Det senaste företaget att införskaffa sig en licens på #Valves [[Source]]-motor är #Nexon, en av Koreas största utgivare. Planen är att utveckla ett actionspel i tredjepersonsperspektivmed och med fantasysmak, en vild gissning är att det kommer att säljas via [[Steam]]. Mer detaljer ska annonseras vid ett senare tillfälle.
NEXON TAPS SOURCE FOR NEW PROJECT
March 16, 2007 - NEXON, a world leader in online game development, today announces a licensing agreement to use Source, Valve's leading game engine, to power a new title in production for the PC. The upcoming Source-based game, which will to be formally announced at a later date, will be a fantasy based, third-person action title.
"We evaluated all the engine technologies available for licensing and Source was our best choice," said Dong-gun Kim, the producer of NEXON. "With support for integrated network-physics, high-end visuals, and constant adoption of new features, Source is both the most flexible as well as the most robust technology set available today."
"It's an honor to have one of the leading publishing and development studios in the world working with Source," said Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve. "We look forward to working closely with NEXON to supply them with the tools and technology needed to create a working base for creating top-notch games that will be recognized as world-class online offerings."
About NEXON
Founded in 1994, NEXON developed the world's first graphic massive multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG), The Kingdom of the Winds." Today, NEXON is one of Korea's leading publishers of online games and the largest online gaming portal. NEXON is servicing its online game titles in Korea, US, China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore and Europe. Hit title"Kart Rider" has more than 15 million total registered users in Korea, a third of the entire Korean population. And after one year of service in China, "Kart Rider" has attracted 100 million registered users and 800,000 concurrent users.
