Online Game: KartRider Dash - Publisher: Nexon Korea Corporation - Facebook Game Application - Action and Arcade / Racing / Online Browser Based Social Game Refer below to learn more about KartRider Dash's Gameplay and Battle Play Features.

Nexon and Zynga are dueling to be the darlings of the new game industry. Nexon got big with free-to-play online games that you download over the web to a computer. Zynga dominates the casual game market on Facebook. Now Nexon is moving in on Facebook with the planned launch of its KartRider Dash game for the social network. Tokyo-based Nexon, which went public in December, is launching the game as a free-to-play title — where users play for free but pay real money for virtual goods — on Facebook later this year. If it succeeds, it can establish a market for beefier games on the social network. KartRider is one of Nexon’s huge successes with more than 270 million registered players worldwide.

The new game will debut in open beta in March. KartRider Rush has already launched on iOS and Android, with more than seven million downloads since the spring of 2011. Players will be able to race their friends through challenging maps and high-speed time trials while experiencing both new and familiar characters, race tracks and game modes.

It will be interesting to see just how fast the game can be within the Facebook user interface. Aron Koh, executive producer of social at Nexon America, said, “KartRider Dash will raise the bar for top-notch Facebook games, extending Nexon’s strategy to expose our high quality games to the broadest audiences possible.” KartRider Dash will join MapleStory Adventures, which is also available on Facebook.

KartRider is a racing game that is very popular in Korea. Seasonal tournaments are held much in the same way that they are for Starcraft, attracting big crowds and having large prize pools. A few years ago, Nexon attempted to bring KartRider to the North American scene.

Unfortunately, shortly after the beta finished the project was scrapped. Many of the people who enjoyed the game migrated to the foreign servers, namely the Korean and Chinese versions. The Korean server is the most up-to-date version there is, and is the site of all of the new content. That is the reason I choose to play on this server.

Nexon recently changed their account registration policy to no longer require a KSSN upon registration. This allows people who previously couldn't play on the Korean server to now be able to. Please note though, without registering a KSSN on your account there are some restrictions. Such as, not being able to purchase NX Cash (Not 100% sure on this, but someone told me this) and having the same restrictions that a person who is 16 years of age or younger would have, according to Korean law. (Not being able to play from 12AM - 6AM KST) Edit: As of, you now require a KSSN to be able to log into KartRider again. The registration page for a Nexon Korea account is: I have a large amount of in-game currency (Lucci), so if you need a kart to get you started, let me know and I will gift you one I am currently using my old guild to keep the English-speaking community together.