You could have asked me what the screenshot above was from a week ago and there's no way I would have ever guessed Huxley: The Dystopia. I sort of stopped paying attention to the massively multiplayer online first-person shooter (or does FPS come before MMO?) a year or so ago, like many of you likely did at some point.

Come to think of it, I don't recall seeing "The Dystopia" in the title before today, so I must be really out of the loop. But now that beta sign-ups have opened up to the U.S., my attention has been grabbed once again.

While I am still not sold on the concept of an MMO FPS, and would rather have more traditional shooters take the Modern Warfare route of incorporating RPG-like elements with enough content to make it worth leveling up, I will definitely be keeping an eye on Huxley.

Huxley: The Dystopia is Ready to Kick A**, Taking Names for Beta

Eager Gamers Can Now Sign Up for the First Crack at the Unreal Engine 3-based MMOFPS

Irvine, Calif. – May 7, 2009 – The dream game for twitch-heavy first-person shooter (FPS) players looking for the character development and community found in massively multi-player online (MMO) games is within reach.  Huxley: The Dystopia kicked-off the second phase of its teaser Web site, marking the beginning of closed beta testing signups for ijji.com’s first-of-its-kind Unreal Engine 3-based MMOFPS.  Now eager players can enter their names for a chance to be among the first to try Huxley: The Dystopia. 

The Huxley: The Dystopia site’s new additions also boast a variety of previously unseen surprises and tidbits about the game.  New items include videos, access to forums, screenshots, character descriptions, storyline background, and much more.

“Huxley: The Dystopia is ready to reveal what it has evolved into, and we want our community to be the first to see the great progress we’ve made gearing up for the game’s launch,” said Philip Yun, CEO, NHN USA, Inc. “As just talking about the game doesn’t do it justice, we are excited to invite players in to see exactly how we brought together elements of FPS’ fast action and MMO’s character development, combining it all within a intricate storyline with stunning visuals.”

Huxley: The Dystopia is a powerful combination of massively multi-player online (MMO) game character development elements and the twitch-based fast-action game play of an Unreal Engine 3-based first person shooter (FPS).  Players are thrust into a dynamic world of crisp graphics and realistic environments, where they align themselves with one of two races, Sapiens or Alternatives, in the battle to harness dwindling resources in a war-torn land.  Game play is endlessly peppered with attacks from and against the Hybrid, a mysterious third group born of the two races.

Huxley fans, game enthusiasts and anyone curious to find out more can check out the teaser Web site at http://huxley.ijji.com.

About NHN USA and ijji.com
Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., NHN USA, Inc. (www.nhnusainc.com) is the North American subsidiary of Korea’s leading Internet company NHN (KOSDAQ: 035420).  Founded in 2006, NHN USA has quickly emerged as a premier online entertainment publisher. The company’s game portal ijji.com (www.ijji.com), which boasts more than seven million unique registered gamers, hosts a diverse suite of free-to-play online games each with an optional micro-currency model that enables players to enhance their gaming experiences by purchasing in-game items.  ijji.com’s extensive game portfolio includes GUNZ The Duel®, SOLDIER FRONT™, GUNBOUND® Revolution, DRIFT CITY™, LUMINARY Rise of the GoonZu™ and MINING BOY™, and will soon include the highly-anticipated Unreal Engine 3-based massively multiplayer online first-person shooting (MMOFPS) game Huxley.