[Game website] NCsoft and Carbine Studios announced today that the Free-to-Play update for WildStar will launch on 29 September, 2015 (subject to timezone differences). More than just a business model conversion, the Free-to-Play launch will be the title’s biggest game update yet…
Guild Wars 2 – Core game is now Free-for-Play for everyone
[Play now] ArenaNet, developer of Guild Wars 2, has just announced the game will now be Free-for-Play. What is “Free-for-Play”? Well, the core game will definitely be free, but players wanting to explore new lands and features will have to buy…
Blade & Soul – NCsoft teases several more pets currently in development
Blade & Soul Korea recently got its pet update, right after the China server has gotten them less than two weeks ago. The Korean server will get an exclusive Ghost pet, along with the two boss pets and four penguins. NCsoft also…
Aion – NCsoft reveals teaser trailer for next major game update
In a surprising twist, NCsoft has released the teaser trailer for Aion’s next major game update at the same time for both South Korea and the English servers. At this point, most are speculating it will be version 5.0, and…
Blade & Soul – Founder’s Packs now available with Closed Beta access
[Game website] NCsoft announced that Founder’s Packs for Blade & Soul are now available for purchase in North America and Europe. Players have the option to choose from three different Blade & Soul Founder’s Packs, all of which offer access…
Blade & Soul – New game content and 9th class teased at Soul Party
Just when I thought this year’s Soul Party is more about the PVP tournament, NCsoft threw a curve ball and teased the 9th class at the beach event. While little is known, the awesome stage performance is apparently teasing a…
Blade & Soul – Exclusive partner system goes live in China server
Rather than pets, Blade & Soul China has labeled the new system as “partner”. Two are based on game bosses, and the penguin represents Tencent’s mascot. Players will have to search for penguin pieces from dungeons, and form three penguins to try…
WildStar – Closed Beta for upcoming Free-to-Play version is now live
[Beta register] NCsoft and Carbine Studios announced that the Closed Beta for WildStar’s Free-to-Play transition is live. Players granted access to the Closed Beta will be able to experience new and improved features available in the biggest content update yet. Anyone…
Blade & Soul Mobile – Game enters Closed Beta first in China this month
Tencent Games, the publisher for Blade & Soul and Blade & Soul Mobile in China, recently announced the mobile game will enter the Closed Beta phase on 17 August. The previous test phases were mostly small scaled ones, and I…
Blade & Soul – NCsoft to organize Soul Party next week in Busan
I can’t be sure if Soul Party is an annual event for Blade & Soul in South Korea (I think it is), but during the first few years, it is where the major game announcements were made. This time, NCsoft…
Lineage 2 Web – Chinese developer obtains IP rights to develop web game
Over at ChinaJoy 2015, an announcement was made by 37wan, a leading web games developer and publisher in China. The company, which also has an English portal, has officially obtained the rights from NCsoft to develop a web game based…
NCsoft – Lineage 1 earnings soars sky high in latest financial report
Even though Lineage 1 is only available in Asia, particularly popular in South Korea, the game has been NCsoft’s main pillar for earnings for many years. In the latest 2nd Quarter 2015 financial report, revenue from Lineage 1 is tops…
Lineage Eternal – Nvidia technology to be used in technical cooperation
Following the agreement with Intel just last week, it was reported in Korea that NCsoft has now agreed to a technical cooperation with Nvidia for Lineage Eternal. The game developer will be utilizing Nvidia GameWorks to provide more realistic visuals and game physics,…
Lineage Eternal – Intel teams up for new tech and global marketing
Last week, Intel and NCsoft signed a contract to work on two of NCsoft’s games, Master X Master and Lineage Eternal. Other than building a new server structure, Intel’s RealSense technology will be utilized, along with improving the UX (user…