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NCsoft, Inc.



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Company Profile

NCsoft is the leading Korean online game company and provides players all around the world new experiences and entertainment. Since its establishment in 1997, NCsoft has been working toward reaching the world market and today it has branches in North America, Japan, China, and Taiwan. NCsoft hopes to develop an array of digital worlds for all types of Internet consumers. The lights never go out in NCsoft studios all around the world. We are passionate about our business and are working towards being one of the world?s leading games companies.

Company History

The history of NCsoft may well be the history of Korean online games. Since its establishment in 1997, NCsoft has cultivated the online game market in Korea.
In 1998, it launched domestic service for its flagship product, Lineage™ and today Lineage™ has more than 3.5 million subscribers and simultaneous connections in the hundreds of thousands worldwide. It is the most successful Internet content worldwide and its success allowed NCsoft to create branch offices in Taiwan, North America, Japan, and China. Lineage II continues the game series? massively popular status with 110,000 simultaneous connections and 2 million memberships in Korea, as well as successful launches in other territories worldwide.
In addition to Lineage® and Lineage II, NCsoft is devoting itself to development and publishing many different types of online games. With continuous R&D and investment, we are working hard to contribute to making Korea a forerunner in the online games industry.


Awards
1999. 12 One of the top "IT Figures of 1999" - Chosun-Ilbo
2000. 12 "People of Year 2000" - Computer Reporters
2001. 07 "Stars of Asia" - Business Week
2001. 11 Awarded "The Far Eastern Economic Review"
2001. 11 Awarded "20 Making a Difference"
2001. 12 Awarded "Greatest Contributor to the Cultural Industry" -
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
2002. 08 "18 Asian Next Generation Leaders" Korean Representative -
WEF (World Economic Forum)
2002. 09 "Most Admired Scientist and Technician" - Korea Science Foundation
2002. 09 "25 Most Influential Persons Worldwide in E-business" - Business Week
2003. 02 "Best CEO" - Korea Industry Technology Association
2005.01 Selected as ‘2005 The Forum of Young Global Leaders’ by WEF
(World Economics Form)
2005. 03 Selected as ‘i-People’ contributing the growth of internet by Joongang newspaper’s www.joins.com

Contact Information

Web Site
http://www.ncsoft.net/
Address

Headquarters Seung Kwang Bldg, 143-8, Samsung-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-090, Seoul, Korea

NCsoft Austin 6801 N Capital of Texas Hwy. Building 1, Suite # 102 Austin, TX 78731