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NCsoft reveals Beluslan in a video tour

There might be another week until the next stage of the Aion beta but NCsoft are ramping up the excitement surrounding their next big MMO. Today they released a video showcasing yet another part of the rich world of Atreia. Profiling the Asmodian zone of Beluslan, the short video offers an ea...
Thu, Jun 25 | from Massively

Aion's first video podcast is packing lore and stunning visuals

Just a couple months ago a friend told me that Aion was the biggest and baddest upcoming MMORPG that no-one in North America knew about. It broke records and won awards when it launched in Korea last year, yet hardly anyone over here was talking about it. Well, things can change quickly.
Mon, Jun 22 | from Massively

News: Early and beta access for Aion pre-orders

We're keeping an Aion this one. NCsoft has revealed the European pre-order program for Aion: The Tower of Eternity, its next MMO, due to launch in the autumn.
Thu, Jun 18 | from Eurogamer

News: Aion open beta to run in August

Having already tested the game extensively before its Korean launch last year, NCsoft is contenting itself with a series of short weekend tests in the West. The first phase of closed beta took place at the end of E3 week, which explains why we missed it. Sorry.
Wed, Jun 17 | from Eurogamer

Can Aion Dethrone the King of MMOs?

CA By Andrew Brandt | Posted at 5:14 pm on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 When NCsoft showed me a demo of their soon-to-launch, massively multiplayer fantasy game, Aion, at the E3 show, I saw a lot of reworked themes common to this fairly mature genre: A pair of ...
Wed, Jun 3 | from Technologizer

$24 Mil. Lawsuit Haunts NCsoft

South Korea By Kim Tong-hyung NCsoft, South Korea's leading online game company, has been rolling in recent months thanks to the record-breaking popularity of its new release, ``Aion.'' However, the brewing legal dispute with a certain, space-hopping employee may ...
Sun, May 10 | from Korea Times

Richard Garriott blasts NCsoft with $24 million lawsuit

This morning, GamePolitics added their .02 to the mix and upped the ante with the legal documents involved - and boy, are they illuminating. According to Richard's side of the story, it goes like this: Richard & co form Destination Games, and are bought out by NCsoft in exchange for some...
Wed, May 6 | from Massively

How To: Guild Wars Gwen ´s April Day

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Wed, Apr 1 | from YouTube

ArenaNet sets record straight on Guild Wars 2 'delay'

Guild Wars 2 was originally announced in March 2007 alongside Guild Wars' first expansion titled Eye of the North. At the time, PC Gamer magazine confirmed that ArenaNet was hoping for GW2 to go into beta in the second half of 2008. When June 2008 rolled around, the official GW2 FAQ was update...
Tue, Feb 17 | from Massively

NCsoft full-year revs rise 5%

- Feb 13, 2009 NCsoft attributed its profit shortfall to the November launch of Aion: Tower of Eternity in Korea, saying that the MMOG had not been on the market long ...
Fri, Feb 13 | from GameSpot

Opinion: Game Trailers (Linkin Park - In the End)

Honours for the music creator Linkin Park and the games creators: Blizzard, NCSOFT... but specially for Linkin Park The song it isn't mine but it's to beautyful to don't post it on a huge site like youtube.com GRATZ! youtube and Linkin Park.. and yes the video doesn't have a colaboration with the...
Sun, Dec 14 | from YouTube

On C-SPAN, ESA's Gallagher Predicts New ESA Members

On the very same day GamePolitics broke the news that NCsoft had dropped its membership in the Entertainment Software Association, Mike Gallagher, CEO of the game publishers trade association, predicted that new, "exciting" member companies would join the ranks of the ESA.
Mon, Dec 8 | from GamePolitics

Battle Royal: Aion vs. Lich King

South Korea - NCsoft is worried that Lich King could do the same to Aion, which it touts as the heir apparent to ``Lineage,â€™â€™ its globally popular role-playing series ...
Tue, Nov 18 | from Korea Times

Game Giant NCsoft Moving on Without Garriott

South Korea - Nov 12, 2008 However, with Tabula Rasa tanking in the standings, it is now clear that NCsoft will never get a good bang for its buck on the Garriott deal. ...
Wed, Nov 12 | from Korea Times

Tabula Rasa: Deployment 13 Patch Notes

NCsoft has posted the patch notes for Deployment 13, the latest update for Tabula Rasa which features the game's new crafting system, new gear, UI changes, and more. Read More...
Thu, Nov 6 | from MMORPG Hacks, Working Bots and Hard Cheat

NC Europe, NC Austin and ArenaNet Transform to Become NC West

NC West is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation, a world leading publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games including Lineage/Lineage II, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa®, and Aion®: The Tower of Eternity™. More...
Tue, Sep 9 | from Kotaku

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