WEBZEN Announces First Beta Dates for Online Game Parfait Station in Korea

Business Wire, Nov 15, 2007

SEOUL, South Korea -- WEBZEN Inc. (NASDAQ: WZEN), a leading global online entertainment company, today announced that the long-awaited online action player-versus-player (PvP) game Parfait Station will soon enter closed beta testing in Korea. A PC-based online game with a casual feel, Parfait Station will begin its first round of beta testing on Dec. 7, 2007.

With a heavy focus on PvP game play, Parfait Station provides online gamers with unique controls and dynamic action. In the game's distinctive PvP system, a player's victory or defeat depends on their skill, ability to control their character and develop a team strategy.

"We are excited to bring Parfait Station to market as a break away from our more traditional, hardcore MMO games," said Nam-Ju Kim, chief executive officer, WEBZEN Inc. "With its colorful design, cute characters and casual feel, Parfait Station is reminiscent of well-made arcade games while offering the best features of today's online PC gaming. Parfait Station is the perfect product to extend our customer base beyond the hardcore online gamer with an appeal for new audiences."

The Parfait Station official site will launch on Nov. 30, 2007.

About WEBZEN Inc.

Founded in 2000 and based in Seoul, South Korea, WEBZEN Inc. (KOSDAQ, and NASDAQ: WZEN) has become a leader in the MMOG market and has developed some of the world's top online game 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 an array of exciting game titles slated for release in the world's game market. WEBZEN is also the first publisher in Korea to diversify into console platforms, including Xbox 360. In January 2005, WEBZEN announced its entry into the U.S. games market with a subsidiary, WEBZEN America, based in Los Angeles. For more information on the company and its products, please head to www.webzen.com.

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