Games Industry Wire

NCSoft today reported second quarter 2007 sales of KRW 75.9 billion (US 82.1 million), operating income of KRW 10.6 billion (US 11.5 million), and net income of KRW 10.6 billion (US 11.5 million) all on a consolidated basis.

As for the third quarter, NCsoft will launch Lineage II´s second title The Chaotic Throne: The Kamael, and officially launch SP JAM and Atrix which are currently in open testing. The company´s next large-scale MMORPG game Aion will enter closed beta testing on October 31 in Korea. In North America and Europe, the first expansion for the Guild Wars franchise, Eye of the North will launch on August 31 and Richard Garriott´s Tabula Rasa will release in the fall.

NCsoft’s CFO Jaeho Lee said, “During the second quarter, we continued the integration of accounts in the PlayNC® service platform. Additionally, Atrix™, SP JAM™ and other new casual games were introduced. We saw a noticeable growth of up to 1.3 million visitors to the site during the quarter. We also announced a strategic and exclusive development deal with Sony Computer Entertainment to begin making online games for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. This further cements our position in the industry as the leading online game developer and publisher.”

As for the third quarter, NCsoft will launch Lineage II’s second title The Chaotic Throne™: The Kamael, and officially launch SP JAM and Atrix which are currently in open testing. The company’s next large-scale MMORPG game Aion™ will enter closed beta testing on October 31 in Korea. In North America and Europe, the first expansion for the Guild Wars franchise, Eye of the North™ will launch on August 31 and Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa® will release in the fall. Source: PlayNC.com

source: Gamespot

Comments Off