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Pumpkin Knight to Cause C9 Fright Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:57 AM PDT Webzen’s C9 (Continent of the Ninth Seal) will be darkening its skies with a new Halloween event. Starting on October 24, the C9 Halloween event will challenge players to collect Halloween boxes from the Pumpkin Knight, a new enemy that will appear in dungeons. These event boxes can reward treats, which in turn can be collected for Halloween gift boxes containing special costumes and other themed gear. Special new gear sets and costumes will also be available in the store, with special discounts to make the deal sweeter.    C9 Halloween Costumes & Gear

Bigpoint Cuts Jobs and US Operations Posted: 23 Oct 2012 11:22 AM PDT According to a report from GamesIndustry International, Bigpoint has made a major layoff that includes the shut down of its US operations in San Francisco. The company told GamesIndustry International that 80 employees in the Hamburg office and more than 40 in the San Francisco office are affected by the decision. The company will no longer develop games in the US. “We have seen that developing games in the US is not really the most efficient way for us at the moment,” Hubertz told GamesIndustry International. “The games that we have developed in the last two years haven’t been that successful, and the San Francisco area and Bay Area is quite a competitive market. San Francisco is, after New York, one of the most expensive cities you can live in in the US, so the people are quite expensive.” CEO Heiko Hubertz has stated further that no current products would be affected by the staffing decisions, and that Bigpoint will continue to develop new games.

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