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Video: O Guild WarsOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Oct 22
By rss@youtube.com (Gamebrisp) Author: Gamebrisp Keywords: Guild Wars Prophecies Factions Nightfall Eye North Arenanet NCsoft machinima Fortuna Carl Orff Carmina Burana Fraps Added: October 22, 2008
NCsoft releases teaser trailer for Blade and SoulOriginal at Massively
• Mon, Nov 16
By Rubi Bayer When we say "NCsoft" it usually brings to mind their big, highly-promoted titles like City of Heroes, Aion, and Guild Wars. However, NCsoft enjoys quite a bit of popularity in their home country of Korea, and a lot of people are looking forward to another upcoming title. Blade and Soul hasn'...
News: Guild Wars 2 expected in 2011
Original at Eurogamer
• Tue, Nov 10
Jaeho Lee - the company's chief financial officer, as well as chief executive of its Western arm - told investors during a recent conference call that NCsoft didn't expect to make any major launches in 2010. Guild Wars 2 from ArenaNet, and Blade & Soul from the Lineage 2 team in Korea, wo...
Win yourself a Guild Wars 2 art book from Massively
Original at Massively
• Mon, Oct 12
By Shawn Schuster Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Contests, Lore, Guild Wars 2, Massively meta, Giveaways Before we pry our hands from this coveted hardcover book, we took some photos of a few pages to let you know what you're trying for. Follow along in the gallery below for only a sample of what to expect.G...
Guild Wars Die Frist für die Test-Krewe-Bewerbung läuft ab
Original at OnlineWelten
• Fri, Sep 4
NCsoft und ArenaNet geben ausgewählten Spielern von Guild Wars zukünftig die Möglichkeit, Updates und Fertigkeitsänderungen als Mitglied einer Test-Crew ... and more »
NCsoft dezvăluie The Art of Guild Wars 2
Original at ComputerGames.ro
• Sat, Aug 29
NCsoft ne-a informat că intenţionează să lanseze The Art of Guild Wars 2, o carte ce va conţine 128 de pagini cu cele mai reuşite concept art-uri pentru ...
NCsoft Already Preparing Guild Wars 2 Art Book
Original at Kotaku.com
• Fri, Aug 28
Zergwatch Update: NCsoft dropped me a line to let me know that they'll have a limited number of the Guild Wars 2 art books at PAX next week, so if you are attending ... Guild Wars 2 Trailer World PremiereBitbag all 4 news articles »
NCsoft Hosts Aion, Guild Wars 2 and City of Heroes at this Year's ...
Original at GameZone
• Wed, Aug 26
The MMORPG genre spreads its wings and takes flight in Aion, the latest title from developer NCsoft. Aion is a visually stunning massively multiplayer ... NCsoft's new MMO Aion wins "Best Online Game" at Gamescom 2009 ...Examiner.com MMOs And How They Can Succeed: Part IIIZam News
NCsoft launch Aion and Guild Wars emote cross promotion
Original at Massively
• Tue, Aug 25
By Lesley Smith Unfortunately the wings are purely cosmetic, your Guild Wars avatar won't be able to take to the air but the wings will move and look awfully authentic (as seen in the image to your left). The emote itself can be triggered by typing /aion in any Guild Wars title. Before you ask, it's completely...
ArenaNet (NCsoft) Guild Wars 2 preview and epic trailer; less ...
Original at Examiner.com
• Fri, Aug 21
NCsoft has been very busy with their highly anticipated MMO Aion coming out in the next month and now even more so as Guild Wars 2 info begins to spill. ... NCsoft Has No Plans to Bring Aion or Guild Wars to PS3PlayStation LifeStyle MMORPG News -1UP.com -Destructoid
Guild Wars 2 Was passiert morgen um 12:00 Uhr?
