Warhammer Online Heads To Korea

14 Nov 2008 at 13:57:23 by Paul Younger

Korean gamers will soon be entering the world of Warhammer Online thanks to a deal between EA and Korea’s largest game portal Hangame. 

The companies have signed a multi-year agreement that will see Hangame publish the game in Korea. Warhammer currently boasts 800,000 registered users and the Korean game is expected to go live some time in 2009.

“I am thrilled to be working with Hangame to bring Warhammer Online:Age of Reckoning to the Korean gamers,” states Mark Jacobs, generalmanager of Mythic Entertainment. “Warhammer is a remarkably rich andexciting fantasy world and we’ve seen it truly come to life as anMMORPG thanks to the passion and enthusiasm of our fans. By partneringwith Hangame, we hope to provide Korean gamers with a fresh, newfantasy experience and years worth of Realm vs. Realm adventures on thefrontlines of WAR.”

Wook Jung, Director of Hangame, said that “itis an honor to publish Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning in Korea. Itis a true MMORPG masterpiece which has received an astonishing responseand rave reviews from critics and gamers around the world. With theaddition of WAR to the NHN game platform and global network, wecontinue to expand our services in order to provide gamers in Korea

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