Nexon America, the publishers of Dungeon Fighter Online and Maple Story, is throwing a block party for gamers east coast, west coast, and worldwide. Not your typical block party featuring annoying DJs and blackened food, but BlockParty, Nexon’s new, free service that will centralize all of its games into a single online portal, and mix it up with a social network designed to expand players’ gaming experience.

Here’s how it works: Players will be able to go to BlockParty.com and access their game accounts, launch games from their browser, and interact with other players from any of Nexon’s games. The hub will also provide players with customizable profile pages and a real-time news update that announces player accomplishments via BlockParty’s “Play Feed.” BlockParty will also bring gamers together with simple and easy buddy lists and player search tools. Through their profiles, players will also be able keep track of their friends’ gaming exploits. Think of it as Facebook for Nexon devotees, expect with games that really, really kick ass.

“Joining BlockParty and having a blast will be extremely easy,” added Kim. “Nothing is going to change about our games – still fun, still free. The addition of the social network elements at BlockParty will be familiar to most Internet users and we expect current players to forge even stronger relationships with their in-game friends and new players to quickly make friends and dive into the community. BlockParty is really about fun and friends.”

A precise launch date hasn’t been announced, but Nexon America will conduct Block Party beta tests throughout the remainder of 2009.