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  NCsoft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NCsoft was originally founded in March 1997 by Tak Jin Kim, author of a Korean word processor program called Hangul, a business software developer.
NCsoft developed Lineage II and released it in South Korea on October 1, 2003, and in the United States on April 28, 2004.
NCsoft is also the publisher for Guild Wars (developed by their subsidiary ArenaNet) and the MMORPGs City of Heroes and City of Villains (developed by Cryptic Studios).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NCsoft   (295 words)

  
 Definition of NCsoft
NCsoft was originally founded in March 1997 by Tack Jin Kim, who had been famous for developing a Korean word processor program called Hangul, as a business software developer.
NCsoft is also the publisher for the MMORPGs City of Heroes (developed by Cryptic Studios) and Guild Wars (ArenaNet).
Launched in July 2004, NCsoft Europe is a wholly owned subsidiary with its main office in London.
www.wordiq.com /definition/NCsoft   (315 words)

  
 News - NCsoft 'actively developing' for consoles - but not Xbox 360 /// Eurogamer
Korea-based online gaming giant NCsoft is preparing to launch titles on next-generation consoles, according to chief executive Tack Jin Kim, who confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that development work is already underway.
NCsoft is already the largest gaming company in its native country, and its titles are proving a major draw at this week's G* games expo at the Kintex exhibition centre near the capital city, Seoul.
Speaking today at NCsoft's head offices in Seoul, Kim also confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that a European development location is part of the firm's plan for the future, joining the company's other development studios - NC HQ Studios in Seoul, Guild Wars creators Arena.Net in California and Richard Garriott's NC Austin Studio.
www.eurogamer.net /article.php?article_id=61648   (224 words)

  
 NCsoft Establishes European Subsidiary - GameDev.Net Discussion Forums
NCsoft Corporation today passed a resolution via its board of directors to enter the European market with the creation of its new subsidiary NCsoft Europe.
NCsoft is currently established in North America, Japan, Taiwan, China, Thailand and are now venturing into to Europe and will continue to create new games with the objective of establishing itself as a leading online game company in and around Europe by 2005.
NCsoft is planning to service Lineage II, and City of Heroes in Europe by the end of 2004.
www.gamedev.net /community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=258172   (462 words)

  
 Blue's News: News Comments
The new company is a result of NCsoft’s acquisition of a 51 percent equity stake in NC Sina, a joint venture formed by NCsoft and Sina.com in 2003.
NCsoft China now becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of NCsoft and will strengthen the company’s content development and publishing power in the ever-growing Chinese game market.
NCsoft China will not only provide services for existing games created by NCsoft’s global network to the Chinese market but also will develop and publish new games that will appeal to Chinese gamers’ interests.
www.bluesnews.com /cgi-bin/viewpost.pl/65772   (177 words)

  
 Lineage II WarCry™
NCSoft: I am not certain of what you mean by “movie.” We do have several movie clips of in-game animations and battle scenes currently available through our website, but as for a feature length film, we currently have no plans.
NCSoft: Broadly speaking, magic spells are acquired through books, and each use of magic takes up a set amount of MP (mana points).
NCSoft: I think the community as a whole is doing a great job of bringing up in-depth and very specific issues, just based on limited beta play, so just keep on rockin' is the best response I can make.
lineage.warcry.com /scripts/news/view_news.phtml?site=10&id=11292   (853 words)

  
 Up All Night Gaming - NCsoft Unveils the Future of Online Gaming at 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo - April 23, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
NCsoft will also be showing off the visually stunning Lineage® II and City of Villains™, the first major expansion to Cryptic Studios’™ highly anticipated City of Heroes™ comic-book-inspired online game.
NCsoft - North America (NC-NA) is headquartered in Austin, Texas and is part of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation.
NCsoft is a registered trademark of NCsoft Corp. Lineage is a registered trademark of NC Interactive.
www.upallnightgaming.com /Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2676   (1030 words)

  
 WORTHPLAYING - - All about games !
NCsoft today announced that it is continuing its licensing relationship with Epic Games by licensing Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 technology and tools.
NCsoft has been working with the prior version of the Unreal Engine and has had spectacular results.
“NCsoft was the first company to use Unreal Engine in a massively-multiplayer online role-playing game and they did a fantastic job making us extremely proud.” said Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games.
www.worthplaying.com /article.php?sid=25446&mode=thread&order=0   (199 words)

  
 G4 - Feature - E3 2005: NCsoft Booth Report
Although it was released in April, Guild Wars had a tremendous crowd at NCsoft’s booth.
This MMO takes place in a bleak future where two alien races, the Benefactors and the Bane, are locked in an eons-spanning war that just might destroy the universe.
NCsoft is covering all the bases with its E3 2005 lineup.
www.g4tv.com /xplay/features/51828/E3_2005_NCsoft_Booth_Report.html   (1053 words)

