Tag archive: NCSoft

City of Heroes was the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game starring comic book-styled superheroes to really “get it.” This is evidenced in the game's continued popularity and support from its maker, Paragon Studios. The MMO scene is changing though, and subscriptions are getting harder to hang onto for games that aren't World of Warcraft or EVE Online. That's probably a big part of the reason why… Read More

Hawaii native Craig Smallwood is claiming that the game Lineage II is so addictive that for five years, he apparently lost all measure of self-control and became  “unable to function independently in usual daily activities such as getting up, getting dressed, bathing or communicating with family and friends.” Smallwood is suing Lineage maker, NCsoft of South Korea, claiming that the developer should pay an unspecified amount of money due to the… Read More

NCsoft today said Auto Assault, the first massively multiplayer online game set in a post-apocalyptic world featuring vehicle combat, had begun commercial service globally. The game is priced at $49.99 here in North America, with a monthly subscription fee of $14.99 being tacked on top of that after the first month of online play. In Auto Assault, said NCsoft, players choose from one of three races to compete against one another in a… Read More

“The lawsuit claims South Korea-based NCSoft and San Jose-based Cryptic Studios violated Marvel's trademark characters in their game City of Heroes. Marvel seeks unspecified damages and an injunction against the two companies to stop using its characters. The personal computer game enables players to design superheroes' look and abilities and then battle against other players' characters in a virtual city. Like… Read More