Nexon's MapleStory Universe will build an Avalanche Subnet.
Nexon's MapleStory Universe will build an Avalanche Subnet.
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Nexon’s MapleStory Universe Web3 MMO will use Avalanche blockchain

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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The legendary online game MapleStory is coming to the Avalanche blockchain in the form of a Web3-enhanced extension of the franchise.

MapleStory, a core intellectual property of Nexon Group, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that has been played for over 20 years. It remains a cult favorite today.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.