▁a ▁certain ▁number ▁of ▁card ▁uses ▁per ▁battle . ▁C ards ▁are ▁bought ▁in - game ▁or ▁trad ed ▁with ▁other ▁players . ▁ ▁English ▁version ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁We M ade ▁Entertainment ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Digital ic ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁release ▁Dig imon ▁R PG ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁currently - in - development ▁sequ el , ▁Dig imon ▁Masters . ▁Origin ally ▁Digital ic ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁CD C ▁Games , ▁however ▁the ▁contract ▁was ▁cancel led . ▁ ▁Dig imon ▁Battle ▁is ▁the ▁English ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁Dig imon ▁R PG , ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁som etime ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁by ▁CD C ▁Games . ▁An ▁open ▁beta ▁was ▁released , ▁with ▁Korean ▁M MO ▁developer ▁and ▁service ▁provider ▁" We M ade ▁Entertainment " ▁handling ▁its ▁operation , ▁and ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁officially ▁released ▁April ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁We M ade ▁announced ▁Dig imon ▁Battle ▁would ▁be ▁closed ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Development ▁Kevin ▁Se o , ▁CE O ▁of ▁We M ade , ▁looked ▁to ▁comments ▁from ▁fans ▁for ▁insp iration ▁when ▁creating ▁the ▁English ▁adaptation . ▁From ▁May ▁ 1 9 ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁players ▁could ▁level ▁up ▁their ▁characters ▁as ▁quickly ▁as ▁possible ▁and ▁train ▁five ▁of ▁their ▁Dig imon ▁to