  
 Neowin.net - Where unprofessional journalism looks better - NCsoft and Marvel make nice
Today NCsoft reported that it has settled all of their legal claims with Marvel Entertainment.
NCsoft scored a partial victory in March, when a judge threw out many of Marvel's complaints.
Terms of the settlement weren't disclosed, but NCsoft has said the character creation used in City of Heroes and the recently released City of Villains will not be changed as a result.
www.neowin.net /index.php?act=view&id=31780   (435 words)

  
 ncSOFT - Enterprise Solutions
ncSoft are working with mid to large sized organisations in virtually every sector implementing solutions to provide financial management, procurement, expense automation, time and resource management solutions.
ncSoft eBusiness Suite delivers best practices and automated processes that are designed specifically to fit your specific business and organisational requirements.
ncSoft eBusiness Suite gives you the scalability and flexibility necessary to prepare for the future; providing you with cost-effective solutions that are easy to implement and simple to use, so you can get up and running quickly.
www.ncsoft.co.uk /enterprise-solutions.html   (242 words)

  
 Senior Animator- Ncsoft - Board Index
Posted 12/23/05, 12:47 PM NCSoft is seeking a highly experienced Senior Animator to join its seasoned team of industry professionals led by key contributors of award winning massively multiplayer games.
NCsoft is not responsible for returning any materials to the sender.
NCsoft is a publisher and developer of popular on-line video games such as Guild Wars, City of Heroes, and Lineage II.
www.highend3d.com /boards/index.php?showtopic=216372   (414 words)

  
 :: GameGossip.com :: You Read It Here First   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
NCsoft today announced its financial results covering its second quarter and first-half 2004 results ended June 2004.
As far as the games side of things go, NCsoft reported that Lineage II and City Of heroes are both doing well, with sales as of the end of June at 86,000 units (Lineage II) and 190,000 units (City Of Heroes) respectively.
Meanwhile, as far as active players are concerned, NCsoft reported that Lineage II and City Of heroes have 76,000 and 170,000 active players respectively.
www.gamegossip.com /comment.php?id=9013   (473 words)

  
 MMORadio and NCSoft at E3 - TotalVideoGames.Com Forums |
This year, thanks to NCSoft and EGI hosting, we’ll be bringing the thrill and wonder of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) to 20,000 listeners as we broadcast from the floor of E3.
NCsoft, with its own development and publishing offices in Texas and California, also works with subsidiaries and third party developers throughout North America to develop and publish innovative online entertainment software products.
NCsoft, the interlocking NC logo, Lineage, PlayNC, PlayNC.com and all associated NCsoft logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCsoft Corporation.
www.totalvideogames.com /forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9586   (924 words)

  
 Guild Wars Stratics - NCsoft Acquires ArenaNet
NCsoft is a public company and is traded on the KOSDAQ Korean stock exchange.
More information about NCsoft can be found at http://www.ncsoft.net.
NCsoft is a trademark of NCsoft Corp and Lineage is a trademark of NC Interactive.
gw.stratics.com /content/arenanet/preleases/20021211.php?nocookies=1   (500 words)

  
 PlayNC: Federal Judge Dismisses Claims and Strikes Allegations in Marvel Lawsuit Against NCsoft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In a March 9 order, U.S. District Court Judge R. Gary Klausner agreed with NCsoft that some of Marvel’s allegations and exhibits should be stricken as “false and sham” because certain allegedly infringing works depicted in Marvel’s pleadings were created not by users, but by Marvel itself.
The judge also dismissed more than half of Marvel’s claims against NCsoft and Cryptic Studios, including Marvel’s claims that the defendants directly infringed Marvel’s registered trademarks and are liable for purported infringement of Marvel’s trademarks by City of Heroes’ users.
Although the judge allowed certain claims to survive the motion to dismiss, NCsoft and Cryptic Studios are pleased with the result and are confident that both the law and the facts will support their case.
www.plaync.com /about/2005/03/federal_judge_d.html   (637 words)

  
 Terra Nova: Marvel v. NCSoft Update 2
However, the exclusive rights granted to copyright holders are not without their exemptions and the software industry has fought hard to maintain that they are exempt from liability, protected by statutory and common law limits to the copyright monopoly.
In the recent Marvel Case, Marvel has asserted that NCsoft in its City of Heroes(R) game is contributory and vicariously liable for copyright infringement because it has designed the game so as to enable and encourage users to construct their avatars in the form of Marvel comics Copyrighted characters.
In essence, Marvel is suing NCsoft for creating a game in which players can design their own costumes for their characters in a way Marvel says infringes their Intellectual Property Rights.
terranova.blogs.com /terra_nova/2005/02/marvel_ncsoft_u.html   (2176 words)

