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Combat Arms to add new Specialist characters

Jun 17th 2009 on Big Download

Nexon's popular free-to-play first person shooter Combat Arms is planning to add some more playable characters to the title. Nexon is calling the characters Specialists and they come in male and (as s...

Fireteam mode launches today in Combat Arms

May 27th 2009 on Big Download

As we reported a few days ago, Nexon is set to update their free-to-play FPS Combat Arms with a new co-op themed mode called Fireteam. We now have some more info on that mode along with some screensh...

Combat Arms to add new Fireteam gameplay mode next week

May 23rd 2009 on Big Download

Nexon's free-to-play first person shooter Combat Arms continues to add new features and content and this week the company announced that they will be adding a new gameplay mode to the title on May 27...

Combat Arms trailer calls in the Fireteam

May 22nd 2009 on Big Download

This trailer for the free-to-play online shooter, Combat Arms, shows off the new Fireteam mode, where players come together and rescue hostages. Yes, the infamous "nut shot" is shown in this video t...

First Anniversary Contest: Win one of 10 Nexon game codes

May 15th 2009 on Big Download

For our next first anniversary contest, Big Download has teamed up with Nexon America to offer up 10 free codes that are each worth $25 for use in their many online PC game titles. You can use the mon...

The Digital Continuum: Business as unusual

May 11th 2009 on Massively

The subject of microtransactions has long been a point of contention. Not only do some people feel that the practice somehow lessens a game's worth, they consider the very act to be malicious in natu...

Combat Arms introduces 'Nut Shot' instant kill

Apr 2nd 2009 on Joystiq

Getting hit in the nuts isn't just for AFV anymore, as free online FPS Combat Arms has recently employed such a technique. Whenever a male player is shot, uh, down there, the words "Nut Shot" will ap...

Study claims playing FPS games improve vision

Mar 30th 2009 on Big Download

We've always laughed when certain lawyers or politcians have tried to push the theory that first person shooter games are "murder simulators" simply because playing a game with a mouse-keyboard combo...

Ouch! Combat Arms adds the 'Nut Shot' to its FPS game

Mar 25th 2009 on Big Download

Remember how cool it was to get a 'Monster Kill' in Unreal Tournament 2004 or a head shot in any number of first person shooters? Well, Nexon may have topped them all with the announcement today that...

Nexon shuts down Vancover-based dev studio

Jan 27th 2009 on Big Download

Sadly we have even more game industry layoffs to report today. Both Kotaku and Gamasutra state through unnamed sources that Korean-based online PC game publisher Nexon is shutting down its Vancouver-b...

Combat Arms gets into the Christmas spirit

Dec 17th 2008 on Big Download

Ho Ho Ho...BLAM. Don't laught too much. The next time you play Nexon's free-to-play FPS Combat Arms, the player dressed as St. Nick could be out to shoot you. Nexon is scheduled to release a new upda...

Shooting for nothing: A look at current and future free-to-play FPS games

Dec 9th 2008 on Big Download

If you are like most of us, the economy's quick drop this fall may have left you with a lack of cash to pay for that new copy of Left 4 Dead or Far Cry 2. However if you want to play a first person s...

7-Eleven offers up Nexon game containers and prizes

Nov 10th 2008 on Big Download

7-Eleven wants to make sure you come get one of their famous Slurpee drinks and to appeal to the gamer crowd they are now offering free codes to in-game items and even a beta test for games handled b...

Massively.com giveaways: Nexon Currency Cards

Nov 4th 2008 on Massively

We hope you enjoyed yesterday's NCsoft giveaways. Today we're doing a potpourri of giveaways from some Titans of the MMO game industry. Titan Tuesday kicks off with an import from the nation of South...

Combat Arms registers one million users; new content coming

Oct 23rd 2008 on Big Download

Nexon America's free-to-play multiplayer shooter Combat Arms has technically been out of beta for only a few weeks but the game has already registered one million players since it launched in an open...

Nexon's Combat Arms launches today, tournament to follow at E for All Expo

Oct 1st 2008 on Massively

Today marks the commercial launch of Nexon's newest title, Combat Arms, a free-to-play hybrid first person shooter/MMO. If the words 'free-to-play' make you cringe, have a look at the trailers on thei...

Combat Arms to officially launch Wednesday

Sep 30th 2008 on Big Download

It's been in open beta testing for some time now but this morning Nexon America announced that their free-to-play first person shooter Combat Arms is ready for prime time. The game will officially la...

Joystiq hands-on: Combat Arms

Sep 4th 2008 on Joystiq

We recently had the chance to check out Combat Arms, the free-to-play online FPS brought to US shores by Nexon of America. Nexon is best known in the states for its unique side-scrolling MMORPG Maple ...

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