Press Releases
Texas Music Legend Joe Ely sends his DNA and Nobel Laureate Insights into Space
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 20, 2008--Operation Immortality, the project to create a digital time capsule of the human race, has again joined forces with Planet Make-Over, an entertainment driven social network designed to demonstrably reverse the effects of Global Warming. This alliance aims to unite and mobilize the worldwide gaming community with Planet Make-Over's mission by sending the digitized DNA of Texas Music Legend Joe Ely and Planet Make-Over's Musical Director, Stephen Bruton into space with video gaming luminary Richard Garriott as he travels to the International Space Station (ISS) on October 12, 2008. Read More…
Olympic Gold Medalist Joins the Fight to Save Humanity
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 15, 2008--Operation Immortality™, a project intended to collect and archive the very best of what humanity has accomplished, is creating a digital time capsule of the human race, including messages from people around the world and DNA samples from some of our brightest minds and most accomplished athletes. Scott Johnson, Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics, three-time National Champion and 2006 USA Olympic Hall of Fame inductee, now stands among those who have been asked to participate in Operation Immortality's mission to preserve the most talented and influential people of our time, and has submitted his DNA to be added to the capsule. Read More…
NCsoft Auctions Ability to send Human DNA Into Space
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 14, 2008--NCsoft® announced today that it will auction an opportunity for one person to send their digitized DNA into space on a special Operation Immortality sale on the popular Internet auction site, eBay. The news comes just days after the company announced that an Immortality Drive, a time capsule with the digitized DNA of select video gamers and space aficionados, and a collection of humankind's greatest achievements, will be carried to the International Space Station (ISS) by famed game designer Richard Garriott on October 12. Read More…
Best Selling Author to Send DNA Into Space
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 14, 2008--Operation Immortality™, the project to create a digital time capsule of the human race, has joined forces with famed author and game designer Tracy Hickman. Hickman is best known for his work on the Dragonlance novels and the innovative Ravenloft module of the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons game system. As part of Operation Immortality's mission to preserve the most talented and influential people of our time, Tracy Hickman will be sending his digitized DNA into space with video gaming luminary Richard Garriott as he travels to the International Space Station (ISS) on Oct. 12, 2008. Read More…
NCsoft Ushers in a New Age in Lineage II Gameplay
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 13, 2008--NCsoft®, the world's leading publisher and developer of online computer games, today announced major changes in its massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, Lineage®II. In an update from The Chaotic Throne™ series called Gracia™ - Part 1, players will find advancing in the game to be dramatically faster. This, plus a host of other changes to enhance the player experience, make this update much more accessible to newer players than before. Read More…
American Gladiator Matt Morgan to Send DNA to Space
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 13, 2008--Matt Morgan, known as "Beast" on television's American Gladiators and a professional wrestling star for Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling, has signed on to have his DNA sequenced and digitized and sent to the International Space Station (ISS) with gaming legend Richard Garriott in October. Garriott will take DNA samples from select individuals on the "Immortality Drive," a storage device that he'll leave on the ISS as part of NCsoft's® Operation Immortality™ and Garriott's latest game, Tabula Rasa®. Read More…
NCsoft Announces 2008 2Q Consolidated Sales of US$78.6M
Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 12, 2008-NCsoft® Corporation today reported second quarter 2008 sales of KRW 81.2 billion (US$78.6 million), operating profit of KRW 8 billion (US$7.7 million), pre-tax profit of KRW 10 billion (US$9.7 million), and net income of KRW 6.1 billion (US$5.9 million). Compared to the previous year, sales rose 7% while the operating profit, pre-tax profit and the net income dropped 25%, 31%, 42%, respectively. Read More…
Rock Stars to Send DNA Into Space
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug.12, 2008-Operation Immortality™, the project to create a digital time capsule of the human race, has joined forces with Planet Make-Over, an entertainment driven social network designed to demonstrably reverse the effects of Global Warming. This alliance aims to unite and mobilize the worldwide gaming community with Planet Make-Over's mission by sending the digitized DNA of rock stars Eric Johnson, Patrice Pike and Planet Make-Over's Musical Director, Stephen Bruton into space with video gaming luminary Richard Garriott as he travels to the International Space Station (ISS) on Oct. 12, 2008. Read More…
Video Gamers Immortalized in Space by NCsoft
AUSTIN, July 30, 2008--Could you be the savior of humankind? NCsoft®, the world's leading publisher and developer of online computer games, has announced it will launch the "Immortality Drive" - a time capsule with the digitized DNA of select video game players and space aficionados - into orbit when famed game designer Richard Garriott travels to the International Space Station in October 2008. Read More…
NCsoft Expands Retail Presence with New Game Cards in Stores across North America
Austin, TX, July 28, 2008--NCsoft®, the world's leading developer and publisher of online computer games, is teaming up with InComm, a technology firm that develops markets and distributes stored-value gift and prepaid products, to bring many of NCsoft's popular games to consumers on prepaid Game Cards. Read More…
