Press Releases
NCsoft's Aion® Soars to New Heights with the Release of Aion: Assault on Balaurea™
SEATTLE, Washington – September 7, 2010 – Weeks away from the one-year anniversary of the Western release of Aion, the entertainment phenomenon that has captured millions of players globally, NCsoft® today released Aion: Assault on Balaurea, a free and feature-rich expansion in which players can enjoy new levels, pets, weapons, items and skills within engaging solo and multiplayer zones and instances. To celebrate Aion: Assault on Balaurea’s release, NCsoft is offering exclusive pets for a limited-time through select retailers. Read More…
City of Heroes® Franchise Reinvented with Launch of Going Rogue™ Expansion Pack
SEATTLE, Washington – August 17, 2010 - NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs), and Paragon Studios®, home of the world’s most popular superpowered hero MMO, City of Heroes®, bring players a new way to experience what is already the most customizable MMO gameplay with the launch of City of Heroes Going Rogue™. Read More…
NCsoft and ArenaNet Celebrate Guild Wars 5th Anniversary with Guild Wars Beyond and the War in Kryta
This spring NCsoft® and ArenaNet® celebrate the fifth anniversary of Guild Wars® with Guild Wars Beyond, an ongoing campaign that expands upon the Guild Wars storyline by focusing on key characters and events that are destined to make history leading up to Guild Wars 2™. The first such event, the War in Kryta, sweeps players up in a savage struggle between the oppressive White Mantle zealots and the Shining Blade rebels for the fate of Kryta. Read More…
Mysteries, war villains and crime cabals abound in latest Mission Architect Guest Author Arcs
The world's most popular super-powered hero MMORPG is subject to a host of new threats today as the latest series of guest-authored Mission Architect arcs is rolled out to eager City of Heroes fans. These highly customized scenarios have been crafted by some of the most influential writers and game designers in the industry and continue to uphold the high-quality of work that fans have come to expect from Mission Architect and the guest author program. Read More…
NCsoft's Aion Soars as Year's Biggest MMO Launch
SEATTLE, Washington - September 22, 2009 - The entertainment phenomenon that has taken Asia by storm and has wowed hundreds of thousands of beta testers in North America and Europe has finally arrived. NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), today released, Aion®, its highly anticipated massively multiplayer online (MMO) game in retailers across North America. Read More…
With Record-Breaking Preorder Sales, Aion Takes its Place as the Biggest MMO Release of the Year
It's official - Aion is the biggest MMO launch of the year and is one of the must-have games this holiday season. NCsoft today revealed the latest preorder figures for its newest massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, Aion, which is nearing 400,000 preorders and outpacing other major MMO launches this year. Read More…
City of Heroes Launches Free Content Update Including Highly Anticipated Powers Customization
SEATTLE, Washington - September 16, 2009 - NCsoft®, the premier publisher and developer of online computer games, and Paragon Studios™, home of the longest-running comic book inspired massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, City of Heroes®, today announced the launch of Issue 16: Power Spectrum. Read More…
NCsoft and City of Heroes Continue Fifth Anniversary Celebration with Launch of "Issue 15: Anniversary"
SEATTLE, Washington-June 30, 2009-NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), today launched Issue 15: Anniversary, the next exciting chapter of City of Heroes®, the premier comic-book inspired MMO. Commemorating the game's recent five-year anniversary celebration, Issue 15: Anniversary brings City of Heroes its 15th major free content update introducing players to all-new content, missions, features and customization tools that continue to place City of Heroes at the forefront of the evolving MMO genre. Read More…
NCsoft Reveals North American Preorder Program Details for Aion
SEATTLE, Wash. - June 17, 2009 - NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), today announced the start of its preorder program and availability for the highly anticipated Western launch of Aion™, its new visually stunning fantasy MMORPG scheduled for release this fall. Players can now secure their copy by preordering the Aion Limited Collector's Edition (only 50,000 being produced worldwide) which features a variety of exclusive items, or the standard edition featuring an exclusive SteelBook case limited to the first production run. Aion's Western availability comes on the coattails of its phenomenal launch and success winning the Grand Awards of 2008 in Korea and setting launch participation records in China. Read More…
NCsoft Reveals Limited Collector's Edition Content for Aion
SEATTLE, Washington - May 29, 2009 - NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), today announced the details for the Aion® standard and Limited Collector's Edition retail products. NCsoft expects to launch Aion, its highly anticipated fantasy MMO game, in the West this fall. Aion has exceeded expectations and captivated gaming populations in Korea, where it won the prestigious Grand Award of 2008, and in China, where Aion garnered unprecedented numbers of paying players during its launch week last month. In Aion, gamers explore a celestial world of breath-taking beauty and epic adventure. Players create either winged Elyos or Asmodian avatars, sworn enemy races that discover a common foe: the twisted and depraved Balaur. Read More…
