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July 2, 2008NCsoft Announces Summer Trade Show and Event Plans

AUSTIN, Texas, July 2, 2008—Fans of Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) games will get a first-hand look at some of the leading online games on the market this summer as NCsoft® makes appearances at some of the top entertainment consumer and trade shows in both Europe and North America.

City of Heroes

July 1, 2008The City of Heroes Matrix Machinima Contest

On behalf of Toyota and GameTrailers.com we are proud to present the City of Heroes® Matrix Machinima Contest: Get In Touch With Your Dark Side. The grand prize is one sleek 2009 Toyota Matrix S!

July 1, 2008PayPal payment option now available

We now accept PayPal as a payment option for all digital code purchases made through the PlayNC store (not for subscriptions or NCcoin). At this time, PayPal is only available for US Dollar purchases, though on Wednesday support for Euros and British pounds will be added. The PayPal payment option will show up beneath the Credit Card payment option and will require you to log into your PayPal account to complete the transaction. If you have any questions about this new payment option, please visit the Support Center for help.

June 25, 2008PlayNC Maintenance 6/26

On Thursday, June 26 at 9:30AM CDT (2:30PM GMT) we will be conducting maintenance on the PlayNC Account Management website. Customers will not be able to access their PlayNC account for approximately 2 hours, and will not be able to access the City of Heroes® in-game store or the Guild Wars® in-game store for approximately 1 hour. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Dungeon Runners

June 25, 2008Dungeon Runners goes retail with Bling Gnome

The Bling Gnome has been let loose on the caves of the irreverent massively multiplayer online PC game Dungeon Runners where it will follow players around, eating item drops and converting them instantly into gold which it excretes from its enchanted bottom.

Tabula Rasa

June 23, 2008Behind the scenes of the AFS War College

Massively.com writer Elizabeth Harper joined the Tabula Rasa Development team as a correspondent for the AFS War College event held last weekend. During this groundbreaking event, Tabula Rasa's finest "soldiers" were invited to join NCsoft's developers for a day of discussion, player input and feedback, and demos.

Dungeon Runners

June 17, 2008Dungeon Runners' Bling Gnome Video

Interested in seeing exactly what Dungeon Runners™' Bling Gnome is actually like? Gamevideos.com is first to have the cool new video. The Bling Gnome will only be available in the retail version of the game—click here to find out more.

Dungeon Runners

June 12, 2008Dungeon Runners' Bling Gnome Revealed

Exactly what is a Bling Gnome? The answers are all available in this new article posted on the gaming blog Kotaku. Look for the retail version of Dungeon Runners™ to hit store shelves later this month.

Aion

June 5, 2008Aion: The Tower of Eternity Site Re-Launches

The re-launch of the official Aion: The Tower of Eternity™ website is now live! Learn all about our hot new upcoming fantasy MMORPG.

Guild Wars

June 3, 2008Guild Wars named in 411mania's Top 50

411mania.com recently named its "Top 50 Games of All Time" and the Guild Wars® series was listed at #24.

May 29, 2008NCsoft Announces Lisa Bell-Cabrera as New VP of Sales

AUSTIN, Texas, May 29, 2008—NCsoft® Corporation (KSE: 036570.KS), the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, announces the promotion of Lisa Bell-Cabrera to the position of vice president of sales for the company’s North American business.

May 28, 2008Beckett's Massive Online Gamer Honors Four NCsoft Devs

Today Beckett's Massive Online Gamer announced its Top 20 massively multiplayer game developers, which includes four NCsoft® developers!

May 27, 2008PlayNC Maintenance 5/28

On Wednesday, May 28 at 9:30AM CDT (2:30PM GMT) we will be conducting maintenance on the PlayNC Account Management website. Customers will not be able to access their PlayNC account for approximately 2 hours, and will not be able to access the City of Heroes® in-game store or the Guild Wars® in-game store for approximately 1 hour. We apologize for the inconvenience.

May 21, 2008PlayNC Maintenance 5/22

On Thursday, May 22 at 8:00AM CDT (1:00PM GMT) we will be conducting maintenance on the PlayNC Account Management website. Customers will not be able to access their PlayNC account, the City of Heroes® in-game store, or the Guild Wars® in-game store for approximately 2 hours. We apologize for the inconvenience.

May 21, 2008NCsoft Covers New Ground in City of Heroes

AUSTIN, Texas, May 21, 2008—NCsoft® Corporation, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, today announced the release of City of Heroes® “Issue 12: Midnight Hour.” The newest free expansion for current subscribers, Issue 12 brings to life a special covert group from the game’s lore, highly-anticipated Villain Epic Archetypes, more powerset options and character slots for players, plus a whole new Greek- and Roman-inspired zone to explore!

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