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WEBZEN Inc. (NASDAQ: WZEN), a leading global online entertainment developer, publisher and operator, today announced the company has started development of Endless Saga™, a new massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for the PlayStation®3 (PS3) computer entertainment system. WEBZEN unveiled a first look at the colorful new MMORPG at the Annual PlayStation Meeting hosted by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (SCEJ). Produced by WEBZEN’s D-Studio, Endless Saga is slated for release in 2007 for both PS3 Online and PC Online.

“WEBZEN is honored to be among the select group of third-party publishers invited to participate at this year’s Annual PlayStation Meeting,” said Nam Ju Kim, CEO, WEBZEN, Inc. “We’re excited about being one of the first publishers to bring a new online game to the PS3. We look forward to working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment Japan throughout the development cycle to ensure this new fantasy game appeals to MMORPG and PS3 fans everywhere.”

On the event floor, SCEJ provided attendees with a sneak preview of Endless Saga. The crowd was treated to a glimpse of screen shots and a movie trailer highlighting the MMORPG’s innovative gameplay, graphics and creative story and characters.

More details about Endless Saga will be unveiled in future announcements.

I know this press release has been posted before but the screens are new
Apparently the first pic is real-time and the game is using the Unreal 3-engine. i really like the art -- and beeewbs.

Official site here: http://www.endlesssaga.com/#

 

[sly]

Beautiful art! Her face looks less manly in pics .

 

[kevm3]

I really like the lighting.

 

[aerofx]

Yeah the artwork looks fantastic. Her face looks funky in the 3D shot though.

 

[olimario]

Fan Mace
Looks great in the screenshot, but it didn't look nearly this nice in motion.

 

[UltraMagnanimous]

Horrendous. I'm embarrassed just looking at it.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Looks like they already started redoing her ingame model. Doesn't look manly anymore. My interest went down since its a MMORPG, but they might be able to pull off a decent battle system which will get me interested again.

 

[gofreak]

Did they run that screenshot through a filter? It has a very stylised look to it (see the armour etc.)

 

[Gc-Freak]

If this is in-game then bought

 

[u_neek]

I think that hear ear looks really ugly but apart from that the real-time screens is hawt as hell!

 

[ronito]

With Blonde hair of course

 

[Elios83]

With Blonde hair of course

:lol :lol :lol

 

[EGM92]

Am I the only one who said "Valkyrie Profile?" when looking at the art?

 

[Luscious LeftFoot]

No, but it's pretty standard Valkyrie battle gear.

 

[jiggle]

Looks good. Glad they changed her face. Even if it's just a touched up image, at least they know something was wrong with it.

 

[Striek]

Its exactly the same face from the trailer...it looks like a direct feed capture from the trailer.

 

[The Bookerman]

She looks like scarlett johanssen(in the concept art one.).

and WEBZEN? WTF, it was the first time I ever heard of them was at e3, where they handed out huge bags.


Unless they bring somethin unique, I won't play their games.

 

[UtadaBarkley]

Damn, Tig ol bitties. Art is okay, nose *is* little on the large side, but aren't you guys tired of seeing perfect looking people in your games? Why not have some variety? I'm wit it, and you guys should be wit it too. If I was a game I'd hit it fa sho.

 

[belgurdo]

Damn, Tig ol bitties. Art is okay, nose *is* little on the large side, but aren't you guys tired of seeing perfect looking people in your games? Why not have some variety? I'm wit it, and you guys should be wit it too. If I was a game I'd hit it fa sho.

I'd give her a sinus infection, yeah

 

[jiggle]

Its exactly the same face from the trailer...it looks like a direct feed capture from the trailer.

Are they they same? Doesn't look it to me.

 

[pestul]

I'm impressed.. she ripped Nightmare's face off, stuck it on her shoulder.. and managed to snag the iron glove right off the hand of the lord of the nazgul. :O

 

[mckmas8808]

Okay they are exactly the same. Her face is bad but the quality is great.

 

[Raven.]

Looks very good, I'm interested. The low-rez vid had me scared for a moment there(talk about loss of detail!!!).

If they can improve the 3d model so as to better match the art... I move it from interesting into Must buy category.

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[Pimpwerx]

That pic is very nice. It's the lighting...again. Lighting is gonna make or break games this gen IMO. Just throwing more polys at a scene isn't gonna make as big a difference as some nice lighting. That said, I hope they work on the armor a bit more to get it looking more like the illustration. But the screen grab shows a lot more detail that's lost in that crummy vid. But the rest of the trailer wasn't all that impressive anyway. The shadowing under the tree was off. She should have been dappled with light passing through the leaves. A nitpick, but this is the next-gen, dammit. We're allowed to nitpick. Hope the in-game visuals can match up (note: I mean during gameplay and not just cutscenes). PEACE.