Press Releases
NCsoft Covers New Ground in City of Heroes
AUSTIN, Texas, May 21, 2008—NCsoft® Corporation, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, today announced the release of City of Heroes® “Issue 12: Midnight Hour.” The newest free expansion for current subscribers, Issue 12 brings to life a special covert group from the game’s lore, highly-anticipated Villain Epic Archetypes, more powerset options and character slots for players, plus a whole new Greek- and Roman-inspired zone to explore! Read More…
NCsoft Q1 2008 Financial Results Announced
SEOUL, South Korea, May 15, 2008—NCsoft® Corporation (KSE: 036570.KS) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. On a consolidated basis, sales came to KRW (Korean Won) 88.1 billion (US $84.3 million), operating income of KRW 19.7 billion (US $18.9 million), and net profit of KRW 8.1 billion (US $7.7 million). Operating profit showed significant improvements quarter over quarter (63%) and year over year (16%). Read More…
NCsoft Announces New Lineage II Expansion and Retail Package
AUSTIN, Texas, April 24, 2008–NCsoft® today announced the release of Hellbound™, the newest addition to the Lineage® II franchise, in conjunction with its 4th Anniversary Edition retail package. Continuing the storyline and content from December’s popular expansion Kamael™, Hellbound increases the game’s level capacity to 85 and adds significant quests and skills. Players finally get the chance to best the diabolical boss Beleth fighting their way through multiple towers in the Steel Citadel. Enhancements to the pet system enable players to grow their wolf pet into a mount called a Fenrir. Additionally, this update adds more transformation options, where players earn the ability to temporarily transform into a powerful alter-ego with special skills that will aid them in their ventures. Read More…
NCsoft Names David Reid VP of Marketing
AUSTIN, Texas, April 23, 2008—NCsoft® Corporation, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, announces the hiring of David Reid as vice president of marketing for the company’s North American business. Read More…
NCsoft rolls out NCcoin
Austin, Texas, April 16, 2008–NCsoft® Corporation, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, unveiled today the details of a new micro-transaction system called NCcoin™. This system will allow customers to use real-world money to purchase in-game items and upgrades. Read More…
Guild Wars Tops Five Million Units Sold
Bellevue, WA. Feb. 26, 2008—NCsoft® and ArenaNet® have announced that the Guild Wars® franchise of online roleplaying games has surpassed five million units sold in North America, Europe, and Asia. Read More…
NCsoft Announces Fiscal Year 2007 Results
Seoul, South Korea, February 13, 2008–NCsoft® Corporation (KSE: 036570.KS) today reported earning results for 2007. On a consolidated basis, sales came to KRW 330 billion (US$355.1 million), operating profit KRW 49.5 billion (US$53.3 million), pre-tax profit KRW 62.1 billion (US$66.8 million), and net profit KRW 45 billion (US$48.4 million). Although the company saw its sales drop 3% year over year, operating profit, pre-tax profit, and net profit increased 14%, 24% and 18%, respectively. Read More…
NCsoft Announces Promotions in North American and Global Business
Austin, Texas, December 20, 2007—NCsoft®, the world’s largest developer and publisher of online computer games, today announced two promotions within its global family. Robert Garriott is leaving his post as president of NCsoft’s North American business and moving into a role of global business development and planning. He’ll remain in Austin while working closely with NCsoft’s CEO Taek Jin Kim in his new position. Read More…
NCsoft Reveals The Kamael, the Largest Lineage II Expansion
AUSTIN, Texas, December 13, 2007–NCsoft® today announced the release of Kamael, the newest and largest addition to the Lineage® II franchise. At more than 1 Gigabyte, Kamael is the largest expansion ever for the massively multiplayer online PC game and adds an entirely new playable race, new lands, ongoing fortress battles, instanced dungeons and new account services to the game, which has continued to increase in depth and story. Read More…
NCsoft Launches Chunk 2, adding advertising, new content to Dungeon Runners game
AUSTIN, Texas, December 11, 2007–NCsoft® today announced the release of Chunk 2, the second content update for its successful free-to-download and play game, Dungeon Runners™. Read More…
