NCSoft
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| Public company | |
| Traded as | KRX: 036570 |
| Industry |
Computer and video games Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | March 11, 1997 |
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Key people
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T.J. Kim, CEO |
| Products | |
| Revenue |
 US$ 686.6 million (2012)
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US$ 137.0 million (2012)
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US$ 142.0 million (2012)
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| Total assets |
US$ 1.2 billion (2012)
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| Total equity |
US$ 922.9 million (2012)
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Number of employees
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3100 (including 16 global subsidiareis, as of Dec 31, 2015) |
| Website | http://www.ncsoft.com/ |
NCsoft, stylized as NCSOFT, is a South Korea-based online, video and mobile game development company that has produced Lineage, City of Heroes, WildStar, Guild Wars, Aion, Blade & Soul, and Master X Master.
NCsoft was founded in March 1997 by T.J. Kim. In September 1998, NCsoft launched its first game Lineage. In April 2001 the company created a US subsidiary under the name NC Interactive (based in Austin, Texas, and would later become NCsoft West) after acquiring Destination Games, headed by Richard Garriott and Robert Garriott. In 2004, NCsoft launched two MMORPGs, Lineage II and City of Heroes.
The company formed NCsoft Europe in July 2004 as a wholly owned subsidiary with its main office in Brighton, England. They brought City of Heroes to several European countries on February 4, 2005, and established Lineage II service for Europe as well.
On April 26, 2005, the company launched Guild Wars, a MMORPG with no subscription model. Expansions followed: Guild Wars Factions, Guild Wars Nightfall and Guild Wars Eye of the North. On April 24, 2009, NCsoft announced that Guild Wars had sold more than six million units. On August 28, 2012, NCSOFT launched Guild Wars 2.
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