After 17 years, Lineage has remained as NCsoft’s top earning product, which says much about the game’s longevity. Earlier today, NCsoft held a live event called “Beyond Lineage” to showcase the future. Technically, the 2 mobiles games are still “within…
Blade & Soul – Live stage musical is now available on YouTube
On 13 November, NCsoft held the finals of its Blade & Soul World Championship. On the same day, a live stage musical was performed as well, which tells the story of Blade & Soul’s iconic female villainess, Jin Seo-Yeon. Many familiar…
Blade & Soul – NCsoft announces launch date and eSports ambitions
[Game website] NCsoft West announced today that its highly anticipated MMO, Blade & Soul, is set to launch in Europe and North America on 19 January, 2016, at 06:00 CET (05:00 UTC). Ahead of the official launch, Name Reservation will…
Blade & Soul – Tencent Games reveals 9th playable class at annual event
Over at Tencent Games Carnival 2015, the publisher of Blade & Soul in China announced the 9th class, loosely translated as Qi Master (English name unconfirmed). The new class is showcased in the game trailer below, starting from 2:10 fighting the Destroyer…
Master X Master – Guild Wars 2 character confirmed for NCsoft MOBA
Tencent Games, publisher of Master X Master in China, released a preview video for the game’s new character, Rytlock Brimstone, from ArenaNet’s Guild Wars 2. Rytlock will be presented in South Korea later, as Master X Master will launch first…
NCsoft – Korean gaming giant announces Western mobile studio
Today, NCsoft West officially announced the name of its new mobile gaming division, Iron Tiger. Iron Tiger is located in San Mateo, California, and is focused on developing original mobile games, as well as titles inspired by NCsoft’s existing game…
NCsoft – Lineage Eternal missing as Master X Master takes spotlight
After announcing that Closed Beta for Lineage Eternal is delayed until next year, NCsoft today confirmed Lineage Eternal will not be the main star at G-Star 2015. Instead, the whole NCsoft booth will be catering Master X Master, the company’s…
Lineage Eternal – NCsoft delays Closed Beta phase until next year
Today, NCsoft released its earnings release for the 3rd quarter of 2015. As seen below, overall sales are down worldwide for the South Korean developer. WildStar’s Free-to-Play transition’s sales will be reflected in the next earnings release. During the conference call, NCsoft…
Blade & Soul – Stage musical based on main game villain announced
On 13 November, NCsoft will hold its annual Blade & Soul PVP World Championship in South Korea. During the tournament, a stage musical based on the story of the main villain, Jin Seo-Yeon, will be performed. Other than dance and music, it will…
Aion 5.0 – NCsoft officially unveils update 5.0 with new teaser trailer
Rumored for a few months since the announcement back in August, NCsoft today has officially revealed Aion 5.0, together with a new teaser trailer bearing the version number. According to Korean sources, Daevas (the 2 playable races in Aion) will…
Nexon vs NCsoft – Alliance ends as Nexon sells off all NCsoft shares
Back in 2012, Nexon became NCsoft’s biggest shareholder in an unlikely alliance between South Korea’s 2 biggest gaming companies (Nexon is actually stocklisted on Tokyo Stock Exchange). Today, after 3 years of power struggle and failed working relationship, Nexon has…
WildStar – NCsoft launches Free-to-Play version for sci-fi online game
[Game website] With WildStar performing poorly in NCsoft’s recent financial report, it is no wonder the publisher and developer, Carbine Studios, made the call to introduce a Free-to-Play mode for the sci-fi online game. The new Free-to-Play mode has just…
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns – Expansion launch trailer revealed
[Pre-purchase] Launching on 23 October worldwide, the official launch trailer for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns was recently revealed by publisher and developer ArenaNet. Do note that NCsoft has apparently let ArenaNet function as an independent subsidiary, taking over the publishing…
Blade & Soul – NCsoft starting Closed Beta weekends from next month
[Game website] NCsoft announced today that Closed Beta will start on 30 October for its upcoming wuxia-inspired MMO, Blade & Soul. There will be a minimum of five beta weekends spanning at least 20 days, which will give players a…