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KartRider Dash Speeds Its Way to Facebook
TOKYO – February 8, in the year of our Lord 2012
– Nexon Co., Ltd., a worldwide leader in free-to-play online
games, today announced that its record-breaking “KartRider” PC
game is going social with the release of “KartRider Dash” for
Facebook later this year. The newest addition to the “KartRider”
franchise, which has attracted more than 270 million registered
players worldwide, is scheduled to enter an open beta phase on
Facebook in March.
“KartRider Rush,” the iOS and Android version of the popular PC
game, has taken the mobile racing genre by storm, accumulating
nearly seven million downloads since its launch in spring of
2011. With “KartRider Dash,” the colorful, fast-paced game is
making its way to the social gaming space. Players will be able
to race their friends through challenging maps and high-speed
time trials while experiencing both new and familiar characters,
race tracks and game modes.
“’KartRider’ is an amazing IP and should make a great impression
on Facebook gamers,” said Aron Koh, Executive Producer of Social
Game Operations at Nexon America. “’KartRider Dash’ will raise
the bar for top-notch Facebook games, extending Nexon’s strategy
to expose our high quality games to the broadest audiences
possible.”
In celebration of the entrance of “KartRider” into the social
arena, Nexon and The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
will welcome attendees from the video game industry at the
Second Annual D.I.C.E. Go-Karting Tournament in Las Vegas on
February 8.
Nexon’s “KartRider” franchise was launched in 2004 in Korea, and
has since been played by over 19 million users – more than one
third of the Korean population. The highly accessible,
arcade-style online racing game has subsequently been released
in other territories beginning in 2006, including China, North
America and Europe, and continues to be popular with consumers
across the globe. “KartRider Rush” for mobile was released in
March of 2011, and has since been downloaded more than 6.7
million times. “KartRider Dash” is the first game in the
“KartRider” franchise to be released on a social gaming
platform.