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News: Aion trumpets 400,000 pre-orders
Original at Eurogamer
• Fri, Sep 18
NCsoft has pumped itself up for next week's banner launch of Aion: The Tower of Eternity by telling the world that it has taken nearly 400,000 preorders for the massively multiplayer RPG. The game then launches officially in the US on the Tuesday 22nd, and here in Europe on Friday 25th. Pre-o...
DC to Release Tie-In Comic For NCSoft's Aion
Original at Wired News
• Wed, Sep 2
Now it's adding Aion to the list. The comic book, titled “Aiva's Story,” is based on the lore of the massively multiplayer game by NCsoft, ... Aion: The Tower of Eternity' Gets Comic BookWorthPlaying.com Reuters -Game Informer -MMORPG News
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
Can Aion Dethrone the King of MMOs?
Original at Technologizer
• Wed, Jun 3
CA By Andrew Brandt | Posted at 5:14 pm on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 When NCsoft showed me a demo of their soon-to-launch, massively multiplayer fantasy game, Aion, at the E3 show, I saw a lot of reworked themes common to this fairly mature genre: A pair of ...
AU: Aion Is Coming
Original at IGN
• Thu, May 21
• 8 related articles
CA by Cam Shea, IGN AU Australia, May 20, 2009 - QVS International announced this week that it will be distributing Aion: The Tower of Eternity in Australia this September. Aion is a massively multiplayer online role playing game developed by NCsoft, ...
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City of Heroes Goes Rogue with New Expansion Pack - SYS-CON Media
Original at SYS-CON Media
• Tue, May 12
• 5 related articles
NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), and Paragon Studios™, the developer of City of Heroes®, today announced the development of City of Heroes Going Rogue™, the first major expansion for the ...
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Lord British Sues NCsoft for $24 Million, Claims Stock Fraud
Original at PC World
• Wed, May 6
Garriott's departure from NCsoft last November wasn't a total surprise. His joint project with NCsoft — the massively multiplayer hybrid role-playing shooter Tabula Rasa — was a commercial disaster. In December, NCsoft notified players the Tabula Rasa ...
Senior World Designer Melissa Bianco talks about five years of CoH
Original at GameZone
• Fri, May 1
By Michael Lafferty It's been five years since NCsoft and Cryptic did what few said would work – they launched a superhero-based massively multiplayer online game. Not only did the City of Heroes franchise swell into an MMO phenomenon, but it showed ...
Lineage II Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary with Largest Content ...
Original at MPOGD.com
• Thu, Apr 30
• 5 related articles
IL Seattle, WA - April 29, 2009 - NCsoft, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), commemorates five years of Lineage II service in the West with the launch of Gracia Final, the latest free expansion to the ...
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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
City of Heroes Doubles Its Content in Just 24 Hours
Original at Softpedia
• Tue, Apr 21
NCsoft, a company specialized in online games, has decided to benefit from this popularity and release the City of Heroes MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game, which lets players create their own heroes and star in various adventures. ...
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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Original at ChinaTechNews.com
• Mon, Apr 13
China Aion is a 3D massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by NCsoft, a Korean game developer. The game combines an Eastern-style focus on detailed visuals and design with Western action-oriented gaming. The game was selected as the "Most ...
City of Heroes Game Gets Updated
Original at PC World
• Thu, Apr 9
• 1 related articles
NCsoft on Thursday announced the release of Issue 14: Architect, the latest expansion for its long-running online game City of Heroes. The expansion is free for current account holders for City of Heroes. City of Heroes is a massively multiplayer ...
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Tabula Rasa closes down
Original at GameZone
• Wed, Mar 4
MI It was announced months ago that Tabula Rasa would close at the end of February and true to its word, NCsoft has closed the servers for the massively multiplayer online title. "As we return to Earth, our battle comes to an end. ...
NCsoft event shows off upcoming Mission Architect system
Original at GameZone
• Thu, Feb 26
MI By Michael Lafferty When it launched, NCsoft’s City of Heroes proved naysayers wrong and became a benchmark in the massively multiplayer online (MMO) gaming space. Not only did it buck the trend of the general failure of superhero games to connect with ...
