Last week, NCsoft showcased a “TJ’s Letter” developer video, highlighting the achievements accomplished by Lineage W thus far since launching in several regions. While also touching on the future, the most important reveal was the game’s first IP collaboration with…
Lineage W – Major new region and playable class announced for upcoming content updates
Following the odd regional launch of Lineage W, developer and publisher NCsoft was back with a new developer update yesterday via the “Director’s Preview” video. The focus was mainly on upcoming new content, including the new region of Aden, more…
Lineage W – Game trailers for first 4 regions for new MMORPG revealed
After the bombastic showcase session held 2 weeks ago, NCsoft recently touched upon something much lighter in the form of the world regions. There will be both familiar places and new ones to explore, but the ones confirmed via the…
Lineage W – “Region 1” launch date announced for ambitious PC + mobile MMORPG
With global pre-registration having started last month, developer NCsoft yesterday announced that Lineage W will officially launch in Region 1 on November 4, 2021 (Korean Standard Time). Region 1 consists mainly of Asian countries, including SEA, with almost similar time…
Lineage W – Pre-registration begins for cross-platform global MMORPG
Earlier today, NCsoft founder and CEO Kim Taek-jin officially introduced Lineage W to the world via a livestream. First announced last week, it was revealed that the “W” actually stands for “Worldwide”. Mr Kim mentioned that despite NCsoft having developed…
Lineage W – NCsoft teases new global mobile MMORPG
Earlier today, NCsoft opened the teaser website for its upcoming new mobile MMORPG, Lineage W. All signs point to it being a brand new game in the Lineage series, as there were teasers in Korean and Chinese as well. According…
Lineage 2M – 2 new preview trailers made using in-game footage revealed
NCsoft today released 2 new trailers for Lineage 2M, first shown at the media event held earlier this week. These trailers, “World” and “Community” claims to have only used in-game footage to produce. As their respective titles describe, “World” is…
Lineage – Classic MMORPG going Free-to-Play in South Korea
Korean gaming giant NCsoft recently announced it will abolish the subscription “Pay-to-Play” business model for its oldest and more profitable game, Lineage. Starting on 2 May, Lineage will officially enter the Free-to-Play era in South Korea while the old top-up…
Lineage – Classic MMORPG celebrates 20th anniversary with Remastered update
NCsoft held a media conference “Only One” yesterday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its classic PC MMORPG, Lineage, which is still the Korean game giant’s top revenue product today. Titled Lineage Remastered, the upcoming massive changes prompted NCsoft CEO…
Beyond Lineage – New mobile games revealed for 17th anniversary
After 17 years, Lineage has remained as NCsoft’s top earning product, which says much about the game’s longevity. Earlier today, NCsoft held a live event called “Beyond Lineage” to showcase the future. Technically, the 2 mobiles games are still “within…
Lineage – Tencent Games opening first Pay-to-Play server in its history
On 26 March, Tencent Games will open its first ever Pay-to-Play game server under its wings. The Lineage “Reminiscence” server will not be Free-to-Play, but instead requires players to purchase a Growth Fruit from the item mall (web and in-game)…
Lineage– NCsoft introduces the new Warrior class to evergreen game
After 6 long years, developer NCsoft finally added a new class to Lineage Korea, the Warrior. A rather old-school class, the Warrior wields 2 one-handed weapons, including swords and axes. The highlight of the Warrior is the supposed hack-and-slash mechanic specially…
Lineage – Evergreen title gets new 8th class after 14 years of service
Despite failing in the Western market, Lineage is still very much alive in Asian countries such as South Korea, Taiwan and China. In fact, it is still developer NCsoft’s top selling product after 14 years in operations. Earlier today, a…
NCsoft – Lineage 1 remains main revenue source for Korean giant
Launched back in the year 1998, Lineage 1 is still the main revenue source for NCsoft in the 2nd quarter of 2013. That is a huge 15 years of live service! The next major revenue source, Guild Wars 2, is…