com their destination of choice because we dared to be committed to fast action, intense online games,” said Philip Yun, CEO, NHN USA, which hosts ijji.com. “The recent flood of new memberships serves as an amazing validation that we are on the right track, offering an unequaled collection of quality, hardcore games in one place.”

ijji.com is home to several vastly different online video games, with many triple-A additions coming soon. From the pedal-pumping thrill of extreme drift racing in Drift City and the modern gritty battlefields of Soldier Front, to the fantastical forests of Lunia, the portal provides an assortment of settings. Some of ijji.com’s games combine facets of several genres, as found with Gunz The Duel, a massively multi-player online realm where fantasy and enchantment meet the industrial world in a clash of notorious outlaws and iron-fisted bounty hunters after the same sparse treasures.

Solidifying its position as the leading online destination for hardcore games, ijji.com will introduce a number of new titles throughout the coming months. Some of the new games joining the portal include:

• Alliance of Valiant Arms, a heart-pumping Unreal Engine 3-based multi-player online first-person shooter (MOFPS) that transports players to the deserted urban streets of a modern day world war;
• Soul of the Ultimate Nation, an epic fantasy massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG);
• KARMA: Operation Barbarossa, an MOFPS that takes place in a Europe that hasn’t seen the end of World War II, where the entire continent is under German control.
• Huxley: The Dystopia, the highly anticipated massively multi-player online first-person shooting (MMOFPS) game that mixes twitch-based FPS game play with the character development of robust MMO games;

More information on the portal and the games is available at www.ijji.com.

About ijji.com

ijji.com (www.ijji.com) is the leading portal for hardcore online gaming. Owned and operated by Irvine, Calif.-based NHN USA, Inc., ijji.com launched in 2006 and now boasts more than 9 million unique registered gamers. The portal hosts a diverse suite of hardcore, fast action free-to-play online games, each with an optional micro-transaction model.

ijji.com’s extensive portfolio includes the renowned online games Lunia, GUNZ The Duel®, SOLDIER FRONT™ and DRIFT CITY™. The portal will soon include the highly-anticipated Unreal Engine 3-powered games Huxley: The Dystopia, a massively multi-player first-person shooter (MMOFPS), and Alliance of Valiant Arms, a multi-player online first-person shooter (MOFPS); in addition to the World War II-era MOFPS KARMA: Operation Barbarossa and the fantasy MMORPG Soul of the Ultimate Nation.

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IRVINE, Calif. – Sept. 21, 2009 – Just about anyone can play, but being declared victorious is reserved for a brave few. Starting now, the epic fantasy massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG) Soul of the Ultimate Nation is touting two tantalizing events on the hardcore gaming portal, ijji.com, to celebrate the beta opening of this sinister MMO – and only the strong will survive. The deadline to qualify for the Ultimate Hero events is Oct. 5, 2009, which will mark the close of two unique, high-stakes trials of the game and access to various mind-blowing prizes for the proclaimed heroes.

“We are celebrating the opening of one of the most unique and exhilarating MMOs coming to gamers,” said Philip Yun, CEO, NHN USA, which hosts ijji.com. “The free-to-play genre has much to look forward to as the line continues to blur between online and console games, and ijji.com revels in its position to pioneer that shift. In commemoration of Soul of the Ultimate Nation’s premier, we present two challenging events complete with prizes worth dying for – at least your character dying, anyway.”

For gamers who have yet to experience the fulfillment of playing an ijji.com game, Soul of the Ultimate Nation will hold the Path to Achievement event, specifically created for new users and account holders who are entering the portal’s intense hardcore gaming world for the first time. Players choose from multiple classes, including Berkserkers, Dragon Knights, Valkyries and Elementalists, and make thier way to victory. If destiny and determination find them at level 10 by Oct. 5, 2009, they are eligible for one of the many squeal-worthy prizes, including an ASUS 24-inch monitor to the first three heroes, an Apple iPod Nano for the two second-place heroes and 25 winners will receive $20 gift cards from Best Buy, American Express and Amazon.

Seasoned ijji.com members have the opportunity to participate in the Long Road to Glory event, which entails a treacherous journey to level 50 before the deadline of Oct. 5, 2009. With any one of the menacing characters above, one weathered gamer will triumph and bring home the ultimate prize that will sway any hardcore game maven – an Alienware Prize Package, which includes an Alienware Area-51® X58, Alienware OptX™ Monitor, Alienware TactX™ Keyboard, Alienware TactX™ Mouse and Alienware TactX™ Headset.

Soul of the Ultimate Nation is a fantasy MMORPG set in a world ravaged by corruption and war. The Immortal Emperor governed the Brakion continent with a dark and secret knowledge in his possession – the existence of Ether. Converting the valuable Ether into dark energy and using it to conquer the entire continent with his terrifying, demonic armies, the Immortal Emperor impoverished the land causing the ruling classes to turn to alliances with neighboring nations to continue its supremacy. Stemming from oblique dealings and intimate secrets among the royal families, two opposing dynasties blossomed. Enveloped in graphically stunning settings and intricate story lines, dotted with harrowing surprises lurking behind dark shadows, players will relish in the ever-expanding fantasy world that is Soul of the Ultimate Nation.

