BlockParty

BlockParty
	File:Blockparty header.gif
Type of site	Online Game Portal, Social network service
Available in	English
Owner	Nexon America
Products	MapleStory, Mabinogi (video game), Combat Arms (video game), Dungeon Fighter Online, PopTag!, Vindictus, Dragon Nest.
URL	www.blockparty.com
Registration	Required
Users	12 million+

BlockParty is an upcoming free social multiplayer game portal, which is serviced by the Los Angeles-based Nexon America, a subsidiary of South Korean Nexon Corporation. BlockParty will succeed the current Nexon America game portal by taking over the portal service of MapleStory, Mabinogi, Combat Arms, Dungeon Fighter Online, PopTag! and Vindictus, as well as future Nexon America games.^[1]

BlockParty will service a large variety of games from the casual PopTag!, to the hardcore action Vindictus and the first-person shooter, Combat Arms. Many more online games are scheduled for publishing through BlockParty including Dragon Nest, an action MMORPG scheduled for early 2011.^[2]

Nexon Corporation also runs game portals servicing South Korea, Japan and Europe with partners in China, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Brazil, Vietnam, Russia, Indonesia and The Philippines with over 30 games and 250 million registered users.

Portal Features

BlockParty will have many features that the current Nexon America game portal does not.

The latest news on all of Nexon America's games in one place.
Connecting with friends at any time.
Seeing what your friends are up to.
Creating personal profiles.
Showing off of in-game avatars.
Sharing short bits of text with the public.

NX

The Virtual currency that will be used by BlockParty is known as NX. The NX can be used to obtain virtual game items that other users normally wouldn't have. Players can use this virtual cash to buy items for their characters in games that support a Cash Shop. NX can be obtained using credit cards, Pay by Cash, PayPal, charging through the mobile phone via Bill to Mobile, through Nexon Game Cards or through earning free NX through surveys courtesy of SuperRewards.^[3]

Nexon Game Cards

The prepaid cards contain amounts of 10,000 ($10 USD) or 25,000 ($25 USD) NX currency that can be redeemed for NX Cash. As of October 2010, NEXON Game Cards are available at the following retailers:^[4]

United States

Canada

Australia

New Zealand

Toys "R" Us

Earn Free NX

As of August 2010, Nexon America users can earn free NX by completing surveys or taking advantage of great offers from Nexon's marketing partners.^[4]

Games

Game	Launched	Status
MapleStory	May 11, 2005	Live
Audition Online	April 2, 2007	New Publishers (Redbana)
Kart Rider	-	Discontinued
Mabinogi	March 27, 2008^[5]	Live
Combat Arms	July 11, 2008^[6]	Live
Sugar Rush	-	Discontinued
iTCG Online	2009	Discontinued
PopTag!	January 26, 2010^[7]	Live
Dungeon Fighter Online	June 9, 2010^[8]	Live
Vindictus	October 27, 2010^[9]	Open Beta
Dragon Nest	TBA	Upcoming

External links

References

[1] ttp://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2009/09/nexon-announces-block-party-for-the-postpenguin-generation.html

[2] ttp://www.1up.com/news/nexon-america-shows-latest-free

[3] ttp://billing.nexon.net/WZ.ASPX?PART=%2fPurchasing%2fAccount&Lref=ANA-22&Lref=ANA-24

[NXGC-4] ttp://billing.nexon.net/WZ.ASPX?PART=/Item/GameCard

[5] ttp://mabi.nexon.net/News/View.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=00038&pageIndex=57

[6] ttp://combatarms.nexon.net/News/View.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=000ja&pageIndex=26

[7] ttp://poptag.nexon.net/News/View.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=0066Q&pageIndex=5

[8] ttp://dungeonfighter.nexon.net/News/Content.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=007xm&pageIndex=6

[9] ttp://msupdate.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/vin-vindictus-to-officially-launch-october-27/

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