Vi har idag fått ett pressmeddelande från #Nexon som gör tillkännager att det i Asien omåttligt populära MMORPG:et #MapleStory nu finns i en europeisk version. Som så många andra sydkoreanska MMO-titlar är #MapleStory gratis att spela, men vill du komma åt de mest åtrovärda prylarna så måste du betala för dessa.

Wednesday 25th July/... Nexon Group, a pioneer of interactive entertainment software and the world's leader in massively multiplayer online games , is pleased to announce the launch of its hugely popular and completely free to play online game, MapleStory, across Europe. Originally launching in South Korea in April 2003, the immensely successful MapleStory already boasts over 67 million registered users across Asia and North America.

MapleStory is a unique 2D, side-scrolling, massively multiplayer online role-playing game, featuring charming, hand-drawn graphics and simple, yet impressively deep gameplay mechanics. Players in MapleStory can look forward to facing exciting quests and fearsome, not to mention cute!, monsters as they journey through a colourful and lively world, bursting with the best elements from both popular online RPGs and classic 2D platform games.

Players can enjoy a multitude of different skills, spells and abilities throughout MapleStory, as well as numerous community features, including detailed friends lists, communication through humorous character animations and the facility to form Guilds and adventure parties. On top of this, MapleStory retains a simple, user-friendly interface, making it suitable for gamers of all ages, gender and gaming experience.

While the MapleStory software is completely free to download and play online, players can also customise and personalise their in-game characters through the purchase of costume accessories and player enhancements via a microtransaction system. This involves pre-purchasing 'NEXON cash' that can be exchanged for goods and services at a special cash shop within the game.