One of the luxuries of being a reporter is that I can always fall back on the ability to say “well it is a press release, so we have to give the benefit of the doubt.” The same way in which we automatically trust what comes out of a developer’s financial statements on the grounds … Continue reading “NCSoft Ignored Potential Buyers, Says Report”
Last week NCSoft published a press release to try and quiet the growing masses of angry City of Heroes players. Breaking their previous silence, NCSoft took to the stage to explain that attempts were made to sell the City of Heroes game, but we’re unsuccessful. And as you can see by the comments on our … Continue reading “SaveCOH Responds to NCSoft”
It’s been over a month since NCSoft announced that City of Heroes would be shutting down, and since then the community has thrown virtually every theory out there as to why there hasn’t been any news from the talks with Paragon Studios. The question that lays on everyone’s mind is: If NCSoft isn’t willing to … Continue reading “NCSoft Tried Selling City Of Heroes, No Buyers”
Lineage II has changed greatly since launch, and as Gon Namkung of NCSoft has admitted, not all of the changes have been for the better. In a letter to the community released today, Namkung admits that changes over the years have diluted what made Lineage II unique, from the removal of elements that made classes unique, to … Continue reading “NCSoft Admits Lineage II Faults, Wants Your Feedback”
Welcome to your night cap. If you pay attention to MMO news, odds are you already know that City of Heroes will be shutting down this November 30th. That is, of course, assuming NCSoft completely dismisses the overwhelming support given by the community and Paragon Studios to keep the game running. But for all intent … Continue reading “Night Cap: Save City of Heroes, Save NCSoft”
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 … Continue reading “NCSoft's Sales Per Region, Per Quarter, Mapped”
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 … Continue reading “NCSoft’s Sales Per Region, Per Quarter, Mapped”
NCSoft has released its finances for the second quarter of 2012, and considering that the major MMO news sites suddenly care enough to report on it, I can only assume that there is some drama to be had. Compared to last quarter, revenues are up thanks to solid Lineage sales and royalties, however NCSoft is … Continue reading “NCSoft Q2 2012: Profits Down, Revenue Up”
If your NCSoft account was created after July 12, 2012, you can ignore this article. Managing your NCSoft account is about to become slightly easier. In a few months, NCSoft will require all Aion and Lineage II players to migrate their NCSoft Master Accounts over to the new NC Account system. The benefit of this … Continue reading “NCSoft Master Accounts To Be Merged In The Future”
NCSoft just posted a notice that they will be holding interviews on May 31st from 9am to 7pm at Providence Biltmore. All applicants are welcome, especially 38 Studios (and presumably Big Huge Games) ex-employees.
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