WEBZEN Inc., the Next Generation of Free-to-Play Online Games, announced they will hold a press event in Los Angeles, U.S.A. during E3 2012 game show.

WEBZEN announced they will be holding a press event on June 6th, 2012 in Los Angeles during the E3 2012 game show. Many global users and press will be invited to experience the excitement. Also, viewers around the world will be able to watch the event through the official live streaming website at http://www.event.webzen.com/e3livestream.



During the event, C9 will hold the '2012 C9 Championship Tournament? finals where the top two qualifying teams (NA Team: ?Gears Executor?, EU Team: ?Pony Club?) will face off for the $10,000 grand prize. Also, a new class for ?C9?, the ?Witchblade?, will be revealed for visitors to play.

Additionally, the global version of ?ARCTIC COMBAT? will be shown for the first time with a never before seen trailer. Here special edition beta keys will be given out to a limited amount of visitors. Both titles will have a media Q&A session with the producers and designers.

Jihun Lee, Head of Global Publishing, said, ??We are very excited to hold this event to have a chance to interact with global users and press during the E3 period.? Also he said, ?We hope global users will be able to feel the excitement through live stream.?

Meanwhile, the onsite event will be a private event where only visitors and press who have been invited in advance will be able to participate.

More information for the E3 2012 WEBZEN Press Event and '2012 C9 Championship Tournament? can be found on the official website  and C9 official website.

About WEBZEN Inc.
Founded and headquartered in Seoul in 2000, WEBZEN Inc. completed the merger with NHN Games in July 2010, and recently acquired YMIR Entertainment.  WEBZEN has become a leader in the MMOG market and has developed one of the world?s top online games and client/server technologies. WEBZEN is continuing the tradition of MU Online, which boasts more than 56 million registered users, with Soul of the Ultimate Nation, and ARCHLORD.

They are currently working to release more new games such as ARCHLORD 2, which is under development. Further information on ?WEBZEN.com? and its games can be found at http://www.webzen.com.