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NCSoft
NCSoft Corporation (stylized as NC, formerly stylized as NCSOFT; ) is a South Korean video game developer and publisher headquartered in Pangyo, Seongnam, South Korea, primarily known for the distribution of massively multiplayer online role-playing games such as '' Lineage'' and ''Guild Wars''. History NCSoft was founded in March 1997 by Kim Taek-jin. In September 1998, NCSoft launched its first game '' Lineage''. In April 2001 the company created a US subsidiary under the name NC Interactive (based in Austin, Texas, and would later become NCSoft West) after acquiring Destination Games, headed by Richard Garriott and Robert Garriott. In 2004, NCSoft launched two MMORPGs, ''Lineage II'' and ''City of Heroes''..In December 2023, NCsoft released the MMPRPG ‘Throne and Liberty’. The company formed NCSoft Europe in July 2004 as a wholly owned subsidiary with its main office in Brighton, England. They brought ''City of Heroes'' to several European countries on February 4, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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NCSoft Corporation (stylized as NC, formerly stylized as NCSOFT; ) is a South Korean video game developer and publisher headquartered in Pangyo, Seongnam, South Korea, primarily known for the distribution of massively multiplayer online role-playing games such as '' Lineage'' and ''Guild Wars''. History NCSoft was founded in March 1997 by Kim Taek-jin. In September 1998, NCSoft launched its first game '' Lineage''. In April 2001 the company created a US subsidiary under the name NC Interactive (based in Austin, Texas, and would later become NCSoft West) after acquiring Destination Games, headed by Richard Garriott and Robert Garriott. In 2004, NCSoft launched two MMORPGs, ''Lineage II'' and ''City of Heroes''..In December 2023, NCsoft released the MMPRPG ‘Throne and Liberty’. The company formed NCSoft Europe in July 2004 as a wholly owned subsidiary with its main office in Brighton, England. They brought ''City of Heroes'' to several European countries on February 4, 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lineage (series)
''Lineage'' (Korean: 리니지) is a Middle Ages, medieval fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game franchise by the South Korean video game developer NCSoft. It has become highly popular in South Korea with subscriptions counting into the millions, but is also available in Chinese language, Chinese, Japanese language, Japanese, Russian language, Russian, and English language, English-language versions. It is also one of the highest-grossing video game franchises of all time, having grossed $9.7 billion in lifetime revenue, as of 2019. Games * ''Lineage (video game), Lineage'', released in 1998. ** ''Lineage M'', a mobile phone, mobile port version of ''Lineage'' developed by NCSoft, released in South Korea on June 21, 2017. ** ''Lineage W'', a sequel to ''Lineage'', released in Asian markets in November 2021. The story is set in 150 years after story of ''Lineage''. ** ''Journey of Monarch'', a spinoff to ''Lineage'', released worldwide in December 2024. * ''Lineage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Heroes
''City of Heroes'' (''CoH'') is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game originally created by Cryptic Studios prior to the IP’s acquisition by NCSoft. Previously developed by the now-defunct Paragon Studios, it is currently developed by several private servers, one of them being Homecoming Servers who have a limited license from NCSoft. The game was launched in North America on April 28, 2004, and in Europe by NCsoft Europe on February 4, 2005, with English, German and French servers. In the game, players created super-powered player characters that could team up with others to complete missions and fight criminals belonging to various gangs and organizations in the fictional Paragon City. Twenty-three free major updates for ''City of Heroes'' were released before its shutdown. The final live update, "Where Shadows Lie", was released on May 31, 2012. On August 31, 2012, NCsoft terminated its Paragon Studios development team, ending all production on ''City of Heroes'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lineage (video Game)
''Lineage'' (), also known as ''Lineage: The Blood Pledge'' in Western markets, is a medieval fantasy, massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in Korea and the United States in 1998 by the South Korean computer game developer NCSoft, based on a Korean comic book series of the same name. It is the first game in the ''Lineage'' series. It is most popular in Korea and is available in Chinese, Japanese, and English. The game was designed by Jake Song, who had previously designed '' Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds'', another MMORPG. ''Lineage'' features 2D isometric-overhead graphics similar to those of '' Ultima Online'' and '' Diablo II''. '' Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle'', a "prequel" set 150 years before the time of ''Lineage'', was released in 2003. By 2006, the ''Lineage'' franchise had attracted 43 million players. '' Lineage W'' and '' Throne and Liberty'' are sequels set after ''Lineage'' and will be the last two games in the ''Lineage'' seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blade & Soul
