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BlockParty
File:Blockparty header.gif
Type of site
Online Game Portal, Social network service
Available inEnglish
OwnerNexon America
ProductsMapleStory, Mabinogi (video game), Combat Arms (video game), Dungeon Fighter Online, PopTag!, Vindictus, Dragon Nest, Atlantica Online
URLwww.blockparty.com
RegistrationRequired
Users12 million+
For the game publisher servicing this online game portal, see Nexon America.

BlockParty is an upcoming free online game portal and social network service, which will be 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!, Vindictus and Atlantica Online 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 the second half of 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 over 500 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] Various American university campuses (unlisted) also carry these cards in their bookstores courtesy of Barnes & Noble [5]

United States

Canada

Australia

New Zealand

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

Main article: List of NEXON games
Game Launched Status Official Website
MapleStory May 11, 2005 Live maplestory.nexon.net
Audition Online April 2, 2007 New Publishers (Redbana) audition.redbana.com (Redbana)
Kart Rider - Discontinued after Open Beta (March 2008) Website Closed
Mabinogi March 27, 2008[6] Live mabinogi.nexon.net
Combat Arms July 11, 2008[7] Live combatarms.nexon.net
Sugar Rush - Discontinued after Closed Beta in December 2008 Website Closed
iTCG Online January 20, 2010 Discontinued on June 10, 2010 [8] Website Closed
PopTag! January 26, 2010[9] Discontinued on July 14, 2011[10] poptag.nexon.net
Dungeon Fighter Online June 9, 2010[11] Live dungeonfighter.nexon.net
Vindictus October 27, 2010[12] Live vindictus.com
Atlantica Online March 29, 2011 (Service Taken Over From Ndoors[13]) Live atlantica.nexon.net/
Dragon Nest Summer 2011 Upcoming[14] dragonnest.com
MapleStory Adventures July 27, 2011 Upcoming maplestoryadventures.nexon.net

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2009/09/nexon-announces-block-party-for-the-postpenguin-generation.html
  2. ^ http://www.1up.com/news/nexon-america-shows-latest-free
  3. ^ http://billing.nexon.net/WZ.ASPX?PART=%2fPurchasing%2fAccount&Lref=ANA-22&Lref=ANA-24
  4. ^ a b http://billing.nexon.net/WZ.ASPX?PART=/Item/GameCard
  5. ^ http://maplestory.nexon.net/News/News.aspx?boardNo=100&contentNo=007G6&pageIndex=1
  6. ^ http://mabi.nexon.net/News/View.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=00038&pageIndex=57
  7. ^ http://combatarms.nexon.net/News/View.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=000ja&pageIndex=26
  8. ^ http://msupdate.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/itcg-itcg-is-closing-down/
  9. ^ http://poptag.nexon.net/News/View.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=0066Q&pageIndex=5
  10. ^ http://msupdate.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/pt-poptag-servers-taken-down-for-last-time/
  11. ^ http://dungeonfighter.nexon.net/News/Content.aspx?boardNo=101&contentNo=007xm&pageIndex=6
  12. ^ http://msupdate.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/vin-vindictus-to-officially-launch-october-27/
  13. ^ http://atlantica.ndoorsgames.com/center/news/notice_view.asp?list_seq=1776
  14. ^ http://www.massively.com/2010/06/18/e3-2010-dragon-nest-hands-on/
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