Tencent Games, publisher of Master X Master in China, released a preview video for the game’s new character, Rytlock Brimstone, from ArenaNet’s Guild Wars 2. Rytlock will be presented in South Korea later, as Master X Master will launch first…
NCsoft – Korean gaming giant announces Western mobile studio
Today, NCsoft West officially announced the name of its new mobile gaming division, Iron Tiger. Iron Tiger is located in San Mateo, California, and is focused on developing original mobile games, as well as titles inspired by NCsoft’s existing game…
NCsoft – Lineage Eternal missing as Master X Master takes spotlight
After announcing that Closed Beta for Lineage Eternal is delayed until next year, NCsoft today confirmed Lineage Eternal will not be the main star at G-Star 2015. Instead, the whole NCsoft booth will be catering Master X Master, the company’s…
Lineage Eternal – NCsoft delays Closed Beta phase until next year
Today, NCsoft released its earnings release for the 3rd quarter of 2015. As seen below, overall sales are down worldwide for the South Korean developer. WildStar’s Free-to-Play transition’s sales will be reflected in the next earnings release. During the conference call, NCsoft…
Blade & Soul – Stage musical based on main game villain announced
On 13 November, NCsoft will hold its annual Blade & Soul PVP World Championship in South Korea. During the tournament, a stage musical based on the story of the main villain, Jin Seo-Yeon, will be performed. Other than dance and music, it will…
Aion 5.0 – NCsoft officially unveils update 5.0 with new teaser trailer
Rumored for a few months since the announcement back in August, NCsoft today has officially revealed Aion 5.0, together with a new teaser trailer bearing the version number. According to Korean sources, Daevas (the 2 playable races in Aion) will…
Nexon vs NCsoft – Alliance ends as Nexon sells off all NCsoft shares
Back in 2012, Nexon became NCsoft’s biggest shareholder in an unlikely alliance between South Korea’s 2 biggest gaming companies (Nexon is actually stocklisted on Tokyo Stock Exchange). Today, after 3 years of power struggle and failed working relationship, Nexon has…
WildStar – NCsoft launches Free-to-Play version for sci-fi online game
[Game website] With WildStar performing poorly in NCsoft’s recent financial report, it is no wonder the publisher and developer, Carbine Studios, made the call to introduce a Free-to-Play mode for the sci-fi online game. The new Free-to-Play mode has just…
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns – Expansion launch trailer revealed
[Pre-purchase] Launching on 23 October worldwide, the official launch trailer for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns was recently revealed by publisher and developer ArenaNet. Do note that NCsoft has apparently let ArenaNet function as an independent subsidiary, taking over the publishing…
Blade & Soul – NCsoft starting Closed Beta weekends from next month
[Game website] NCsoft announced today that Closed Beta will start on 30 October for its upcoming wuxia-inspired MMO, Blade & Soul. There will be a minimum of five beta weekends spanning at least 20 days, which will give players a…
WildStar – Free-to-Play launch date announced for sci-fi online game
[Game website] NCsoft and Carbine Studios announced today that the Free-to-Play update for WildStar will launch on 29 September, 2015 (subject to timezone differences). More than just a business model conversion, the Free-to-Play launch will be the title’s biggest game update yet…
Guild Wars 2 – Core game is now Free-for-Play for everyone
[Play now] ArenaNet, developer of Guild Wars 2, has just announced the game will now be Free-for-Play. What is “Free-for-Play”? Well, the core game will definitely be free, but players wanting to explore new lands and features will have to buy…
Blade & Soul – NCsoft teases several more pets currently in development
Blade & Soul Korea recently got its pet update, right after the China server has gotten them less than two weeks ago. The Korean server will get an exclusive Ghost pet, along with the two boss pets and four penguins. NCsoft also…
Aion – NCsoft reveals teaser trailer for next major game update
In a surprising twist, NCsoft has released the teaser trailer for Aion’s next major game update at the same time for both South Korea and the English servers. At this point, most are speculating it will be version 5.0, and…