Premier League: Nexon Korea (video games) a regional partner of Manchester United FC in South Korea

The Korean branch of Nexon, the video games publisher and developer, has become a regional partner of Manchester United FC (Barclays Premier League) in South Korea, the club announced on 11/08/2015.

The company, which specialises in social gaming, will propose a co-branded version of the online football simulation EA Sports FIFA Online 3, the multiplayer version targeted to the South Korean public. Nexon Korea will offer a gameplay specifically dedicated to Manchester United fans. Users can play with club legends such as Sir Bobby Charlton, Denis Law, Bryan Robson, Denis Irwin, Park Ji-Sung and Andy Cole. The club boasts 15 million fans in South Korea.

Manchester United are also been linked to Gloops, the Japanese video game publisher, since the 2013-14 season. Specialising in mobile and social gaming, the Gloops company, founded in 2005, launched the management game "European Club Team Soccer Best Eleven Plus" in 2013. It has been downloaded over 1.4 million times. Gloops promote the game in Japan through their partnership with the Red Devils.

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