Combat Arms gets Euro beta date

By Oli Welsh Published 8 September, 2008

Nexon confirms MMO FPS launch.

Nexon has announced that its free-to-play massively multiplayer shooter Combat Arms is coming to Europe, starting with a closed beta test in October.

Nexon is the Korean company that pioneered the free-to-play MMO with its massive (in all senses) RPG platformer, MapleStory, and cartoon racer KartRider.

Combat Arms recently launched in North America, and will be Nexon's second European release after MapleStory.

It's a multiplayer shooter with extensive character and weapon customisation, and an experience-based levelling system for character advancement. Nexon also promises extensive community features for clan support.

"The FPS genre is traditionally an area for hardcore gamers with a steep learning curve, but Combat Arms takes it to another level, offering a low barrier of entry with its free-to-play offering and low system requirement," said Nexon Europe manager Sung-Jin Kim.

"We have experienced a great demand from the European audience to set up a service for Europe," he said. "Now we are happy that we are just about to bring the title to the European continent, starting with the closed beta in late October."

We'll have more info on Combat Arms, including how to get involved in the beta test, soon. In the meantime, take a look at the screenshot gallery.

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Comments (5) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Eraysor #1 3 years ago

    Korean RPGs are universally terrible grind-fests with endless anime characters, so an FPS is a nice change.

  • Lemming81 #2 3 years ago

    Oli, what happened to part 2 of the Warhammer Online beta preview?

  • Oli Verified Reviews Editor, Eurogamer.net #3 3 years ago

    Good question, Lemming81.

    Basically, I was all set to do it after we got back from Leipzig Games Convention - which is exactly when they shut down the closed beta servers, so I couldn't play any more. Unfortunately there were many things I needed to research and check up on in-game before I could write the piece.

    The servers were down for two weeks, and put back online for the open beta yesterday, but we're so close to launch now that I figure I should fold those impressions into my review, which you'll be able to read very soon

  • skelly117 #4 3 years ago

    Nice to hear when it comes and hope i can get in the beta

  • fatfoogoo #5 3 years ago

    I've been playing the game for a bit now on American servers, and while there was some noticeable lag, it didn't really disrupt game play (too much). The surprising thing about this free-to-play is that the microtransaction items really do a good job of providing a satisfactory purchase, and don't unbalance game play. in other words, even with my new toys, I was still getting blasted away by a sniper. ;)