CAMON HERO Announces First Update

CAMON HERO Presents First Update Only a Week After OBT Started

Seoul, Korea – April 3rd, 2009 – HanbitSoft Inc. today announced that CAMON HERO, a highly anticipated online Card Collection MMORPG developed by T3 Entertainment Corp., went on its first update on March 31st in Korea. This is first update in only a week after the game started open beta service.

The update includes new play modes and several items. In ‘Luxurious Toy’ mode, players will meet with a huge boss monster called ‘Luxurious Toy’. Here, the players must kill the monster with a joined party, so good cooperation play is very important. In ‘Master Sandman’ mode, players are encouraged to occupy a boss moster ‘Slow’ which uses special magic. Both modes allow only 30 level characters.

For new items, ‘Guild Stone’ and new weapon set is added. ‘Guild Stone’ is an item which increases the guild point. Guild points are needed for growing the guild. New weapon sets are ‘God’s Rage’ and ‘Godess’s Rage’. ‘God’s Rage’ is a both handed swords which randomly creates thunderstorms when its used. ‘Goddess’s Rage’ is a cane which also makes thunderstorms randomly when it’s used.

With great responses by the gamers, CAMON HERO’s open beta is on a good pace. After 2hours of open beta, HanbitSoft had to set up ten additional channels, and for continuous new comers, the company is planning to add more. CAMON HERO is introducing its most important system, Card Book System, next week, and release bigger updates from then.

Hellgate NEWS

HELLGATE: LONDON Will Have Stronger PvP System

Seoul, Korea – April 1st, 2009 – HanbitSoft Inc. announced that HELLGATE: LONDON, an online action RPG developed by Redbana US Studio, will have stronger PvP system after its extensive 1.5 Patch.

Hellgate: London’s 1.5 Patch will introduce various PvP Modes such as ‘Team Death Match’, and a dueling system. Players will be able to choose a mode that best fits their play style, and experience diversity of PvP game-plays. There will be plenty of options to apply when players create the room which will allow the players to enjoy PvP in most favorable conditions. Another remarkable difference is that players will be able to play in 1:1 to 5:5 at most depending on the different modes. A button for inviting guild members will be updated to allow players to easily join their guild members. HanbitSoft added the announced details may change in future.

HanbitSoft posted the general introduction of 1.5 Patch on March 6th through Hellgate’s Korean official website, and is updating the details every Friday. So far, the company announced that there will be Mode Merger, Achievement Reward System, Instance Swtiching and Item Linking, and Consignment House. The company will be revealing more details every week on rest of 1.5 patch contents through Hellgate’s Korean official website.

HanbitSoft also made announcement regarding service in outside of Korea. “There have been many inquiries from US and European Hellgate players surrounding the availability of the game in those respective territories” said Kee Young KIM, CEO of HanbitSoft, and added “HanbitSoft does own the intellectual property of Hellgate: London and is interested in providing the game in the US and Europe, but is unable to do so at this time because Namco Bandai has the publishing rights for those regions. We cannot open up the server in Korea to allow access by US and European players as this will constitute infringing upon Namco Bandai’s publishing rights in the US and Europe. HanbitSoft is currently doing its best to improve the game.”

GRAND MER Teaser Movie

Check out the teaser movie of GRAND MER.

This game just opened its official website in Korea.

http://gm.hanbiton.com

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Check out our new online trolling game

HanbitSoft Announces World’s First Online Trolling Game GRAND MER

Seoul, Korea – April 1st, 2009 – HanbitSoft Inc. announced the new title GRAND MER, world’s first online trolling game developed by T3 Entertainment Corp., and released artworks for the first time. Official website (http://gm.hanbiton.com) also opened yesterday.

According to HanbitSoft, GRAND MER, in French, means Large Sea. GRAND MER will bring about the fantastic world of trolling; a highly energetic sport that requires speed and power, into 3D online game. The game concentrated embodying the unique sense of fishing into online, which is the essence of fishing. For this, developers are currently working on making a fishing controller that will heat up the pleasure of fishing.

Gamers who don’t have any trolling or even general fishing experience can easily play the game. The game provides system that anyone who doesn’t have any knowledge of fishing can enjoy with simple control. Gamers will meet with grand fish that actually exist such as sharks, spearfish, giant blue fin tuna and more. From normal ones to futuristic ones, players can play with various kinds of boats and equipments, and experience the excitement of trolling as if they are out at the sea.

HanbitSoft also released exquisite art works, screen shots and teaser movie for the first time. Images show visual of six individual characters and the lively created oceans. From the images, gamers will be able to grasp the general concept of GRAND MER.

“GRAND MER is developed by masters of fishing games who have been working on only fishing games for almost 10 years. With their extraordinary record and passion, development is going very well, and we expect to release the game very soon” said Yoora Kim, CMO of HanbitSoft, and added, “We will put best efforts to bring out GRAND MER soon with distinctive visuals and dynamic thrill of trolling all together.”

GRAND MER is developed by T3 Entertainment, a team of veterans who made VIRTUAL DEEP SEA FISHING, a great hit fishing game, which was also published in the U.S in 1998.

CAMON HERO OBT news

CAMON HERO’s OBT is Doing Great!
HanbitSoft had to Expanded 10 channels 2hours After Open

Seoul, Korea – March 26th, 2009 – HanbitSoft Inc. today announced that CAMON HERO, an highly anticipated online Card Collection MMORPG developed by T3 Entertainment Corp., had a great start in its open beta service on March 24th, and that it is quietly drawing gamers’ attention.

