NCSoft Sues Business Partner Netmarble For Copyright Infringement

Last year, Lineage 2 spin-off.

According to MMOCulture, NCSoft recently filed a lawsuit against Netmarble for infringing on that exact IP with their recently-released open world mobile MMORPG Aden. The infringements in specific include the use of the name "Aden," a well-known location in Lineage 2, as well as several item names and phrases that can be found in both titles.

Netmarble is defending itself by saying that Aden is a mobile game, not a PC game, and thus infringement could not have occurred. It remains to be seen how this will play out or whether it will affect the companies' business partnership.