He started Nexon in 1994, offering free online games, and developed the first MMORPG (massive multiplayer online role-playing game), The Kingdom of the Winds, the next year.

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At the time, the company had not shipped a single product and was working on an expensive project, a "massive-multiplayer online role playing game, " or MMORPG.

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With the culmination of Season Two coming up at USC October 13, the entire world will be focused on the massive online battle arena (MOBA) game.

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Stay Green beat Trademark eSports in the championship game. (Swindlemelonzz and other pro gamers can be seen in action in the videos below.) Like League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth is a massive online battle arena (MOBA) game, which pits teams of players against one another in a competitive landscape.

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At home in China, Mr. Ma is trying to stay ahead of the game as competition rises for the first time against his massive online shopping sites, Taobao Marketplace and Taobao Mall, which rival eBay.com in terms of transaction value.

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