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NCsoft has enjoyed a year-on-year Q3 profits jump of 836 per cent – largely thanks to the release of MMO Aion: The Tower of Eternity. YoY revenue more than doubled in the period to KRW 166.28 billion (US$144.00 million) – up 21 per cent on Q2, when the firm released …
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Read More »NCsoft launches new Aion servers
NCsoft is opening two additional servers for European Aion players less than a week after the game launched in the region. The publisher is working hard to meet demand for its latest MMO, which was released last Friday, in order to reduce queues for more populated servers and allow more …
Read More »Aion ‘will be major MMO force’
NCsoft expects new title Aion can join Warcraft in dominating the MMO genre after its release this week. Speaking to MCV, European publishing MD Vronique Lallier revealed the game has already attractred over 300,000 pre-orders in the West. Aion is going to be a real success – it adds new content …
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Read More »Aion pre-orders near 400,000
NCsoft has announced its upcoming MMO, Aion: The Tower Of Eternity, has generated almost 400,000 pre-orders. The game, which introduces aerial combat to the usual MMORPG fare, is due for release on September 22nd in the US and on September 25th in the UK. Anyone who has pre-ordered the game …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 reveal expected this week
NCsoft is expected to reveal major details for the highly anticipated Guild Wars 2 at this year’s Gamescom. The official website and Twitter feed for the sequel to one of the publisher’s biggest hits are now active, while the developer has teased that the first glimpse of the game is …
Read More »Income, profit and sales soar at NCsoft
Korean MMO behemoth NCsoft has posted some recession-busting numbers in its latest financial report for the quarter ending June 30th. Total net income grew an amazing 451 per cent compared to the same period in 2008, reaching $27m. In addition, operating profit rocketed to $38.1m – a 353 per cent …
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Read More »Aion release date confirmed
Leading MMO publisher NCsoft has finally confirmed the release date of the impressive looking Aion: Tower of Eternity. European retail will welcome the PC title on September 25th. Aion tries to distinguish itself from the opposition by its use of flight. Not only is aerial manoeuvring key to traversing the …
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