Nexon America has released a new major content update for MapleStory, its epic massively multiplayer online role-playing game with more than six million registered users in North America, which adds an entirely new set of classes called the Cygnus Knights and brings a whole new storyline for Maple World inhabitants.

The Cygnus Knights characters are available for players at level 20 or up. Once enlisted as a Cygnus Knight, players start at level one, but after training and a few adventures, they will quickly be able to reach level 10 and select between a set of five new jobs: Dawn Warrior, Blaze Wizard, Wind Archer, Night Walker or Thunder Breaker.

The Cygnus Knight classes have their own quest line with advancement through 120 levels. Cygnus Knights come with one additional character slot, extra stat points and new sets of skills based on the character class. Additionally, new mounts have been introduced to the game specifically for Cygnus Knights.

“MapleStory is the premier free-to-play game on the market, and adding Cygnus Knights adds a whole new chapter to an already epic story,” said Min Kim, Nexon America’s vice president of marketing. “Cygnus Knights continues the tradition of Nexon delivering deep and exciting new content. Players will be able to take their MapleStory life in a whole new direction and accomplish some heroic deeds while trying out new jobs and skills.”

The brave knights came to MapleStory to help defend Maple World from the evil Black Mage. To help fight off the evil of the Black Mage, the young empress, Cygnus, enlisted help from Maple World and has drawn volunteers to the game’s new zone Ereve. The new zone is where the Cygnus Knights army is trained and embarks on dangerous missions to keep the world at peace.

The Cygnus Knights expansion also includes a new “Maker Skill” for players above level 45. The skill allows players to craft items out of materials found throughout Maple World. The Maker Skill can also be used to upgrade crafting materials like gems and to turn unneeded equipment items into crafting material.

The update also includes two new skin colors, pink and green, and plastic surgeries, giving more customization options to a player’s characters. Also, Vicious’ Hammer is a Cash Shop item that can be used on any piece of equipment, except for pet equipment, to increase that item’s upgrade slots by one.

For more information on the new update or to download and play MapleStory for free, go to http://maplestory.nexon.net.

Summer is officially here and MapleStory rolled out its latest update with a sunny new set of features to provide its players more fun and adventures. The update offers an exciting new title system, time travel to battle the game’s biggest challenge, Pink Bean, work as a secret agent and the opportunity to be a hero as part of a party quest to save the polluted Ellin Forest.

Here are more details on these exciting updates:

Time Temple – Players travel through time via the ‘Time Temple,’ to stop Kirston from reviving the Black Wizard. There are numerous new monsters to battle, including the toughest boss ever, Pink Bean. This undefeated monster champ of the world might look cuddly but is so deadly, it has yet to experience defeat.

Title System – Players complete special challenge quests and earn medals that display below their characters names in game.

Title medals include:

• Diligent Explorer: Log in for three hours every day for a set number of days.
• Veteran Hunter: Kill 100,000 monsters your level or above.
• Party Quest Mania: Achieve the S rank on eight party quests.
• Quest Specialist: Complete 800 quests.
• Celebrity: Acquire 20,000 fame points.
• Ultimate Warrior, Magician, Thief, Bowman, or Pirate: Reach level 200

Some titles can only be held by one Mapler at a time and will be replaced if another player tops their record. These titles are:

• Donation King: Donate the most mesos to any one town.
• Maple Idol Star: Be the most famed person in MapleStory.
• Legendary Hunter: Kill the most monsters of any type your level or above

Finding Master M – Look out for secret agents, who have invaded the Maple World. Players can join them on exciting missions to uncover the true identity of Master M. Event quests give players the chance to gather clues which assist in unveiling Master M’s identity. Players who complete this mission will be rewarded with an Agent Equipment set. This event runs through August 25.

Agent Training Program – Players will test their combat skills in this new program, which pits an individual player or team of players against boss monsters for the ultimate monster battle. Players must defeat each monster to advance to the next stage and do not see their EXP suffer if defeated.

Ellin Forest Party Quest – Three to five players rally together in this party quest to save the polluted Ellin Forest. Players travel back in time and battle their way through the poisoned forest to uncover the cause of the pollution.

All these new features are now available for free in MapleStory. For more information about MapleStory’s “Summer Warm-Up,” please visit: http://maplestory.nexon.net/