ijji
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| URL | www.ijji.com |
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| Slogan | Super Free to Play Multiplayer Online Games |
| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Video game portal |
| Registration | Requires Facebook Account |
| Available language(s) | English (all titles), Spanish and German (Soldier Front and GunZ only) |
| Content license | Copyright |
| Owner | NHN Corporation through NHN USA |
| Launched | July 7, 2006 |
| Current status | Online |
ijji (
/ˈiːdʒiː/) is a free multiplayer game portal website operated by the Irvine-based Internet company NHN USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of South Korean NHN Corporation. NHN also has game portals in Korea (Hangame), Japan, and China. Games hosted at ijji range from traditional shooters and MMORPGs to more accessible casual games, all of which are free to download and play, and with the majority featuring competitive multiplayer gameplay.
The ijji website opened on July 7, 2006.[1] The American based game portal have published some well known worldwide titles that include A.V.A, GunZ, and Soldier Front.
ijji has decided to focus more on the "hardcore" gaming segment, as they have already released Alliance of Valiant Arms and Soul of the Ultimate Nation in 2009. ijji has recently released Genesis A.D into open beta.[2]
ijji surpassed 10 million unique registered users in November 2009 and created a new logo for their game portal. The old orange ijji logo was replaced by a new metallic looking logo that is still being used today.[3] In this same month, all flash games on ijji.com that required no download were closed and removed from the game portal.[4]
In June 2011, ijji partnered up with Steam, the popular game distributing platform developed by Valve Corporation, and released Alliance of Valiant Arms as one of the free-to-play games available on Steam. This partnership allowed for the increasing of the community size of the free-to-play game portal. As a celebration, ijji gave away a free exclusive weapon, the British L8A52 rifle for new users who signed up on Steam.[5]
Starting on October 26th, 2011, ijji removed the ability to sign up for a new ijji account. Instead, users will log in with their facebook account to play ijji games. Existing users are still able to login with their old accounts.
On January 5th, 2012, ijji was acquired by Aeria Games.
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[edit] List of ijji Games
[edit] Core Games
- GunZ: The Duel (2007) [1]
- Soldier Front (2007) [2]
- Alliance of Valiant Arms – Urban Operation (2009) [3]
[edit] Hosted Games
- Luminary – Rise of the Goonzu (2007) [4]
- Lunia (2008) [5]
- Rohan: Blood Feud (2009) [6]
- HolyBeast Online (2009) [7]
- Karos Online (2010) [8]
- Splash Fighters (2010) [9]
- Pandora Saga (2011) [10]
- Cosmic Break (2011) [11]
[edit] Closed Games
- Gunbound (2006 – Transferred in July 2009 to game portal Softnyx)
- KwonHo: The Fist of Heroes (Closed/Open Beta 2007 – November 2007)
- Huxley: The Dystopia (Closed Beta 2009 – Sept 2010)
- Karma: Operation Barbossa (Closed Beta 2009 – Dec 2010)
- Drift City (2007 – Transferred in October 2010 to game portal GamesCampus)
- Soul of the Ultimate Nation (2009 – December 2010)
- Warrior Epic (2010 – November 2010)
- Atlantica Online (2009 – Transferred in March 2011 to game portal Nexon America)
- Genesis A.D. (2010 – April 2011)
- Neo Steam (2010 – December 2011)
- Golf King
- Gunster
[edit] References
- ^ "ijji – Where Gamers Unite!". Bbs.ijji.com. 2006-07-07. http://bbs.ijji.com/bbsView.nhn?bbsId=pm_notice&page=39&skinId=&id=767. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ^ "ijji Surpasses 9 Million Members; Boasts Staggering Growth – Games News at IGN". Games.ign.com. 2009-10-07. http://games.ign.com/articles/103/1032766p1.html. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ^ "Heading into New Decade and 10 Million Members, ijji.com Unveils New Logo". games.ign.com. 2009-11-09. http://pc.ign.com/articles/104/1043348p1.html. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ "Mini Games and Card/Board Games Closing!". bbs.ijji.com. 2009-11-02. http://bbs.ijji.com/bbsView.nhn?bbsId=pm_notice&page=1&id=2014. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ "Alliance of Valiant Arms comes to Steam". www.gamergaia.com. 2011-06-14. http://gamergaia.com/home/gaming-news/2-news/733-alliance-of-valiant-arms-comes-to-steam.html. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