Original at OnlineWelten
• Wed, Aug 19
der amerikanische Präsident ebenso und ArenaNet auch. Was die Mannen rund um das Erfolgs-CORPGGuild Wars morgen auf der gamescom am NCsoft-Stand zu ... Guild Wars 2: Lebenszeichen auf der gamescom?!DemoNews.de Guild Wars 2 Teaserseite onlineanimexx
NCsoft Has No Plans to Bring Aion or Guild Wars to PS3
Original at PlayStation LifeStyle
• Tue, Aug 18
Korea Times According to an email we received from a NCsoft representative, you can now cross Aion: Tower of Eternity and Guild Wars off the list of possible PS3 titles ... Guild Wars 2 Hype Machine Rumbles To LifeKotaku.com Guild Wars 2 reveal expected this weekMCV
NCsoft's Aion MMO seeks to compete with World of Warcraft
Original at Examiner.com
• Sun, Aug 16
NCsoft, creators of City of Heroes, Guild Wars, and other popular MMO titles, is preparing to launch its newest MMO, Aion, on September 22. ... GDC Europe: NCSoft's Jee On Aion's GenesisGamasutra NCsoft Reveals Cleric Class in Highly Anticipated MMO AionIGN
Szeptemberben jön a WOW-gyilkos? Kipróbáltuk: Aion
Original at techline.hu
• Thu, Aug 13
A legtöbb felhasználó persze azt mondja, a grafika másodlagos, hiszen a játékélmény a fontos: az NCsoft (a City Of Heroes, a Guild Wars és persze az Aion ...
ArenaNet's co-founder comments on Jeff Strain's departure from NCsoft
Original at Massively
• Wed, Aug 12
By Colin Brennan As we reported on yesterday, Jeff Strain, the co-founder of ArenaNet, has parted ways with NCsoft. Jeff's visions were certainly a driving factor behind ArenaNet's growth and Guild Wars production, but it's important to note that his leaving will not directly impact ArenaNet, as he has...
As Profits Rise, NCsoft Expects Aion To Be Second Place To WoW In US
Original at Gamasutra
• Wed, Aug 12
South Korea-based Guild Wars house NCsoft reported a 451 percent profit rise for fiscal Q2, thanks in part to the release of the MMORPG Aion ... A Visit to NCsoft Headquarters: the Korean MMO TycoonMMORPG News Escapist Magazine -GamesIndustry.biz -Gamasutra
News: Guild Wars creator leaves NCsoft West
Original at Eurogamer
• Wed, Aug 12
Jeff Strain... has chosen to leave NCsoft under amicable terms and NCsoft wishes him the best in his new endeavour," said NCsoft West in a statement." This does not change our plans or negatively impact our upcoming launch of Aion... These changes do not influence any other teams, development sc...
Worlds.com v. NCsoft Lawsuit On Shaky Ground?
Original at Virtual Worlds
• Tue, Jun 2
• 8 related articles
TX NCsoft Corp. "The impact of a patent infringement lawsuit on members of the virtual worlds industry is far reaching, with the Worlds.com litigation impacting not only NCSoft's Guild Wars games, but potentially a large number of industry participants," ...
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Guild Wars Nightfall Gestern, Heute, Morgen #7
Original at OnlineWelten
• Sat, May 30
Germany Da dadurch viele taiwansche Spieler das Event verpassten, wurde es von ArenaNet und NCsoft um einige Tage verlängert. Zusätzlich sammelten ArenaNet-Mitarbeiter Geschenke für die taiwanesischen Spieler. Rund um den Globus beteiligte sich die Community ...
Guild Wars Aktion für kostenloses Register verlängert
Original at OnlineWelten
• Fri, May 29
Germany NCSoft verlängert die Aktion für das kostenlose Xunlai-Truhenregister. Die Guild-Wars-Spieler können sich jetzt das kostenlose Register bis zum 30. Juni, also einen Monat länger, im NCsoft-Store anfordern. Diese befristete Aktion gibt es zur Feier des ...
