Webzen's oft-delayed shooter MMO Huxley (PC), originally slated to hit in 2006 and most recently expected to hit North America in late 2008, has been delayed once again.

The North American release was delayed due to localization issues, publisher NHN USA informed Big Download, with the English version of the free-to-play game now expected to hit within the first half of 2009. The Korean version is currently in open beta.

No details were provided as to the Xbox 360 version, announced in 2005, though Webzen has long promised that it will follow the PC release.

The PC edition of Webzen's shooter MMO Huxley will hit North America and Western Europe in "late 2008," publisher NHN USA has revealed.

A subsidiary of Korean internet company NHN, the company will distribute the latest from Korea-based developer Webzen via its ijji.com portal. The title was announced for Xbox 360 and PC in late 2005 and was originally due in 2006.

"Huxley is one of the most anticipated online games currently in development, and we are very excited to bring the triple-A title to Western audiences," NHN USA CEO Whon Namkoon stated in the announcement today.

No mention was made of the Xbox 360 version, though Webzen previously stated that the 360 release would follow that of the PC edition.

GameSpy is the latest site with a Huxley preview, offering their thoughts on this Unreal Engine 3 powered shooter.

IGN is the latest site with a Huxley preview, offering an overview of all that the Unreal Engine 3 powered MMOFPS will have to offer.

There's a Huxley preview on WarCry, offering impressions of this Unreal Engine 3 powered action MMO based on a demonstration at GDC. Update: another preview can be found at GameSpot.

Also on 1UP is this Huxley Q&A. Webzen's Ki Jong Kang is asked about the deatmatch matches that are part of this MMO shooter.

Webzen sends along a new Huxley movie, showing two minutes of in-game footage from the Unreal Engine 3 powered MMOFPS.

Coming in 2007 is Huxley, an Unreal Engine 3 powered MMOFPS from Korean developer Webzen. Today we have an interview about the project, with David asking producer KJ Kang about the game's battle grounds, weapons, races, combat and more.

Huxley is divided into two playable races: Sapiens and Alternatives. The Sapiens consist of the factions ONE and SYN while the Alternatives include Alteravers and Alternixes. Players can choose their races and then choose their character’s faction. Huxley is a battle game where all characters begin in almost identical conditions and users develop their characters in accordance to their individuality. Thus, I would like to say that there is no clear concept of different classes (such as warriors and wizards in fantasy role-playing games) in Huxley. There is no division of fixed and clear duties and actions either (such as the number of rifleman or medic of military service in military genres). However, players can choose game playing styles of their preference and weapons to match the style of their choice.

Voodoo Extreme has a couple of nice snaps from Huxley, showing more from this Unreal Engine 3 powered MMOFPS.

New at GameSpot today is this Huxley Q&A. Producer Kijong Kang is asked about inspiration, races, character professions, combat, the Unreal Engine 3, and Xbox 360 plans.

Webzen sends along six new screenshots from Huxley, showing more pretty imagery from this Unreal Engine 3 powered MMOFPS. Huxley takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where Sapiens and Alternatives (both mutated human races) fight each other and a third faction called The Hybrids for world domination.

Part two of GameSpy's Huxley preview is up, this time offering details on the game's Player vs Player combat. Webzen's MMOFPS should be released later this year.

GameSpy has a Huxley preview, checking out Webzen's MMOFPS. The article touches on the game's promise and offers info on the character development system and PvE elements.

New at OGaming this afternoon is this Huxley Q&A. Producer Kijong Kang talks about creating a first person MMORPG, the pace of the game, player characters, keeping the game interesting, PvP combat and more.

Voodoo Extreme has a set of screenshots from Huxley, showing off the nice visuals of this Unreal Engine 3 powered MMOFPS in development at Webzen.

MMORPG.com has a Huxley Q&A up, chatting briefly with Kijong Kang about this Unreal engine powered MMORPG. Kang is asked about the game's character advancement system, the Advanced A.I. and Quest system, and proper localization.

Huxley-Nexus has a very brief Q&A with producer Kijong Kang, asking him about the upcoming MMORPG Huxley. Questions are about the locations in the game, vehicles, player death, locational damage and character augmentation. Thanks Blues.

Over at GameCloud you can find a Q&A with Kijong Kang of Webzen, answering questions about his company's upcoming MMORPG Huxley. A new trailer from that game is available as well.

Team Xbox has the first Huxley Q&A, asking producer Kijong Kang about this Unreal Engine 3 powered MMOFPS game. Questions are about the Huxley universe, the persistent world, similarities to games like PlanetSide and Tribes, characters, mission types, and licensing of physics and SpeedTree among other things.