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…
Blade & Soul: Revolution – New class added to popular mobile MMORPG
Netmarble today added a massive new update to its flagship mobile MMORPG, Blade & Soul: Revolution in South Korea. If my memory serves me right, this is the first time a new class has been added since its launch. The…
ArenaNet – Guild Wars 2 studio confirms staff layoff and cancels secret project
According to various sources, Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet is preparing to layoff staff soon. This is due to parent company, Korean gaming giant NCsoft restructuring as well, which is affecting all subsidiaries. An unannounced game project…
NCsoft – Mobile gaming is key as sales occupy 66% of quarterly total
For the 4th quarter of 2018 (October to December), sales from NCsoft’s mobile games contributed a massive 66% of the company’s total sales. You might be surprised, given that NCsoft doesn’t really have that many mobile games with just 4…
Blade & Soul – Developer teases new class with first details in interview
The development team of Blade & Soul has been busy updating the Korean server with class awakening updates, and the local media got a chance to talk to them on Blade & Soul’s progress. While admitting that the Unreal Engine…
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…
Aion – NCsoft reveals colorful new class arriving next week in South Korea
NCsoft today revealed the latest class to join Aion, and one which will certainly turn the heads of fans. The name of the class is 채화성, but I have no idea how that translates, so I will refer to the class…
NC Media Day 2018 – Aion 2 and Blade & Soul 2 officially announced
Before G-Star 2018 begins in a couple of weeks, the big game companies will usually hold their own conference to reveal their new titles, such as Nexon. I am not sure if NCsoft is taking part in G-Star this year,…
Blade & Soul: Revolution – 500 vs 500 faction battleground previewed in new trailer
With nearly 100 servers now for its pre-registration phase due to allowing players to reserve their character names, Netmarble is poised to have another hit mobile MMORPG on their hands with Blade & Soul: Revolution. Set to launch on December…
Blade & Soul: Revolution – 20 new servers added to handle character reservations
Recently announced to launch in South Korea on December 6, developer and publisher Netmarble today announced it has added 20 new servers to the pre-registration phase of Blade & Soul: Revolution. You see, players were able to create and reserve…
Blade & Soul: Revolution – Netmarble announces Korean launch date for new mobile MMORPG
Netmarble held is media conference for Blade & Soul: Revolution earlier today, and announced a slew of information for the mobile MMORPG. Powered by Unreal Engine 4 based on the popular IP from NCsoft, Blade & Soul: Revolution is scheduled to…
Aion – Japan server announces Made in Abyss collaboration campaign
The Japan servers of successful PC online games and mobile titles are always bound to have a collaboration with an anime series, and The Tower of Aion (Japanese name) is no exception. NC Japan recently announced an in-game crossover event…
Blade & Soul – Lyn Warden confirmed for upcoming Korean winter update
As the annual Blade & Soul World PVP Championship came to an end, developer NCsoft once again teased new content for Blade & Soul’s upcoming massive winter update. The biggest confirmation is the addition of the Warden class for the…
WildStar – NCsoft is shutting down Carbine Studios and game
According to Kotaku, developer Carbine Studios and its MMORPG WildStar is being shut down by parent company NCsoft, with 50 employees set to lose their jobs. Staff were informed of the closure at a meeting today, according to someone who was…