  
 Kotaku - ncsoft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
GamersReports mentions a union between Spacetime and MMO publisher extraordinaire NCSoft on an unannounced triple-A MMO.
This once-secret project that NCSoft is working on has surfaced via screenshots at 4Gamer.
Word has gotten out that NCSoft is working on a secret project that will be unveiled sometime later this month.
www.kotaku.com /gaming/ncsoft/index.php   (841 words)

  
 Multiplayer Online Games Directory / News / NCsoft Enters European Market - Find Multiplayer Games Here   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
NCsoft is planning to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary company called NCsoft Europe Ltd. located in London, UK with an investment of £3,223,470 (GBP) (approximately US$6 million or 70 billion Korean Won).
NCsoft Europe will be headed by Geoffrey Heath, who has a history of building businesses in Europe.
NCsoft is planning to launch service for Lineage® II, and City of Heroes™ in Europe by the end of 2004.
www.mpogd.com /news?ID=1166   (491 words)

  
 GameSpy: NCsoft Scores Partial Victory Over Marvel
NCsoft pled that such creations should be stricken as "false and sham." The judge agreed, using those words in his dismissal.
While this ruling does represent a partial victory for NCsoft and developer Cryptic Studios, the developer is not out of the woods yet.
In response to the question of how NCsoft could be responsible for content created by end-users, Turitzin said, "We believe that the game encourages the … infringement, therefore they (NCsoft) have some obligation to monitor the game and design (the game) so infringement is not possible." He also acknowledged the intense interest in the case.
pc.gamespy.com /pc/city-of-heroes/595372p1.html   (630 words)

  
 NCsoft initiated with "overweight" | newratings.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In a research note published this morning, the analysts mention that the company is expected to generate robust returns during the forthcoming 18 months, driven by the launch of potential blockbuster games.
NCsoft is likely to witness earnings CAGR of 35% during the forthcoming three years, Morgan Stanley adds.
The company’s revenue growth is likely to rise from 17% in 2005 to 20% in 2006, the analysts say.
www.newratings.com /analyst_news/article_1157204.html   (214 words)

  
 Gamers Pad™ Forums - NCsoft Establishes European Subsidiary
Through the conclusion of a board of directors meeting, NCsoft Corporation today passed a resolution that will see it entering the European market through the creation of a new subsidiary called, NCsoft Europe.
NCsoft Europe will have a £3,223,470 (GBP) investment, and will be headed up by Geoffrey Heath; a former advisor for companies such as Origin and Maxis.
The capacity of the online game market in Europe is expected to reach about $3 billion US this year, and in 2005, it is expected to exceed $5 billion US.
www.gamerskrew.com /forums/showthread.php?t=681   (521 words)

  
 NCSoft to Unveil Guild Wars at E3 - PC News
NCsoft will announce a variety of pricing options for gamers in other parts of the world in the near future.
ArenaNet, located in Seattle, Washington, is a wholly owned subsidiary of NCsoft and was founded by key members of the creative teams that developed the hit game series Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo, as well as Battle.net, one of the most-successful gaming networks in the world.
NCsoft, Lineage, ArenaNet, Arena.net, and Guild Wars are trademarks of NCsoft Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
pc.gamezone.com /news/04_22_03_10_51AM.htm   (723 words)

  
 NCsoft, Redbus partner in Europe - PC News at GameSpot
NCsoft revealed today that it will tap Redbus Interhouse Germany to provide localization services for online games throughout Europe.
The deal brings NCsoft, publisher of Lineage II and City of Heroes, closer to its goal of establishing a global network for online games.
We need partners like Redbus Interhouse, with the ability and expertise to provide the level of service to support this new generation of games and deliver them to our core markets." Lineage II was released in Europe last November; City of Heroes is due out in early February.
www.gamespot.com /news/2005/01/19/news_6116636.html?part=rss&tag=gs_pc&subj=6116636   (294 words)

  
 EFF: IP: Marvel v. NCSoft
Marvel is suing NCSoft and Cryptic, makers of the massively popular multiplayer online game "City of Heroes," for copyright and trademark infringement.
Marvel claims that because players in the game, who create superhero characters to send on in-game missions, can make characters that look like Wolverine or the Incredible Hulk, the game's creators are contributing to players' infringement.
Marvel and NCSoft settle all claims December 14, 2005
www.eff.org /IP/Marvel_v_NCSoft   (200 words)

  
 City of Heroes Community Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
While the terms of the settlement were not disclosed, all parties agree that this case was never about monetary issues and that the fans of their respective products and characters are the winners in this settlement.
NCsoft - North American is headquartered in Austin, Texas and is part of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation.
NCsoft, the interlocking NC logo, Lineage, Guild Wars, Auto Assault, Tabula Rasa and all associated logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCsoft Corporation.
www.cityofheroes.com /news/archives/2005/12/marvel_entertai.html   (349 words)

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