Press Releases
NCsoft exhibits at Memorabilia
Wednesday 05 November, 2008Brighton, England (November 2008) - NCsoft®, the world’s premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the Memorabilia consumer show, at Birmingham’s NEC on the 22nd and 23rd November 2008. NCsoft will be giving visitors the chance to play their award winning PC title City of Heroes®, as well as other games in the NCsoft range including Guild Wars™, Lineage® II and Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa®.
NCsoft and TransGaming Announce City of Heroes for the Mac
Thursday 30 October, 2008SEATTLE and TORONTO, Ontario, October 30, 2008 – NCsoft®, the world’s premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), today announced a partnership with TransGaming, Inc. (TSX-V: TNG) to bring their award-winning City of Heroes® franchise to the Apple® Macintosh®. The game has been enabled for the Mac by TransGaming, a leading developer of portability technologies for the electronic entertainment industry. City of Heroes for Mac will be available for public beta testing with the release of the game’s thirteenth expansion, Issue 13: Power and Responsibility later this autumn. The official launch will occur pre-holiday this year with a special digital-only Mac edition of City of Heroes, available across all NCsoft West consumer territories.
NCsoft Announces Formation of ‘NC West’
Thursday 11 September, 2008SEOUL, Korea, Sept. 11, 2008— NCsoft ® Corporation (KSE: 036570.KS), the world’s leading publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), including award-winning franchises Lineage ®, Guild Wars ® and City of Heroes ®, today announced the formation of “NC West™”. A wholly-owned subsidiary of NCsoft with operating responsibility for western regions including the US and Europe, NC West will be led by Chris Chung as CEO, Jeff Strain as president, product development, David Reid as president, publishing, and Patrick Wyatt as CTO as well as yet unannounced European executives.
NCsoft Steps Up Battle in the Fight Against Illegal Game Servers
Thursday 10 April, 2008BRIGHTON, England (10th April 2008) – NCsoft®, the world-leading, publisher of massively multiplayer online games such as Guild Wars®, Lineage® II and City of Heroes®, today announced that it was stepping up its fight against the growing menace of intellectual property theft. This action comes as a direct response to the rise of illegal online game servers throughout Eastern Europe, particularly in Greece and Russia where NCsoft’s fantasy-based online role playing game, Lineage II, is extremely popular.
NCsoft Europe Introduces Sana Security
Thursday 28 February, 2008Play it safe with Sana’s Primary Response SafeConnect, a powerful security technology that protects you online.
NCsoft Europe establishes distribution network in Russia
Wednesday 27 February, 2008Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa secures 4th position in retail charts, confirming the games broad appeal with players worldwide.
Guild Wars Tops Five Million Units Sold
Tuesday 26 February, 2008Guild Wars franchise breaks major milestone in less than three years.
NCsoft Announces New Studio in North California
Tuesday 06 November, 2007Art, programming and project leads from NCsoft and Cryptic Studios team up to take City of Heroes to new heights.
NCsoft releases Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa
Friday 02 November, 2007Defenders of Earth band together to fight alien invaders in gaming legend’s military-style online role playing game
Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa Pre-Order Bonus Pack Ships to Retailers
Thursday 09 August, 2007Brighton, England, August 9th, 2007—NCsoft® Europe, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, announced that the pre-order bonus pack for Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa™ is available from online retailers from Friday 10th August across Europe, with boxed versions to be released in store on 31st August. The pre-order offers customers several perks, including exclusive in-game items and a three-day head start when the product launches this autumn.











