Press Releases
Apr 23
NCsoft Names David Reid VP of Marketing
AUSTIN, Texas, April 23, 2008—NCsoft® Corporation, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, announces the hiring of David Reid as vice president of marketing for the company’s North American business. Read More…
Apr 16
NCsoft rolls out NCcoin
Austin, Texas, April 16, 2008–NCsoft® Corporation, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, unveiled today the details of a new micro-transaction system called NCcoin™. This system will allow customers to use real-world money to purchase in-game items and upgrades. Read More…
Feb 26
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. Read More…
Feb 13
NCsoft Announces Fiscal Year 2007 Results
Seoul, South Korea, February 13, 2008–NCsoft® Corporation (KSE: 036570.KS) today reported earning results for 2007. On a consolidated basis, sales came to KRW 330 billion (US$355.1 million), operating profit KRW 49.5 billion (US$53.3 million), pre-tax profit KRW 62.1 billion (US$66.8 million), and net profit KRW 45 billion (US$48.4 million). Although the company saw its sales drop 3% year over year, operating profit, pre-tax profit, and net profit increased 14%, 24% and 18%, respectively. Read More…
Dec 20
NCsoft Announces Promotions in North American and Global Business
Austin, Texas, December 20, 2007—NCsoft®, the world’s largest developer and publisher of online computer games, today announced two promotions within its global family. Robert Garriott is leaving his post as president of NCsoft’s North American business and moving into a role of global business development and planning. He’ll remain in Austin while working closely with NCsoft’s CEO Taek Jin Kim in his new position. Read More…
Dec 13
NCsoft Reveals The Kamael, the Largest Lineage II Expansion
AUSTIN, Texas, December 13, 2007–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 battles, instanced dungeons and new account services to the game, which has continued to increase in depth and story. Read More…
Dec 11
NCsoft Launches Chunk 2, adding advertising, new content to Dungeon Runners game
AUSTIN, Texas, December 11, 2007–NCsoft® today announced the release of Chunk 2, the second content update for its successful free-to-download and play game, Dungeon Runners™. Read More…
Nov 29
NCsoft Expands City of Heroes with Issue 11
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 29, 2007—NCsoft® Corp, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, today announced the release of City of Heroes® “Issue: 11: A Stitch in Time,” a free expansion for current subscribers, which provides players new content including the ability for heroes and villains to travel back in time to participate in world-altering missions as well as a weapon customization tool, two new power sets and enhancements to the inventions system. Read More…
Nov 07
NCsoft Announces 2007 Third Quarter Financial Results
Seoul, South Korea, November 6, 2007–NCsoft® Corporation (KSE: 036570.KS) today reported third quarter 2007 sales of KRW 80.0 billion (US$88.3 million), operating income of KRW 9.7 billion (US$10.7 million), and net income of KRW 10.1 billion (US$11.2 million) all on a consolidated basis. Compared to the previous quarter, sales rose 5%. Operating income and net income were down by 8% and 5%, respectively, when compared to the previous quarter. Read More…
Nov 06
NCsoft Announces New Studio in North California; Takes Full Ownership of Successful City of Heroes Property
NCsoft® Corp, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, today announced the formation of a new development studio in Mountain View, California. The announcement comes as the company begins a renewed push to further develop the City of Heroes® property, which is now 100 percent owned by NCsoft. Previous to today, ownership of the intellectual property (IP) was split between NCsoft and Cryptic Studios, the original developer of the project. Read More…
