City of Villains News

  • NCsoft Q1 profits jump 315%

    Aion: Tower of Eternity lifts Korean publisher's quarterly earnings to $107.7 million, a 51 percent year-over-year rise.

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    • Posted May 11, 2009 9:08 am PT

  • City of Heroes team renamed Paragon Studios

    NCsoft's Northern California developer takes new name from the virtual world in which it works, Paragon City.

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    • Posted Apr 14, 2009 11:23 am PT

  • Study: MMOG revs top $1.4 billion in 2008

    Screen Digest research finds online gaming market rose 22 percent last year in NA, Europe; World of Warcraft leads top 10 list in terms of spending.

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    • Posted Mar 24, 2009 5:07 pm PT

  • NCsoft full-year revs rise 5%

    Guild Wars publisher sees growing sales during 2008, profits drop 40% on marketing spend; Aion exceeds expectations in Korea.

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    • Posted Feb 13, 2009 10:43 am PT

  • NCsoft confirms new layoffs

    Guild Wars publisher plans to cut 70-90 support positions in US, Europe as part of final Western-focused label reorganization; rehire up to 80.

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    • Posted Feb 11, 2009 2:37 pm PT

  • Garriott exits NCsoft as profits plummet

    Space tourist and Tabula Rasa creator wipes slate clean by resigning position at MMOG studio to pursue "new interests"; publisher reports quarterly income down 50 percent year over year.

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    • Posted Nov 11, 2008 7:57 pm PT

  • NCsoft consolidates in the West

    Korea-based MMOG publisher rebrands Western operations under one label; new focus to be on big-budget online games.

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    • Posted Sep 10, 2008 4:13 pm PT

  • NCsoft Q2 revs rise, profits plunge

    Home region again bolsters Korea-based MMOG publisher's fiscal performance, as revenues hit $78 million with net income falling off 42 percent.

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    • Posted Aug 13, 2008 10:25 am PT

  • Former SOE exec now Cryptic CEO

    John Needham, former senior VP at Sony Online Entertainment has joined the superhero MMOG-making lineup.

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    • Posted Jun 3, 2008 9:18 am PT

  • MMOGs make profits for NCsoft

    The Korean developer posts $7.7 million profit for first quarter, credits Lineage and Guild Wars for 16 percent year-on-year rise.

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    • Posted May 15, 2008 6:39 am PT

  • NCsoft Double Fuses ads into COH

    Optional dynamic advertisements for superhero-themed MMOG will take the place of pre-existing fictitious billboards sometime this summer.

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    • Posted Apr 3, 2008 2:50 pm PT

  • GDC '08: MMOG execs spar over genre's future

    Emmert, Miller, Muzyka, Kim, and Pardo discuss microtransactions, console migration, development costs, and just how unhealthy massively multiplayer gaming is.

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    • Posted Feb 22, 2008 2:30 pm PT

  • Marvel Universe Online officially offline

    Microsoft Games Studios head Shane Kim confirms the ambitious Cryptic-developed 360-Vista massively multiplayer superhero game "has been discontinued."

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    • Posted Feb 11, 2008 12:31 pm PT

  • NCsoft sales rise, income slips

    South Korea-based publisher sees quarterly uptick in revenue on Eye of the North release, but net gains down 21 percent year over year.

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    • Posted Nov 7, 2007 12:05 pm PT

  • NCsoft moves into City of Heroes, Villains

    Cryptic Studios sells stake in superhero MMOG to South Korea-based publisher; new Mountain View, CA-based studio taking development reins.

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    • Posted Nov 6, 2007 2:57 pm PT

  • Robert Garriott explains Sony-NCsoft deal

    American-branch CEO says a desire for entry into the console market was behind the Korean publisher's alliance with the Japanese game giant.

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    • Posted Sep 12, 2007 3:10 pm PT

  • Sales down, income up for NCsoft

    Korea-based developer of Guild Wars and upcoming Tabula Rasa reports second-quarter financials.

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    • Posted Aug 9, 2007 3:32 am PT

  • NewsSpots: Gears, City of Heroes, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., ESRB

    Epic's shooter gets new achievements; City of Heroes/Villains Issue 10 details released; S.T.A.L.K.E.R. multiplayer update incoming; Air Zonk and Tak rated on Wii.

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    • Posted Jun 13, 2007 1:16 pm PT

  • City of Heroes suiting up for big screen

    Transformers producer scoops up movie rights to NCsoft's superhero MMORPG; television series also possible.

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    • Posted Jun 7, 2007 4:56 pm PT

  • NCsoft earnings up 9 percent

    Quarterly revenue at South Korean MMOG maker rises to $91.2 million, thanks to the enduring popularity of Lineage and Lineage II.

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    • Posted May 8, 2007 8:40 pm PT
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