Nexon and Red Ant Enterprises Team Up For Official Retail Launch in Australia, for the Award-Winning Shattered Galaxy!

Santa Clara, CA, November 28, 2001 - Nexon USA, a pioneer and innovator in the field of massively multiplayer online game development, is pleased to announce the partnership with Red Ant Enterprises for the December 3rd, 2001 Australian retail launch of Shattered Galaxy, the largest "Massive Online Warfare" persistent universe for the PC. Red Ant Enterprises is a premier independent retail distributor for Australia, with over twenty-five years combined staff experience in the interactive entertainment business.

Shattered Galaxy, published in North America by Nexon USA and distributed by Tri Synergy Inc., has already won critical acclaim from industry peers by claiming 4 out 6 coveted Independent Games Festival awards at the 2001 Games Developers Conference. The awards presented to Nexon for Shattered Galaxy include the Seumas McNally Grand Prize, Audience Choice Award, Technical Excellence Award and Best Game Design. Shattered Galaxy was successfully launched without patching or server crashes for three weeks, which IGN.com noted by remarking, "MMO Gaming gets a kick in the pants as one actually launches problem free." Since release, Shattered Galaxy has won Editor's Choice awards from FiringSquad, Computer Games magazine, GamePen and The Entertainment Depot.

"When Shattered Galaxy went commercial, we received dozens of emails from distraught Australian beta testers," states Kevin Saunders, Project Director and Producer of Shattered Galaxy. "We are thrilled to now be working with Red Ant to deliver intense, revolutionary massive online warfare to our friends in Australia."

Combining the key components of popular gaming genres including role-playing, real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and squad-based combat, with proprietary Nexon DOOMVAS software technology which enables versatile, rapid game world updates and feature-rich game play, Shattered Galaxy is revolutionizing online massive multiplayer gaming. Shattered Galaxy allows over 100,000 gamers to play simultaneously. Intense real-time strategy battles allow over 30 players to compete for long-term rewards. Players build and manage up to 50 combat units equipped with over 1,000 high-tech military components.

Set in a distant star system light years from Earth, Shattered Galaxy introduces players to the tragic remnants of the human race after a government experiment had gone catastrophically awry. Battling constant threats of alien and human attacks, players assume the role of military tacticians, securing dominance, wealth, prestige and political power through the shrewd manipulation of their cybernetic armies.

Shattered Galaxy, designed for PC/Windows systems, will be available in most major retail outlets. Shattered Galaxy provides the best entertainment value in the massively multiplayer online gaming genre, with a special offer of $5.00/month available when purchased a one-year subscription. A standard monthly subscription rate of $9.95 is also available.

SHATTERED GALAXY FACTS AT A GLANCE

-- The first massively multiplayer, sci-fi inspired online warfare gaming experience

-- Proprietary Nexon DOOMVAS software creates a dynamic online world of unparalleled, rich game play options for the player and world expansion options for the developer

-- A 24/7 constantly evolving universe guarantees every gaming experience will present an exciting new set of challenges

-- Over 100,000 simultaneous players supported in an environment containing thousands of concurrent combat engagements

-- Players build and manage up to 50 combat units equipped with over 1,000 items

-- Winner of 4 esteemed IGF awards including the Seamus McNally Grand Prize

-- BattlemetricsTM design system provides balanced game play

-- Numerous planets on which to adventure and wage combat

-- Dozens of unique combat abilities, such as Cloak, Mind Warp, and Carpet Bombing

-- Multitudes of factions to join, each with their own government and society

-- Shattered Galaxy Special Offer: $5.00/month available with a one-year subscription. A standard monthly subscription rate of $9.95 is also available

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