Joymax, the developers and publishers of asian sensation MMORPG Silkroad Online, are partnering up with Russia publishers Astrum Online Entertainment to finally bring Silkroad Online to the Russian people. Interestingly enough, when the Russian publishers opened the game up in Open Beta, they actually managed to have a higher number of concurrent users than another game they publish, Perfect World Online.

Chan Woong Jeon, a CEO at Joymax, notes that, "This is the first time for Joymax to enter the market outside of Asia. I have nothing but great respect for the Russian publishing partner, Astrum."