Jonric: With the first phase of The Legend of Ares' closed beta having recently ended, what are your feelings as to how it went and the players' reactions?

David Shin: The first closed beta stage was eventful, and we feel it went very well. We made 10,000 digital keys available (5,000 more than our initial plan), of which around 7,000 were activated. On our website, we have over 30,000 accounts, and interest in the game is increasing daily.

As far as the players' reaction is concerned, we've received many comments as well as helpful suggestions, which we've used to improve the game. As a whole, we feel the players have enjoyed the game and we look forward to showing the rest of it in our second closed stage and open beta.