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NCSoft reported Q2, 2017 earnings today that showed overall sales increase 8% both quarter over quarter and year over year to $229M. Net income (profit) came in at $27.3 million. The most interesting bit of news from the earnings presentation as usual was the breakdown of sales by franchise: Guild Wars 2 sales hit an all time low this quarter [...]
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Lineage M, the mobile remake of NCSoft's classic Lineage MMORPG, is currently the top grossing app in South Korea since its official release last Wednesday. Within 7 hours of launching, Lineage M has dominated the top spot in both Android and iOS app stores, with an estimated 9.7 million s so far. Some s have reported difficulties ing the app [...]
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NCSoft's Q1 2017 financial results are in and they show a shocking 74% drop in net income—both quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year. The company's sales only dropped 16% quarter-over-quarter and 1% year-over-year, but other factors, including a decrease in online game sales and an increased number of employees, have lead to the dramatic decrease in profit. To illustrate just how low NCSoft's [...]
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Due to the fact that little has been said about it up until now, you may or may not be aware that NCSoft has had a mobile version of the original Lineage, aptly titled "Lineage M," in development for some time now. The company hasbeen teasing its existence for a while, but today, we get our first look at actual [...]
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Want to play that great new MMO that just came out in Korea, but won’t be out in North America for at least another year? Don’t like some change that was made to your favorite game for its Western release and want to see if it’s better in the Korean version? In this guide, I am going to teach you [...]
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SuperData's latest report is out. Several predictions are included, but the one that stands out most is the prediction that "Chinese companies will scoop up 1-2 western publishers a month from here on." The prediction comes just over a week after it was announced that Jagex may be acquired by a Chinese mining company called Shandong Hongda. The full quote [...]
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Lineage Music & Soundtrack Lineage is a unique fantasy themed MMORPG developed and published by the South Korean game studio NCSoft. The game launched worldwide in 1998 and despite its age, it continues to be a huge moneymaker for NCSoft, making up a bulk of the company's profits. The game was designed by the legendary developer Jake Song, who had previously [...]
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NCSoft released their Q2 2015 earnings report today and we get an inside peak at what games are doing well for the company. Lineage remains the crown jewel in the NCSoft portfolio, out earning Lineage 2, Aion, Blade and Soul, Guild Wars 2, and WildStar combined. Lineage launched worldwide in 1998, but the U.S. version of the game has since shut [...]
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