MapleStory 2 is planned for a worldwide release, Nexon America confirmed this morning.

Nexon said that the game, which has been in development since 2010, will enter closed beta in Korea later this year, and that a worldwide release schedule will be confirmed at a later date.

Last night, Nexon debuted a gameplay trailer for MapleStory 2, which they say contains footage from the game engine in its Alpha state. You can watch that here.