NCsoft, Nexon Ignore Disney Courtship
Original at Korea Times
• Tue, May 12
South Korea NCsoft, the creator of immensely popular fantasy role-playing games such as ``Linux,'' ``Guild Wars'' and ``Aion,'' is Korea's largest online game publisher. The company saw its net income quadruple year-on-year at 33.5 billion won (about $27 million) ...
PC Sales Charts – Demigods and Clashes Edition
Original at Softpedia
• Tue, Apr 28
Romania - Andrei Dobra, Andrei Dobra As NCsoft brought its MMO lineup to Steam last week, gamers were very thrilled and downloaded the Guild Wars Trilogy quite a lot of times, pushing it to the number five spot. Last week's number two, Zeno Clash, is now on a respectable seventh place, ...
Guild Wars Franchise Sells Over 6 Million Units, ArenaNet Releases ...
Original at Game Guru
• Mon, Apr 27
India Recently, we saw NCsoft's MMO franchises available via Steam and before that we heard of Guild Wars 2 being delayed. Now NCsoft and ArenaNet, a completely owned subsidiary of NCsoft, have come forward and announced that the Guild Wars franchise has ...
News: Guild Wars sells six million copies
Original at Eurogamer
• Mon, Apr 27
Unlike most MMORPGs, NCsoft charges no subscription fee for Guild Wars, deriving all its revenues from those four releases in as many years. The plan seems to have worked, although it's unknown if in-development sequel Guild Wars 2 will follow the same model.
Over 6 million Guild Wars units sold, new content update announced
Original at TechShout!
• Sun, Apr 26
India NCsoft and ArenaNet announced that Guild Wars franchise which is on the cusp of completing four years in the world of MMOs has sold over 6 million units. And to celebrate this achievement, ArenaNet has announced new quest content and extra storage ...
Guild Wars: 6 Million Strong
Original at Crispy Gamer
• Fri, Apr 24
• 5 related articles
NCsoft has sold 6 million units of its popular online focused action RPG franchise, Guild Wars, to date. That includes all the expansions that have been released as well. The game launched in 2005. Of all of NCsoft's games, Guild Wars has proven to be ... Guild Wars Sells 6 Million Units I4U
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Guild Wars enlists 6 million
Original at GameSpot
• Fri, Apr 24
By Tom Magrino, GameSpot NCsoft and ArenaNet's online RPG franchise surpasses new milestone nearly four years after original installment's launch. Earlier this week, NCsoft added its roster of online games to Valve's digital distribution platform Steam ...
Patch: Guild Wars: The Six Million Dollar MMORPG
Original at Gamespy.com
• Thu, Apr 23
CA As part of the celebrations, ArenaNet and NCsoft will be hosting in-game birthday celebrations and will be pushing the recently released content update which includes new quests and extra storage options. "We are humbled by how gamers have responded to ...
ArenaNet's community manager reflects on four years of Guild Wars
Original at GameZone
• Thu, Apr 23
MI By Michael Lafferty Guild Wars was a bit of a trendsetter when it launched four years ago – while the game maps were a bit on the restricted side, the ArenaNet/NCsoft title was the first time that a major massively multiplayer online game offered a ...
NCsoft hops aboard Steam train
Original at GameSpot
• Wed, Apr 22
Today, NCsoft said that it would lend its plethora of massively multiplayer online games to the Steam storefront. Beginning today, Steam users can now purchase a number of NCsoft's games and expansion packs for its City of Heroes, Guild Wars, ... NCsoft MMOs Head to Steam Gamasutra
NCsoft Joins Steam
Original at Gamers Hell
• Wed, Apr 22
UK NCsoft and Valve have announced that players may now purchase the latest offerings for the City of Heroes, Guild Wars, and Lineage franchises via Steam. This includes the just released City of Heroes Architect Edition, making City of Heroes the first ...
