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Guild Wars 2 Beta Postponed to 2009 (Update)

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UPDATE: We've just learned that NCsoft, who will not be joining E3 in mid-July, plan to attend PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) in Seattle, which will start in 58 days, 23 hours and 23 minutes. Sadly, at this stage, the Guild Wars team is not giving interviews.

This may sound like a direct blow to the face of every Guild Wars fan out there: the Guild Wars 2 Beta has now been officially postponed to next year. It seems that the development of the subscription-free MMO is still in need of much more time. more...

City Of Heroes: Make it YOUR Story

Germany — 

"City of Heroes" did just turn four years old and is still up and running together with its evil twin "City of Villains", but not only that: NCSoft seem to want to more...

City of Heroes 4th Anniversary Fun Facts

Canada — 

Someone already mentioned that City of Heroes just turned four years old. NCsoft’s City of Heroes team released some fun facts about the game to celebrate:


  1. More than 32 million characters created – that’s 4 times the population of New York City! more...

NCsoft Games Celebrate Birthdays, Guild Wars Releases Compilation

United States — 

Three of NCsoft's online games are celebrating birthdays today. City of Heroes (and Villains) and Lineage II both launched four years ago, while Guild Wars launched three years ago.

NCsoft has also released a Guild Wars Factions Platinum Edition that is a bundle of the Guild Wars: Game of the Year Edition and Guild Wars: Factions. more...

David Reid Joins NCsoft

United States — 

NCsoft has hired David Reid as a new Vice President of Marketing for its North American publishing business.

Reid previously worked with GameTap (Turner Broadcasting's online game service) and was also a senior marketer at Microsoft.

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NCsoft Implements Micropayment System

United States — 

NCsoft has rolled out its micropayment system for its various online games.

NCsoft, best known for its Lineage games, is the publisher behind games like Tabula Rasa, City of Heroes, Dungeon Runners and Guild Wars, and is now introducing NCcoin. more...

NCsoft Still Fighting Unauthorized Servers

United States — 

NCsoft European office is taking action against those running unauthorized servers for NCsoft's games, such as Lineage II, Guild Wars and City of Heroes. more...

Paragon City Gets Ads

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United States — 

NCsoft has entered into an agreement with Double Fusion to bring advertising to the world of City of Heroes and City of Villains.

NCsoft says that it "will dedicate all advertising dollars it earns to fund further game development for the online titles, yet still allow players to opt out of advertising in order to provide flexibility to community members." more...

Lineage II: 4th Anniversary Edition Coming Shortly

United States — 

When NCsoft launches the Hellbound content update for its massively multiplayer online game Lineage II later this month, it plans to start selling a "4th Anniversary Edition" Lineage II package in stores. more...

Powerset Proliferation for Heroes and Villains Clarified

United States — 

NCsoft has posted more information concerning the upcoming "Power Proliferation" for City of Heroes (and Villains). more...