Nexon and Crytek Sign Publishing Deal for Warface® / Online FPS will be marketed and operated in South-Korea and Taiwan (mit Bild)

Seoul (South-Korea) / Frankfurt (Germany) (ots) -

Nexon Korea Corporation ("Nexon") announced today that Nexon and
Crytek GmbH ("Crytek") signed a publishing deal for Crytek's next-
generation online first-person shooter (FPS) game, "Warface." With
this agreement, Nexon obtained the publishing license of "Warface"
for South-Korea and Taiwan and will operate and market the game.
"Warface" is Crytek's first online FPS and is based on Crytek's
critically acclaimed CryENGINE® 3 game development solution. The game
offers next generation visuals, AI and physics in a near-future
military setting.

Min Seo, CEO of Nexon Korea Corporation said, "We are very pleased
to publish the first online game of Crytek, leaders in high-quality
FPS games. With our experience and knowledge in running online FPS
games, we will do our best to present top-notch environments for
users to enjoy high-quality gameplay sessions."

"We're excited to bring 'Warface' to Korea and Taiwan together
with Nexon, the best partner we could have wished for. Nexon's
experience in running games-as-service combined with our high
production values and hardcore gaming DNA, we believe we can
revolutionize the genre that has been invented in Korea. ," said
Cevat Yerli, Founder, CEO & President of Crytek.

About Nexon Korea Corporation.

Nexon Korea Corporation is the Korean operation arm of NEXON Co.
Ltd. (TSE: 3659.TO), a worldwide leader in free-to-play online games
headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1994, Nexon Korea
Corporation developed one of the world's first graphics-based
massively multiplayer online games and also pioneered the concept of
microtransactions in the free-to-play business model, being one of
the first companies to understand and capitalize on the opportunity
to provide deeply immersive online games for a global audience. Its
world-class creative development studios have produced some of the
most successful online game titles in video game history, including
the popular franchise MapleStory, KartRider, Dungeon & Fighter,
Counter Strike Online, Mabinogi and Sudden Attack, and is continually
experimenting with new genres and format, enabling Nexon to regularly
introduce groundbreaking new games.

About Crytek GmbH: http://www.crytek.com/company

Contact:
Jens Schaefer
Senior PR Manager
jens@crytek.com
Phone: +49 69 219 77 66 1071

Franziska Lehnert
PR Manager
franziska@crytek.com
Phone: +49 69 219 77 66 1222