NCsoft MMOs Head to Steam
Original at Gamasutra
• Wed, Apr 22
NCsoft, with US headquarters located in Seattle, said today that City of Heroes, Guild Wars, and Lineage are heading to the Steam digital distribution platform. Over the coming weeks, Steam will have special offers on NCsoft products, the publisher ... NCsoft MMO titles on Steam Play.tm
NCSoft Games on Steam
Original at CoH Vault
• Wed, Apr 22
Now you can purchase that NCsoft game you've been eyeballing, a la Steam. Starting today you can buy City of Heroes, Guild Wars and the Lineage...
Guild Wars Erneut Betrüger unterwegs
Original at OnlineWelten
• Mon, Apr 20
Germany Community Coordinator Martin Kerstein weist erneut darauf hinzuweisen, dass in Guild Wars ganz aktiv Betrüger verkehren, die euch um euren Account erleichtern wollen. Dazu geben sich diese als NCsoft-Mitarbeiter aus und verlangen unter fadenscheinigen ...
City of Heroes Gets Mission Architect to Create Customized Adventures
Original at Softpedia
• Mon, Apr 13
• 5 related articles
Romania But NCsoft, the publisher of titles such as Guild Wars or Lineage, has decided to offer players the ability to create their own characters based in the comic book universe, through the launch of its City of Heroes Massively Multiplayer Online Game. ...
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Guild Wars Birthday Celebration Coming Soon
Original at Lord of the Rings Online WarCry
• Fri, Apr 10
Each pane is $9.99 USD from the in-game store or the NCsoft Store. You can buy up to four of them for a single account. Lastly, to celebrate our anniversary, we have a limited-time offer where you can get a FREE pane of Xunlai Storage. ...
How To: Guild Wars Gwen ´s April DayOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Apr 1
By rss@youtube.com (namewirdgeladen) None Author: namewirdgeladen Keywords: Guild Wars Arenanet NCsoft Gwen Ascalon Löwenstein Kloster von Shingjea Cantha Mönch Monk Charr Tutorial Minipet Gilde Final Fantasy Nobuo Uematsu Added: April 1, 2009
Worlds.com To Extend Virtual World Lawsuit To Second Life, WoW
Original at Slashdot
• Thu, Mar 12
Specifically, the suit claims that NCsoft has infringed on patent 7181690, "System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space" through its games, including City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dungeon Runners, Exteel, Guild Wars, ...
Company plans to sue Blizzard over virtual world patent
Original at Joystiq
• Wed, Mar 11
It was recently reported by Silicon Alley Insider that Worlds.com CEO Thom Kidrin "absolutely" plans to sue MMO giant Blizzard should his company win its lawsuit against NCsoft, publisher of City of Heroes and Guild Wars. The subject of the suit is the ...
ArenaNet sets record straight on Guild Wars 2 'delay'
Original at Massively
• Tue, Feb 17
By Brooke Pilley Guild Wars 2 was originally announced in March 2007 alongside Guild Wars' first expansion titled Eye of the North. At the time, PC Gamer magazine confirmed that ArenaNet was hoping for GW2 to go into beta in the second half of 2008. When June 2008 rolled around, the official GW2 FAQ was update...
NCsoft 2008 profits down 15 per cent
Original at GamesIndustry.biz
• Mon, Feb 16
UK - The publisher put down the decrease in profit, despite an increase in sales, to the delayed launch of Aion, plus marketing for the title, as well as costs ... NCsoft profits fall in 2008 MCV Guild Wars 2' delayed until 2010 Digital Spy Guild Wars 2 suffers huge delay News Eurogamer
Guild Wars Announces Plans for 2009
Original at Softpedia
• Tue, Jan 20
Romania - Jan 20, 2009 But both ArenaNet and NCsoft are not talking about the title yet so it seems unlikely that the game will arrive this year. Seeing how several high profile ...