The Legend and Lore of Aion: The Tower of Eternity
Original at GameZone
• Thu, Feb 12
• 8 related articles
MI - Feb 12, 2009 it – of the origin of the world and peoples of Aion: The Tower of Eternity, the upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game from NCsoft. ... Aion: Tower of Eternity Q&A IGN all 2 news articles
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NCsoft Launches City of Heroes Issue 13
Original at CoH Vault
• Wed, Dec 3
• 5 related articles
Brighton, England NCsoft, the worlds premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) today announced the next free...
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Tabula Rasa to shut down
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Mon, Nov 24
South Africa - The embattled massively multiplayer online RPG (MMORPG), Tabula Rasa, developed by NCsoft and celebrity game developer Richard Garriott, is set to shut down ...
NCSoft Doles Out Freebies to Tabula Rasa Subscribers [Tabula Rasa]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Nov 21
By Brian Crecente Shortly after they announced that they were pulling the plug on the Richard Garriott led massively multiplayer online game and that people who worked on the title were losing their jobs, NCsoft broke down some of the things they are going to try and alleviate the sting of playing on a soon t...
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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Aion: A Big Hit in Korea -- MMOsite News Center -- www.mmosite.com
Original at news.mmosite.com
• Sat, Nov 15
• 2 related articles
SEOUL, Korea -One of the most highly anticipated massively multiplayer online (MMO) games, Aion: The Tower of Eternity™ from NCsoft, is already showing signs of reaching hit status in only a matter of days since open beta testing kicked ...
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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...
Aion Character Classes Revealed, Still Painfully Pretty [Gallery]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Dec 19
By Mike Fahey Wednesday 19th December/... Massively Multiplayer Online RPG fans can look forward to a wealth of career opportunities in NCsoft's forthcoming Aion: The Tower of Eternity next year, with gamers able to literally choose their destiny thanks to the game's two-tiered character class syst...
NCsoft Releases New Lineage II Expansion [Lineage II]
Original at Kotaku
• Sat, Dec 15
By Maggie Greene 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 bat...
Dungeon Runners Blows Chunk 2 [In Game Advertising]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Dec 11
By Mike Fahey The hallmark of Chunk 2 is in-game advertising which will help fund future development of the massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) and keep it free for players. The in-game advertising will be visible to non-members in loading screens and in a banner that sits on top of the game window...
NCSoft: We Have No Intention of Leaving Games [Mmos]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Nov 27
By Brian Crecente If it turns out that they're exploring new ways to blend social networks and massively multiplayer online games, I'm so down with that. Seems like a potentially very cool idea and we all know that the world of MMOs could use a bit of a shake up.
Tabula Rasa Is Live [Sweet Release]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Nov 1
By Mike Fahey Friday 2nd November/...NCsoft® Europe, the world's leading developer and publisher of online computer games, announced today that Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa™, a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game for the PC where players are thrust into an exciting intergalactic struggle,...
NCSoft Grabs Dev Team
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Oct 4
By Brian Crecente NCSoft today announced that Carbine Studios is working on an unannounced massively multiplayer online game for them. Carbine Studios is made up of 17 former Blizzard employees including the lead and senior developers from the World of Warcraft team. "This is a dev team made in heaven," sa...
Lineage II's Chaotic Chronicle Concludes
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Feb 21
By Mike Fahey Wednesday 21st February/...NCsoft® Corporation is pleased to announce the impending conclusion to Lineage® II: The Chaotic Chronicle™, one of the world's largest and most popular massively multiplayer online role-play games (MMORPG) already enjoyed by 14 million gamers worldwide. T...
NCSoft Austin Sacks 23 Percent of Staff [Auto Assault]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Jun 23
By Brian Crecente Site f13.net, which first reported on the firings, blamed the firings on Auto Assault. The site, quoting an unnamed developer-only message board, wrote that the car-themed massively multiplayer online game has less than 10,000 subscribers. That compares to City of Heroes and City of Vil...