MapleStory is probably one of the biggest online games to come out of Korea and its only growing bigger with Nexon’s new game iTCG Online.
iTCG Online is in the same game world of Maple Story, and shares many of the same characters, monsters and skills — just in trading card format. Nexon already has many online games on their roster but this will be the company’s first browser-based game, meaning no separate download will be required to play.
In getting ready for the official launch, Nexon is opening up their second beta run starting on January 20th. Player data from this beta will be kept for the launch, so if you’re itching for that hot card-on-card action (and by that I mean free starter decks, attacking monsters, character cards, items and sidequests, card trading boards) now’s the time to try it out.
Nexon.com is a Korean-founded video game company with a mission: to provide high quality games, for free! They have a unique business model that earns their profits through selling character customization. Microtransactions do not provide godly weapons to the highest bidder, but simply offer more personalization and customization options to the user’s beloved character.