Internet Lawsuit Addresses Virtual Worlds Patent
Original at mediacaster
• Mon, Jan 5
• 1 related articles
Canada - NCSoft Corp., a game developer with US offices in Austin, TX, is the purveyor of such games as City of Heroes, Guild Wars, Tabula Rasa, Lineage, and Lineage ... NCsoft dragged into patent dispute GamesIndustry.biz all 2 news articles
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US Firm Sues NCsoft on Patent Infringement
Original at Korea Times
• Wed, Dec 31
South Korea - NCsoft is one of the world's biggest online game companies by revenue, thanks to the success of titles such as ``Lineage'' and ``Guild Wars.''
Eine Kampagne erwerben, die zweite gibt es dann zum halben Preis
Original at OnlineWelten
• Thu, Nov 20
Germany - Doch wer dem Weihnachtsrausch entkommen will, dem macht NCsoft nun ein interessantes Angebot. Denn wer nun eine Kampagne auf PlayNC.com oder im Guild Wars ...
Dimensional rifts, Dragons and the Devil's Isle in Lineage II ...
Original at Develop
• Tue, Nov 18
• 5 related articles
NCsoft, headquartered in Seoul, Korea, is the world’s premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games, including the critically acclaimed Lineage®, Guild Wars® and City of Heroes® franchises. ...
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Massively talks with NCsoft about CoH changes, Austin studio shakeup
Original at Massively
• Wed, Oct 1
By Michael Zenke Filed under: At a glance, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Guild Wars, Tabula Rasa, Guild Wars 2, Massively metaMassively and NCsoft have had the chance to touch base several times in the last week or so, and we wanted to be sure to put it all together in one place. If you're a fan of NCsoft's ga...
NCsoft announces Formation of "NC West"
Original at bnsfacts (WordPress)
• Wed, Sep 10
By vigevano NC West is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation, a world leading publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games including Lineage/Lineage II, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa®, and Aion®: The Tower of Eternity™. More...
NC Europe, NC Austin and ArenaNet Transform to Become NC West
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Sep 9
By Brian Crecente NC West is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation, a world leading publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games including Lineage/Lineage II, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa®, and Aion®: The Tower of Eternity™. More...
NCsoft Shuts Down Illegal Servers
Original at Kotaku
• Sun, Apr 13
By Maggie Greene BRIGHTON, England (10th April 2008) - NCsoft®, the world-leading, publisher of massively multiplayer online games such as Guild Wars®, Lineage® II and City of Heroes®, today announced that it was stepping up its fight against the growing menace of intellectual property theft. This ac...
Guild Wars Sells 5 Million [Big Numbers]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Feb 26
By Mike Fahey 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.
Our chat with NCsoft's new president
Original at Massively
• Fri, Jan 18
By Michael Zenke Filed under: Fantasy, Super-hero, Aion, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dungeon Runners, Guild Wars, Business models, Culture, Economy, Interviews, Launches, MMO industry, New titles, News items, Opinion, Tabula Rasa, Exteel, Free-to-play, Browser, Consoles, Casual, Massiv...
Guild Wars: Eye Of The North Bonus In Stores Friday
Original at Kotaku.com
• Tue, Jul 17
By Mike Fahey Guild Wars: Eye of the North is the first ever expansion to the subscription-free Guild Wars franchise of fantasy online role playing games, which will be released to the public on August 31, 2007. This expansion will provide new content accessible to players who have any of the previousl...
NCSoft's E3 Line-Up [E307]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Jul 3
By Brian Crecente Joining the ever-expanding list of publishers bragging about their showing at the upcoming E3, NCsoft announced that Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa, Aion, Guild Wars: Eye of the North and Dungeon Runners will be among their titles. Hit the jump for the full release with descriptions.
Guild Wars Holiday Draws Massive NumbersOriginal at Kotaku
• Mon, Jan 8
By Mike Fahey NCsoft North America is headquartered in Austin, Texas and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation. NCsoft, with its own development and publishing offices in Texas and California, also works with other NCsoft subsidiaries and third party developers through...