Wayi to Launch MMORPG Granado Espada (GE) Online
Wayi International Digital Entertainment, a developer and operator of online games in the Taiwan market announced on August 14th that it will launch Granado Espada Online (GE Online), a massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG) introduced from South Korea, in the Taiwan market at the end of the month.
The closed beta test of GE Online available to a limited 50,000 registered players began on August 8 and has reached a concurrence level of 17,000 simultaneous players. Wayi indicated that it would operate GE Online by charging a monthly fee, which includes a free combination of virtual items for the game chosen from several available by the user.
In addition to the free items, users can purchase additional items at a designated online item mall, Wayi noted. Wayi announced that GE Online is expected to eventually reach 80,000 simultaneous players.