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MapleStory Gamers Worldwide : 50M+ & Counting.

Posted on Aug 30, 2010 12:28:38 PM

Fifty million users registered to MapleStory worldwide

Registering over 50 million users within days, Nexon Europe released an updated client of MapleStory, a two dimension, side-scrolling, massively multiplayer online role-playing game where gamers can enjoy a multitude of different skills, spells and abilities, as well as numerous community features including detailed friends lists, and even communication through humorous character animations and the facility to form Guilds and adventure parties.

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MapleStory was a game developed by the South Korean company Wizet. Several versions of the game are now available for specific countries or regions, and each is published by various companies such as Wizet and Nexon. Although playing the game is free, character appearances and gameplay enhancements can be purchased from the “Cash Shop” using real currency. As mentioned earlier, MapleStory has a combined total of over 50 million subscriber accounts in all of its versions. MapleStory North America (Global), for gamers mainly based in North America and outside of East Asia, Southeast Asia and Europe, has over three million players.

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The Kingdom of Loathing – KOL aka KingdomofLoathing

Posted on Aug 16, 2009 05:59:10 AM

Strategy and satire make up for stick-man graphics in The Kingdom of Loathing.

The Kingdom of Loathing, or KoL as it is popularly known among avid gamers, is meant for those who get a thrill out of challenging puzzles and a satirical edge.

KOL Kingdom of Loathing is a darkly funny, browser-based, multiplayer role-playing game designed and operated by Asymmetric Publications. The creators Zack “Jick” Johnson and writer Josh “Mr. Skullhead” are included in the operation of the web browser-based game. This player turn-based MMORPG makes up for its lack of graphical sophistication – with most of the game world drawn in a crude stick-figure style and hardly any animation at all — with clever writing and a bizarre, complex world that takes months to explore entirely. This is possibly also the only game where a player can get hopelessly addicted to goofballs and then ascend to a higher plane of existence within a brief span of 15 minutes.

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