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Online Gamers Lock and Load! Nexon USA Launches “Shattered Galaxy,” the Largest Massively Multiplayer PC Game, in Retail Stores Across North America

The award-winning “Shattered Galaxy” is ready to rock the online world

Santa Clara, CA, August 21, 2001—Nexon USA, a pioneer and innovator in the field of massively multiplayer online game development, is pleased to announce the August 21st North American retail launch of Shattered Galaxy, the largest “Massive Online Warfare” persistent universe for the PC. Shattered Galaxy, published in North America by Nexon USA and distributed by 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.

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.

Shattered Galaxy allows over 100,000 gamers to play simultaneously. Intense real-time strategy battles allow over 30 players to compete for long-term rewards. Players build and manage up to 50 combat units equipped with over 1,000 high-tech military components.

"Shattered Galaxy invigorates both real-time strategy and massively multiplayer game play,” states Kevin Saunders, Project Director and Producer of Shattered Galaxy. “The scope of the game is astounding: more units, more facets, and more players simultaneously combating than ever before experienced in either genre."

Set in a distant star 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.

Shattered Galaxy, designed for PC/Windows systems, is available in most major retail outlets for the introductory price of $29.95. Shattered Galaxy provides the best entertainment value in the massively multiplayer online gaming genre, with a special offer of $5.00/month available when purchased a one-year subscription. A standard monthly subscription rate of $9.95 is also available.

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 an environment containing thousands of concurrent combat engagements
-- 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
-- BattlemetricsTM design system provides balanced game play
-- Numerous planets on which to adventure and wage combat
-- Dozens of unique combat abilities, such as Cloak, Mind Warp and Carpet Bombing
-- The “Tier System” provides long-term objectives for teams of players
-- Multitudes of factions to join, each with their own government and society
-- Terrific price point at $29.95
--Shattered Galaxy Special Offer: $5.00/month available with a one-year subscription. A standard monthly subscription rate of $9.95 is also available

ABOUT NEXON: Nexon (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 games include titles such as Elemental Saga (http://us.esaga.com ), Shattered Galaxy (www.sgalaxy.com), Dark Ages (www.darkages.com), Nexus: the Kingdom of the Winds (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 as an experienced veteran in developing and providing service for the best massive multiplayer games on the Internet.