Following the impending upgrade of Blade & Soul from Unreal Engine 3 to Unreal Engine 4, the internal “upgrade” team has moved on to a new target, Lineage II. According to a new NCsoft job posting for the “L2:Remastered” project,…
Lineage 2 – Brief introduction to the new Death Knight class
Yesterday, the South Korean server of Lineage 2 went fully Free-to-Play along with adding the new Death Knight class. Of course, the auto-farm convenience system went online as well. Not much information was revealed about the Death Knight until a…
Lineage 2 – Death Knight class and auto-farm system announced
NCsoft today announced that a new class, Death Knight, is arriving on 14 August for the Korean server of Lineage 2. There is no actual screenshot nor trailer for the Death Knight right now, but he is said to be…
Lineage II M – Cinematic trailer revealed for upcoming mobile MMORPG
Given the mega success of Lineage M in South Korea, it is no wonder NCsoft is doubling down on a mobile version for Lineage II as well. Titled Lineage II M, there was no in-game shots at NCsoft’s media event,…
Lineage II: Blood Oath – Snail Games reveal new mobile game for China
China-based games developer, Snail Games, recently revealed Lineage II: Blood Oath, arriving later this year on iOS and Android devices. In case you are wondering, this is actually an official deal signed with NCsoft to utilize content from Lineage II. Developed…
Lineage 2 Web – Chinese developer obtains IP rights to develop web game
Over at ChinaJoy 2015, an announcement was made by 37wan, a leading web games developer and publisher in China. The company, which also has an English portal, has officially obtained the rights from NCsoft to develop a web game based…
Lineage II – Classic server seeking votes for official Europe launch
[Game website] European publisher 4Game is seeking to open a classic Lineage II server, and is looking for votes to see if the gamers want such an event to happen. While the current Lineage II celebrates its 11th anniversary, it…
Lineage II: Epic Tale of Aden – New trailers for upcoming Ertheia race
Revealed last month, new trailers were just revealed for Lineage II’s new race, Ertheia. The game storyline for Lineage II known as “Goddess of Destruction” is also ending, with the next chapter being “Epic Tale of Aden”. The update will…
Lineage: The Second Moon – First of many NCsoft mobile games to come
NCsoft’s first mobile game based on its hit online games, Lineage: The Second Moon, launched in Japan recently. Co-developed with mobile giant, GREE, the storyline of the game takes place within the Lineage Online lore, with heroes becoming cards. …
Lineage II – Game begins blocking China IPs
Thanks to Kristaps for messaging me the news. NCsoft has announced that China IPs will be blocked from Lineage II, and this hasn’t come as a surprise to me. It is a fact the world’s biggest gold farmers and illegal…
Lineage II – New Europe server suffers mass account bans
SA significant amount of players on the new Europe server, Naia, have found themselves being banned from entering the game, with a thread in the official forums gathering the victims. While initially denying the mistake, the C0mmunity Manager has quickly…
Tencent Games Carnival 2012 – Highlights of Day 2
With all the major announcements revealed yesterday for the “big” titles, Day 2 was always slated to be a more “quiet” affair. There are possibly over 20 different games at the show (including web and mobile), but as usual I…