CAMON HERO had attracted gamers with its rather peculiar concept as ‘Card Collection MMORPG’ since Gstar. According to HanbitSoft, CAMON HERO had to expand seven channels in an hour after it had begun its Open Beta Service because of the sudden crowding. In first two hours, HanbitSoft added more channels and operated with 10 channels to manage continuously increasing gamers’ access.

Players who joined in CAMON HERO’s open beta started posting positive responses on its official website, such as “It is more fun than I expected. It’s a well made game”, “CAMON HERO is juicy and speedy!” and “Entertaining! Especially collecting cards!”

“Despite the unfavorable condition, we are very excited to see gamers come constantly and leave with satisfaction. Because March is known as slack season in online game industry and CAMON HERO stuck to its plan to open during the weekday at day time, we are very satisfied about the current status. It is so much more than we had expected especially when we didn’t really do any particular marketing activities” said Yoora Kim, CMO of HanbitSoft, and added “more and more new players are joining the game, and we are preparing a new server for them. We are very thankful to those gamers who kept their royalty and waited for CAMON HERO’s open.”

After its final test in November last year, CAMON HERO quietly went through an extensive modification, and improved its quality by running number of Focus Group Tests. With its come back, CAMON HERO is now tempting the gamers with its familiar systems and a bulk of fresh and new contents.

For more information, visit CAMON HERO’s official website in Korea at http://camon.hanbiton.com, or contact Janelle HA at hBonkiE@hanbitsoft.co.kr.

CAMON HERO, HERE WE GO~

HanbitSoft Releases CAMON HERO OBT Details

HanbitSoft Inc. today released details of CAMON HERO, an highly anticipated online Card Collection MMORPG developed by T3 Entertainment Corp., which will begin open beta test on March 24th. From March 24th, players will be able to meet with CAMON HERO’s unique systems that are combined with card and RPG features.

CAMON HERO’s character advancement system is not much different from other MMORPGs except after when the character is advanced, players will be able to experience strategic game-plays through interplay among characters and warriors of various roles. For players who play CAMON HERO for the first time, they all begin venturing the world as ‘adventurers’. And after awhile, characters are encouraged to advance into ‘heroes’ by rebirth and occupation change. At level 10, players choose character’s combat type through Rebirth System which there is three types choose from; physical, magical and summoning. At level 30, players will face ‘Secondary Occupation Change Stage’, where they get to choose another type from fighter, magician, and summoner. By choosing types that most fit their play style, players can make their character specialized in one unique characteristic or develop as hybrid shape as they uniquely create their own characters.

Uniquely created characters will explore the adventure with the warriors which are summoned by various cards. Warriors, players’ comrades, have various roles. ‘Warrior Private Warrior’ increases warrior’s skill rates, ‘Hero Private Warrior’ increases character’s skill rates, ‘Tanker’ takes monsters attacks instead of character, ‘Dealer’ attacks on behalf of character, ‘Healer’ heals character and warriors, and lastly, ‘Buffer’ give strengthening effects to both character and warriors. Players are encouraged to have a thorough knowledge of their characters’ qualities so that they would come up with good strategy of when to use what cards to summon which warriors that most likely be suitable for their characters.

In game BBS (Bulletin Board System) is another feature CAMON HERO is proud of. In BBS, players are able to choose various battle modes, by whichever game play styles they like. So far, there are three modes; Annihilation Battle Mode, Person to Person Battle Mode and Boss Battle Mode. In Annihilation Battle Mode, players have to kill the monsters in given amount of time, and in Person to Person Battle Mode, player who survives from the battle between the players wins. Each mode drops different item and cards, that in order to win various kinds of rare items and cards, players are encouraged to play in all modes and enjoy the fun of collecting the goods.

For more information, visit official website at http://camon.hanbiton.com/, or contact Janelle N.E HA at hBonkiE@hanbitsoft.co.kr.

CAMON HERO Starts Open Beta Test on March 24th

Seoul, Korea – March 17th, 2009 – HanbitSoft Inc. announced today that CAMON HERO, an Online Card Collection MMORPG developed by T3 Entertainment Corp., is starting open beta service in Korea on March 24th.

CAMON HERO is a MMORPG for light gamers especially who are tired of playing same, ordinary MMORPGs. CAMON HERO presents unique system combined by card and RPG features that anyone who are interested in online games can easily learn and enjoy. From the beginning to the end, the game focuses on cards, since each feature is both directly and indirectly related to card system. Players are encouraged to use various cards for summoning warriors and activating skills, and adventure the world of ‘Continent of Aria’ with their characters.

On March 24, CAMON HERO will offer full of entertainment with strengthened card features. Players may experience strategic game-plays through summoning and combining various warriors of different roles, and using cooperation of character and warriors. There will also be a new tutorial that introduces scenario and control system of the game to let the players feel comfortable to learn and play.

“HanbitSoft’s three out of five games that have been shown in last year’s Gstar are now in commercial service and they are in good shape” said Yoora Kim, CMO of HanbitSoft, and added, “we expect CAMON HERO to be the next success. We have put a lot of efforts to strengthen the core features and upgrade the quality since Gstar, I hope Korean gamers will enjoy it.”

HanbitSoft added that CAMON HERO’s friendly graphic images and simply unique Card System have captured foreign buyers’ interests, and the company has been receiving many inquiries recently that oversea expansion will precede fairly fast.

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