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NCsoft quite likes Europe. The Korean MMO giant has been making a lot of noise across the continent in recent months. In August it took to Gamescom to announce unique online adventure Wildstar, before revealing almost all the details for its anticipated Guild Wars sequel. And it gained a host …

GAMESCOM: MMO specialist NCsoft has lifted the lid on a brand new MMO from developer Carbine Studios – Wildstar. The game takes a different design approach to rivals in the MMO genre by offering significantly different gameplay styles depending on the player’s chosen speciality – Explorer, Soldier, Scientist or Settler. …

While the fortunes of the most popular MMOs have never been better, it's now harder than ever create one that succeeds. Jeremy Gaffney, executive producer at NCsoft's Carbine Studios, takes a look at the future of the genre, and offers some advice on developing a hit

Publisher NCsoft and publisher Koch media have extended their distribution partnership to include the UK. The pair already work together in European territories such as France and Spain. The first game to be distributed by Koch under the agreement will be Guild Wars Trilogy later this summer and will subsequently …

Publisher NCsoft has revealed that City of Heroes, its successful PC superhero MMO, is to become a free-to-play title. It’s also getting a new name – City of Heroes: Freedom. The move mirrors that made by both rival title Champions Online and also by other MMOs such as The Lord …

NCsoft and ArenaNet have clarified plans for Guild Wars 2 expansions. Earlier today, news emerged that the developer was not planning to release any follow-ups to the upcoming MMO through retail. However, any plans for post-launch content are "still to be confirmed", as ArenaNet is concentrating on completing the launch …

MMO publisher NCsoft is preparing for some major reveals at Gamescom this year having posted some solid financial results. The South Korean publisher saw sales of 155bn Won (87.9m) for Q1 2011, a decrease of two per cent quarter-on-quarter and a seven per cent dip year-on-year. Meanwhile, net income reached …

NCsoft’s profits are 41 billion Won (23.3m) for Q1 2011, a 33 per cent increase over Q4 2010. However, year-on-year that marks a 30 per cent decrease. In terms of sales, NCsoft generated 155 billion Won (87.9m), a two per cent decrease quarter-on-quarter and a year-on-year decline of seven per …

NCsoft and Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution have backed this year’s MCV Industry Excellence Awards. MMO specialist NCsoft will sponsor the newly-added award for Digital Distribution Team. Meanwhile, the upcoming Deus Ex prequel will be Event Partner. The digital distribution category represents a sector that is important to us,” …