March 25, 2008NCsoft Licenses Unreal Engine 3
SEOUL, KOREA (March 25, 2008)–NCsoft® Corporation, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, today announced that it has reinforced its relationship with Epic Games, Inc. by licensing Unreal Engine 3 to develop two unannounced, top-tier massively multiplayer online games. NCsoft has achieved spectacular results working with the Unreal Engine over the years, shipping the highly successful Lineage® II, and the soon to be released Exteel™, using Unreal Engine 2.
March 12, 2008Dev Corner: City of Heroes Development with Matt Miller
Matt Miller, Senior Lead Designer for City of Heroes® at NCsoft® NorCal, discusses what’s happened since NCsoft fully acquired the franchise, and looks ahead to Issue 12: Midnight Hour and beyond.
March 7, 2008New Exteel video at IGN
This new Exteel™ video, an IGN exclusive, centers on the venerable Pinkett mechanaught and is the first in a series of video features we'll be developing for the game over the next few months.
March 5, 2008Dev Corner: Tabula Rasa - State of the Game
Starr Long, the Producer of Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa®, updates us on the state of the game, as well as moving forward to the exciting things to come.
March 5, 2008CTF mode introduced into Exteel
The latest content update for Exteel™ features an all-new Capture the Flag (CTF) mode for NCsoft®’s popular free-to-play robot action game, which our rabid player base has just been dying to get its hands on. The March 3, 2008 update also features two new arena maps, two new Mechanaughts, new weapons, skills, and more! Please visit the Exteel web page for more on how you can get into the fun.
March 5, 2008NCsoft heaves out Dungeon Runners update
NCsoft®’s Dungeon Runners™ team is keeping things cool for its players by launching a new content update that provides some frosty surprises including snowmen, a new dungeon, new items and improvements to the waypoint system.
February 26, 2008Guild 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.
February 19, 2008Come visit us on Facebook
A number of players are joining our growing game communities on Facebook, so why don't you? We have individual pages for Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa®, Dungeon Runners™ and Exteel™. Join today!
February 13, 2008NCsoft 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.
February 12, 2008A Valentine's Day Wedding for City of Heroes
Valentine's Day will be a special occasion for two of Paragon City™'s well-known heroes: Manticore™ and Sister Psyche™ are getting married! Be on hand for the festivities as well as the kick-off of this year's Spring Fling event on Thursday, February 14. You can read all about it in the City of Heroes® forums here.
February 8, 2008City of Heroes Double XP Weekend Returns
The ever popular Double XP weekend for City of Heroes® has returned! Starting on Friday, February 8, following our weekly maintenance period, all defeat rewards, including experience, prestige and influence or infamy will be doubled. This event will continue through the weekend and conclude the night of Sunday, February 10.
February 1, 2008Tabula Rasa is Play Magazine's Best Online RPG
Play Magazine has given Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa® their "Best Online RPG" award of 2007 in the February 2008 issue. They write, "From the early battlefields of the Divide to the Foreus Plateau, Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa presents a compelling moral/political sci-fi yarn sprinkled with just enough clever hybrid gameplay to escape the clutches of the MMO cookie cutter. TR's instances are well written, its world designs are thoughtful, and the cloning concept provides for highly rewarding class experimentation." Congratulations to the Destination Games™ team!
January 30, 2008Lineage II Account Services Live
The first two Lineage® II player account services have now gone live: the Character Name Change Service and the Character Gender Change Service. The Refer-A-Friend Program, where you can get a free month of credit for referring a friend to Lineage II, is also now available. The Server Transfer Service for characters is not yet available but will be in the coming weeks.
January 29, 2008Guild Wars Bonus Mission Pack Now Available
The Guild Wars® Bonus Mission Pack is now available for purchase! You can now play through the pivotal moments of Guild Wars history, gather unique rewards, and more. The Bonus Mission Pack costs $9.99 US and you can purchase it from the PlayNC Store today. You can also read more about the Bonus Mission Pack here.
January 28, 2008Work for NCsoft!
Interested in working at one of the coolest massively multiplayer online game companies around? NCsoft® is looking to increase studio staff throughout our Austin (TX), Aliso Viejo (CA) and Mountain View (CA) locations with a variety of positions, including programmers, engineers, artists, world designers, and more. Click here to get a more thorough description of what we're looking for, divided by studio.