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NCSoft asks Aion players to fly their fan flags in public

NCsoft and the Aion staff have been spending a lot of time lately working to get the Aion community involved and engaged in ways beyond just playing the game. They began with the Eye on Community feature, brought out Aion apparel, and now NCsoft gives you Aion Around the World.
Sat, Nov 14 | from Massively

News: Guild Wars 2 expected in 2011

Jaeho Lee - the company's chief financial officer, as well as chief executive of its Western arm - told investors during a recent conference call that NCsoft didn't expect to make any major launches in 2010. Guild Wars 2 from ArenaNet, and Blade & Soul from the Lineage 2 team in Korea, wo...
Tue, Nov 10 | from Eurogamer

News: Nearly 1 million copies of Aion shifted

NCsoft has announced that nearly a million copies of PC MMO Aion: The Tower of Eternity have been sold in the West. Over 500,000 units have been shifted in North America, while the figure for Europe stands at around 470,000 units. The game was released in the West during the last week of Septem...
Sun, Nov 8 | from Eurogamer

NCsoft responds to City of Heroes speculation

We wanted to respond to your post from November 2 on City of Heroes and clarify a few points for you and your readers. In short, the piece offers a rather sensationalist view of NCsoft West and our success thus far. We're very proud of what we've accomplished here in the West - we have several maj...
Thu, Nov 5 | from Massively

NCsoft extends a thank you to Aion players for their patience

However, NCsoft did wanted to give the Aion devoted a little gift for putting up with all of the hassle. While it may not entirely make up for the time spent waiting in line, it will certainly help speed your progression -- Lodas Amulets.
Fri, Oct 16 | from Massively

News: NCsoft addresses Aion server issues

There's no doubt that we've done some things very well with Aion: the product is polished and incredibly fun. We managed to deploy to North America and Europe within the same week and have experienced strong demand. As most of you are aware, this has come at a cost in the form of queue times. This...
Mon, Oct 5 | from Eurogamer

NCsoft scrambles to reduce server queues: Private store tweaks incoming

If one thing has marred the otherwise polished launch of Aion it is the extremely long server queues players face when trying to log in and play what they paid for. NCsoft responded a couple days ago saying that they are aware of the problem and working on solutions such as increased server ca...
Thu, Sep 24 | from Massively

Aion OBT Patch 1.5 Details

NCsoft has given a comprehensive list of changes that will take place in the latest patch 1.5 for the MMO, Aion, which will feature in the upcoming open ... and more »
Fri, Sep 4 | from IncGamers.com

NCsoft release Korean trailer for Aion patch 1.5

For us here in the west, the launch of Aion might still be on the horizon. However, having had the game for the better part of a year, gamers in Korea have already turned their attention to patch 1.5. Indeed this is something we should also be excited about as the localized version of Aion aimed at...
Sun, Aug 2 | from Massively

Hands On: Aion: The Tower of Eternity

It's hard to remember such a carefully controlled, ruthlessly organised, painstakingly cautious, generally locked-down and sewn-up MMO launch preparation as that currently being undertaken by NCsoft West for the US and European launch of Aion: The Tower of Eternity. That's because...
Tue, Jul 7 | from Eurogamer

Opinion: The Value of Paper Prototyping

Another really helpful feature of paper prototypes — as long as you have them visibly attached to your wall — is that you get to look at them every day. I found this to be invaluable for letting the wireframe 'sink in' so that I could view it and review it multiple times a day and make sure that I wa...
Sun, May 10 | from Smiley Cat

$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

Patch: Guild Wars: The Six Million Dollar MMORPG

CA As part of the celebrations, ArenaNet and NCsoft will be hosting in-game birthday celebrations and will be pushing the recently released content update which includes new quests and extra storage options. "We are humbled by how gamers have responded to ...
Thu, Apr 23 | from Gamespy.com

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

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