The Evolving Ring III event will be extended. The last day of the event will now be February 3.

Nexon Europe has announced that they will take over the publishing of the Global service of the popular MMORPG Dekaron as of February 22, 2012. Dekaron was previously published by Nexon subsidiary Gamehi. This comes just months after Nexon America took over the Global service of Sudden Attack from Gamehi. This also comes very soon after the announcement that Nexon Co. Ltd. had acquired the global license to Shaiya Online, which I expect to begin appearing on Nexon’s global publishing arms soon.

Although I had been expecting that either Nexon America or Nexon Europe would take over Dekaron, it’s actually a pretty big surprise to me that Nexon Europe is who is taking over Dekaron and not Nexon America. It is not usual for Nexon Europe to publish the Global service of games, especially if that game is available in English only.

For more details on the transition process see the official Dekaron website.

Sudden Attack is developed by Gamehi which was acquired by Nexon in May 2010. Nexon began major restructuring of Gamehi after the latter reported disappointing financial results for the first half of 2010. Gamehi received an awesome new logo that’s similar in many ways to the Nexon logo in April 2011. The global service of Sudden Attack transferred publishers from Gamehi to Nexon America on November 16, 2011.

Did you know that Nexon is the world’s 3rd most valuable company in the industry globally? Nexon went public in December 2011 when it was valued at approximately $7.6 billion. This is third in the world behind Blizzard Entertainment at $14.2 billion and Electronic Arts at $7.7 billion.

In 2010 Nexon’s revenues were $878 million. This compares to $4.4 billion for Activision Blizzard (the holding company for Blizzard Entertainment and Activision) and EA’s $3.8 billion. Remember, the value of a company depends not only on yearly revenue, but also on profits and growth, among other factors. Nexon’s 2010 revenues were up all of 56% from their 2009 revenues of $561.5 million!

I patiently await Nexon’s 2011 revenue report and I am expecting great news.

Shaiya Online is a popular free-to-play MMORPG developed by CHIOROCK and published in North America and Europe by Aeria Games. Check out http://shaiya.aeriagames.com/!

The quotes above were from a press release from Nexon Co. Ltd.

As we prepare for the upcoming year in MapleStory, Dual Blades, Cannoneers, Mercedes, and Demon Slayers are becoming “limited-time” character classes. These character classes will not be available in the Character Creation screen starting with the March game update, scheduled for the second week of March.

Please note this restriction will NOT affect any of these classes that were created before the restriction goes into effect.

If you haven’t started your journey as a Dual Blade, Cannoneer, Mercedes or Demon Slayer, head into MapleStory and get going today!

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: I already created a Dual Blade/Cannoneer/Mercedes/Demon Slayer. What will happen to my character?
A: This change will NOT affect any existing characters.

Q: Will my Dual Blade/Cannoneer/Mercedes/Demon Slayer character be deleted come the March game update?
A: No. All existing Cannoneer, Dual Blade, Mercedes, Demon Slayer characters will remain in the game. Your character achievements will not be harmed once this restriction goes into effect. With the March game update, no new Cannoneer, Dual Blade, Mercedes, Demon Slayer characters may be created.

Q: Can I still create these character classes now?
A: Yes. You can create any of the four classes up until we start the maintenance for the March update.

Q: Will these limited-time character classes come back?
A: Yes. Announcements regarding their return will be posted on the website.

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