''Blade & Soul'' () is a Wuxia-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Korean NCSoft (Team Bloodlust). ''Blade & Soul'' was released in Western territories on January 19, 2016. A Japanese animated television adaptation aired in 2014 from April 3 to June 26 on TBS and other stations. The mobile game adaptation ''Blade & Soul Revolution'' was released on December 6, 2018. Gameplay ''Blade & Soul'' features Wuxia-style kung fu in an open-world environment. Players create playable characters that explore the world by completing quests assigned by various NPCs. The game uses a real-time battle system in the third-person camera view and requires players to "combo" a series of attacks, much like that of fighting games. The game also features an innovative "Downed" mechanic, allowing players to recover from the brink of death. Players begin with "player-versus environment" combat (PvE) but may participate in "player-versus-player" (PvP) combat later in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Garriott
Richard Allen Garriott de Cayeux (''né'' Garriott; born 4 July 1961) is a British-born American video game developer, entrepreneur and private astronaut. Garriott, who is the son of NASA astronaut Owen Garriott, was originally a game designer and programmer, and is now involved in a number of aspects of computer-game development. On October 12, 2008, Garriott flew aboard the Soyuz TMA-13 mission to the International Space Station as a private astronaut, returning 12 days later aboard Soyuz TMA-12. He became the second space traveler, and first from the United States, to have a parent who was also a space traveler. During his ISS flight, he filmed a science fiction movie '' Apogee of Fear''. The creator of the '' Ultima'' game series, Garriott was involved in all games in the series, and directly supervised all eleven main installments, starting with 1979's '' Akalabeth: World of Doom'' and concluding with 1999's '' Ultima IX: Ascension''. Within the context of ''Ultima'', Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Taek-jin
Kim Taek-jin (; born March 14, 1967) is a South Korean businessman and software engineer. He is co-chairman of video game developer NCSoft, the second largest video game company in the country. He is among the richest people in South Korea. In December 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth to be US$1 billion and ranked him 32nd richest in the country. Biography He was born on March 14, 1967 in Seoul, South Korea. He is the eldest of two sons and one daughter born to father Kim I-min () and Jang Sun-rye (). He graduated from Daeil High School in 1985. He studied electrical engineering at Seoul National University, where he received a bachelor's degree (1989) and master's degree (1991). He pursued a doctoral degree there as well, but dropped out of the program in 1997. In 1989, he jointly developed the Hangul word processor. He was a founder of software company Hanmesoft in 1989. From 1991 to 1992, to fulfill his mandatory military service, he worked in a Hyundai Electronic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guild Wars
''Guild Wars'' is an online role-playing game franchise developed by ArenaNet and published by NCSoft. The games were critically well received and won many editor's choice awards, as well as awards such as "D.I.C.E. Award for Role-Playing Game of the Year, Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year" by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, as well as Best Value, Best Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), and Best Game. ''Guild Wars'' was noted for being the "first major Massively multiplayer online game, MMO to adopt a business model not based on monthly subscription business model, subscription fees", its instance dungeon, instanced approach to gameplay, and the quality of the graphics and play for computers with low specifications. In April 2009, NCSoft announced that 6 million units of games in the ''Guild Wars'' series had been sold. The sequel and fourth major entry into the series, ''Guild Wars 2'', was announced in March 2007 and rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aion (video Game)
''Aion: The Tower of Eternity'' () is a MMORPG, massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by the South Korean company NCSoft. The game combines Player versus player, PvP and Player versus environment, PvE (a concept the developers call Aion (computer game)#PvPvE system, PvPvE) in a fantasy game environment. As of May 2009, ''Aion'' had 3.5 million subscribers in Asia. ''AION''s first major expansion pack was released to North America and Europe on September 7, 2010 under the name ''Aion: Assault on Balaurea''. Truly Free launched on April 11, 2012 with no restrictions. The second major expansion was released in North America on June 26, 2013 under the name ''Aion: Dark Betrayal''. Its most recent expansion was launched on July 13, 2016 under the name ''Aion: Echoes of Eternity''. Gameplay Skill chains Many of the skills acquired as characters progress may only be performed in a certain order, or chain. Generally the skills located farther a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
