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Lepidus  5/20/06 1:55:52 PM
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Michael Hampden spoke to Kim Jang-Joong, the CEO of ESTsoft. ESTsoft is hard at work on Cabal Online, an action oriented console-style MMORPG in development.

On the final day of E3 we sat down with Kim Jang-Joong, CEO of Korean developer ESTsoft, to talk about their exciting new project: Cabal Online. ESTsoft isn’t your typical game developer. The company has been a successful business software developer in Korea since the early 90s, and Cabal Online is actually the first game ESTsoft has ever developed. Perhaps this is why Cabal Online differs from the majority of titles we see coming out of the Korean market. For those of you who might not be familiar, Korea has a reputation for developing many high-difficulty, grind-style MMOs. These games might be appealing to Korean gamers, but traditionally have not been as successful in gaining large fan-bases in North America. Perhaps ESTsoft had this problem in mind when developing their title.

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josjikawa  5/20/06 2:02:31 PM
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Originally posted by Michael Hampden

As of now, closed beta is slotted to begin in August, with details of how to participate still to be announced. More information about the beta will likely become available once ESTsoft finds a US publisher for the title.

then what beta will begin in june? which is said on their webby

nice preview btw
 
Distortion0  5/20/06 4:27:05 PM
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I think they are going to find tht less grind doesn't mean larger playerbase :( Good to hear Korien companies are trying though.
 
mhampden  5/20/06 7:45:21 PM
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"Originally posted by josjikawa
Originally posted by Michael Hampden
As of now, closed beta is slotted to begin in August, with details of how to participate still to be announced. More information about the beta will likely become available once ESTsoft finds a US publisher for the title.


then what beta will begin in june? which is said on their webby
nice preview btw"


Well according to their CEO it will take place in August. Yes, the website says June, but I decided to go with what their CEO told me.