Dragon Nest
| Dragon Nest | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | EYEDENTITY GAMES |
| Publisher(s) | Nexon (Korea) Nexon America (North America) Shanda (China) NHN (Japan) |
| Engine | Eternity Engine |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Fantasy MOG |
| Mode(s) | Online Game |
Dragon Nest is a free-of-charge massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by EYEDENTITY GAMES. It uses a non-targeting combat system ensuring that players have complete control over every single one of their character's movements. Dragon Nest requires users to advance their characters by teaming up and traveling into instanced dungeons. These dungeons have randomly placed enemies, traps, paths, etc. so every dungeon run is different.
Releases
Asian Releases
On November 2, 2007, Nexon, Korea's 2nd largest developer/publisher announced that it has secured rights to Dragon Nest. It was announced that the game would be entering its closed beta in the middle of 2008. Unfortunately, the game was delayed significantly and didn't make its beta appearance until the Fall of 2009. The official release of Dragon Nest in Korea took place in March of 2010.
In December 2007, Shanda which is the leading game publisher in China announced that it would be publishing the Chinese version of Dragon Nest. The Chinese closed beta began on March 25, 2010.
It was announced on November 21, 2008 that NHN Japan would publish Dragon Nest in Japan on their Hangame JP portal. On March 4, 2010, NHN Japan announced the people who would act as voice actors of Dragon Nest characters in Japanese. It has been announced by NHN Japan that Dragon Nest will begin its Japanese closed beta on April 17, 2010.
North American Release
At the Penny Arcade Expo in 2009, Nexon America [1] announced that it would be publishing Dragon Nest in North America. It was also announced that Pop Tag! and Vindictus would be released. Originally, Dragon Nest was scheduled for a mid-2010 release. However, at Game Developers Conference in March 2010, Nexon America announced that Dragon Nest was postponed once again and is now projected for an early 2011 release.
On June 7, 2010, Nexon America [2] announced that a playable version of Dragon Nest would be shown at the upcoming E3 show in Los Angeles along with Dungeon Fighter Online and Vindictus.
Storyline
The Goddess Altea, creator of the land of Lagendia, is poisoned by her evil sister Vestinel. The poison can only be cured using an antidote made using the source of the poison itself, Vestinel's magic grail, which has disappeared somewhere within Lagendia. The players as heroes of Lagendia must comb the land fighting evil dragons in order to find power stones that enable them to communicate with the sleeping goddess in order to find the grail, wake her and save the world.
References
- ^ "Mabinogi: Heroes Comes to NA in 2010". MMO News. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "Official Nexon America Press Release". Website. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
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External links
- Official site of Dragon Nest (Korean)
- Official site of Dragon Nest (Chinese)
- Official site of EYEDENTITY GAMES (Korean)
- Official site of EYEDENTITY GAMES (English)
- Dragon Nest Gamezone on MMOSite