Online gamers prepared to take a stab at victory and become the ultimate hero in one of Soul of the Ultimate Nation’s events can sign up and download the game’s client at: http://sun.ijji.com/event/ultimatehero.nhn

About ijji.com
ijji.com (www.ijji.com) is the leading portal for hardcore online gaming. Owned and operated by Irvine, Calif.-based NHN USA, Inc., ijji.com launched in 2006 and now boasts more than 8 million unique registered gamers. The portal hosts a diverse suite of hardcore, fast action free-to-play online games, each with an optional micro-transaction model.

ijji.com’s extensive portfolio includes the renowned online games Lunia, GUNZ The Duel®, SOLDIER FRONT™ and DRIFT CITY™. The portal will soon include the highly-anticipated Unreal Engine 3-powered games Huxley: The Dystopia, a massively multi-player first-person shooter (MMOFPS), and Alliance of Valiant Arms, a multi-player online first-person shooter (MOFPS); in addition to the World War II-era MOFPS KARMA: Operation Barbarossa and the fantasy MMORPG Soul of the Ultimate Nation.

About WEBZEN Inc.

Founded in 2000 and based in Seoul, South Korea, WEBZEN Inc. (KOSDAQ and NASDAQ: WZEN) has become a leader in the MMOG market and has developed some of the world’s top online game and client/server technologies. WEBZEN is continuing the tradition of MU Online, which boasts more than 56 million registered users, with Soul of the Ultimate Nation and an array of exciting game titles slated for release in the world’s game market. WEBZEN also developed the MMOFPS Huxley: The Dystopia, one of the most anticipated online games of 2009. For more information on the company and its products, please head to www.webzen.com.

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IRVINE, Calif. – Aug. 28, 2009 – Hacking and slashing its way past the average online game, the epic fantasy massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG) Soul of the Ultimate Nation brings evil to its knees during its first closed beta testing (CBT) on the hardcore gaming portal ijji.com. The dark souls playing Soul of the Ultimate Nation’s closed beta will experience for the first time the anticipated MMO’s two warring dynasties grappling for dominance. The first beta period begins today and runs for five days. Daring gamers can sign up at http://sun.ijji.com to participate.

“Soul of the Ultimate Nation brings a unique fantasy element to the superior hardcore gameplay touted by ijji.com,” said Philip Yun, CEO, NHN USA, which hosts ijji.com. “Rebellion, suspense, betrayal and an epic storyline that will blow imaginative minds away, all come together flawlessly in Soul of the Ultimate Nation. Yet again, ijji.com proves its dedication to superior free-to-play content.”

In Soul of the Ultimate Nation’s first beta period, players’ experiences will vary as they choose from multiple classes, including Berkserkers, Dragon Knights, Valkyries and Elementalists. In addition, 100 randomly selected players will receive an exclusive in-game item for use in OBT and beyond: a Siberian Husky pet.

Soul of the Ultimate Nation is a fantasy MMORPG set in a world ravaged by corruption and war. The Immortal Emperor governed the Brakion continent with a dark and secret knowledge in his possession – the existence of Ether. Converting the valuable Ether into dark energy and using it to conquer the entire continent with his terrifying, demonic armies, the Immortal Emperor impoverished the land causing the ruling classes to turn to alliances with neighboring nations to continue its supremacy. Stemming from oblique dealings and intimate secrets among the royal families, two opposing dynasties blossomed. Enveloped in graphically stunning settings and intricate story lines, dotted with harrowing surprises lurking behind dark shadows, players will relish in the ever-expanding fantasy world that is Soul of the Ultimate Nation.

Online gamers interested in taking on the ominous advancing armies in Soul of the Ultimate Nation’s CBT can sign up and download the game’s client at: http://cdn.ijjimax.com/nhnusa/games/arcade/U_SUN/setup/SUNInstaller.exe.

The beta testing period will run daily from 2 p.m. – 10 p.m. through Tuesday, Sept. 1.

About ijji.com

ijji.com (www.ijji.com) is the leading portal for hardcore online gaming. Owned and operated by Irvine, Calif.-based NHN USA, Inc., ijji.com launched in 2006 and now boasts more than eight million unique registered gamers. The portal hosts a diverse suite of hardcore, fast action free-to-play online games, each with an optional micro-currency model. ijji.com’s extensive game portfolio includes GUNZ The Duel®, SOLDIER FRONT™, GUNBOUND® Revolution, DRIFT CITY™, LUMINARY Rise of the GoonZu™ and MINING BOY™, and will soon include the highly-anticipated Unreal Engine 3-based MMOFPS game Huxley: The Dystopia and the fantasy MMORPG Soul of the Ultimate Nation.

About WEBZEN Inc.

Founded in 2000 and based in Seoul, South Korea, WEBZEN Inc. (KOSDAQ and NASDAQ: WZEN) has become a leader in the MMOG market and has developed some of the world’s top online game and client/server technologies. WEBZEN is continuing the tradition of MU Online, which boasts more than 56 million registered users, with Soul of the Ultimate Nation and an array of exciting game titles slated for release in the world’s game market. WEBZEN also developed the MMOFPS Huxley: The Dystopia, one of the most anticipated online games of 2009. For more information on the company and its products, please head to www.webzen.com.

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