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(I apologize for the outdated screenshot. I will update with a graph once I’m in front of a real computer.) NCSoft has released their first quarterly report for 2013, and I’m sure we are all wondering how Guild Wars 2 will perform following the initial rush, so let’s dive in. Sales remained strong in 2013 [...]
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NCSoft Introduces Newbie Servers To Aion
April 17th, 2013 
Omali Aion is in the process of updating to version 3.9, and players are already patching their clients and getting ready to enjoy all that NCSoft has to deliver. Patch 3.9 brings with it a number of updates, including a mass ban of over seventeen thousand botters, allowing players to run instances with each other across [...]
NCSoft License Unreal 4 For Two New MMOs
February 14th, 2013 Omali No rest for NCSoft. Coming on the heels of Guild Wars 2′s success, and with the recent release of Blade & Soul over in Korea, and the upcoming releases of Wildstar and Lineage Eternal, you might fall under the pretense that the Korean publisher is up to their necks with work. You would be wrong, [...]
NCSoft Q4 2012 Records Historical High Quarterly Revenue
February 5th, 2013 Omali Talk about springing back. Strong sales in Lineage, Guild Wars 2, Blade & Soul, as well as mobile games, NCSoft has recorded historical high quarterly revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012. In the latest report, NCSoft marked a 56% increase in quarterly sales, a 208% increase in quarterly operating profit, 110% increase in pre-tax [...]
NCSoft Latest Anti-RMT Shot: Bans All Chinese IPs
January 27th, 2013 Omali Gold farming in Aion is a pretty major problem. Similar to NCSoft’s other big name title, Lineage II, Aion players have become accustomed over the years to logging in and going through the ritual of reporting and blocking the new set of bots spamming the multiple chat groups and sending them whispers of cheap gold, [...]
NCSoft 3rd Quarter Finances: Significant Growth From New Products
November 7th, 2012 Omali The folks at Arenanet and Team Bloodlust must be breaking open the champagne today, as NCSoft’s financial statements for the third quarter of 2012 reveal that Guild Wars 2 and Blade & Soul aren’t just bringing home the bacon, they are weaving it and frying it to perfection. Guild Wars 2 launched strong in the [...]
Brilliant! Aion Performs Weekly Sweep of Block List
November 2nd, 2012 Omali Don’t you get tired of blocking people who are harassing you, only to later wonder if it is safe to remove them from your list? What about gold farmer accounts, how can you be sure that they haven’t been banned? They could be waiting just around the corner to surprise you with cheap gold at [...]
NCSoft Opens Account Migration
October 17th, 2012 Omali As announced earlier this year, NCSoft has rolled out account migration for players of Aion and Lineage II, beginning today. The move will bring both games under one account, consolidating how the player handles their login, NCoin, and security. As mentioned in the release: NC Accounts allow players to manage their Aion and L2 game [...]
NCSoft’s Sales Per Region, Per Quarter, Mapped
September 3rd, 2012 Omali I’ve mapped out the sales per region over the entirety of NCSoft’s financial statements, dating back to the first quarter of 2005. You’ll see that Korea makes up more of NCsoft’s sales generally than every other region combined, and occasionally even doubled. Sales in North America and Europe peaked in 2009 and have been on [...]
Week In Review: Week of August 12th
August 17th, 2012 Omali It’s Friday and that means it is time to look at the news posts we missed. World of Warcraft opens all races, regardless of expansion pack. The Secret World 50% off at Amazon this weekend. Archeage Next Closed Beta Features All New Functions. Electronic Arts For Sale, Rumored. Vanguard Free To Play Officially Launches Shadowrun [...]
