September 4, 2008Operation Immortality Extended!
Operation Immortality has really taken off, with some of today's top athletes, artists, and musicians signing on to have their digitized DNA preserved on the Immortality Drive. And now, there is even more time to join them!
September 4, 2008Silicon Valley Icons to send DNA into space
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 4, 2008—NCsoft's® Operation Immortality™ has added three of Silicon Valley's most celebrated minds to the growing list of notable names who are sending their digitized DNA into space. Kevin Rose, creator of the social-bookmarking website Digg, Robert Scoble, one of the world's most popular tech bloggers and Tim Draper, founder of the venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, have agreed to send their DNA to orbit along with celebrated game designer Richard Garriott, who is traveling to the International Space Station (ISS) on Oct. 12.
August 29, 2008Screenwriters Sending DNA to Space
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 29, 2008—Yet another group of prominent names has agreed to send their digitized DNA into space aboard the "Immortality Drive." Nine well-known television writers, screenwriters and comedy writers will have their DNA sequenced, digitized and sent into orbit on the Immortality Drive, a time capsule that will contain the digitized DNA of select video game players, space aficionados and celebrities. The drive will be carried to the International Space Station (ISS) by famed game developer Richard Garriott when he travels to space on October 12.
August 27, 2008PlayNC Maintenance 8/28
On Thursday, August 28th, 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.
August 26, 2008City of Heroes "Issue 13: Architect" Announced
We now have details on the next major update to City of Heroes®, "Issue 13: Architect." This highly anticipated Issue will feature the Mission Architect, which will allow players to design their own missions and story arcs to share across the entire COH community. We're also giving your favorite heroes and villains "day jobs" (offline character progression), two new powersets (Shields and Pain Domination), new Cimerora Missions, and lots more.
August 20, 2008Exteel's Back to School Bonus Reward Week
Between August 27 and September 3, Exteel's "Back to School" special will allow all players to receive 50% more credits and experience for every match played.
August 20, 2008Texas Music Legend Joe Ely sends his DNA and Nobel Laureate ...
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 20, 2008—Operation Immortality, the project to create a digital time capsule of the human race, has again joined forces with Planet Make-Over, an entertainment driven social network designed to demonstrably reverse the effects of Global Warming. This alliance aims to unite and mobilize the worldwide gaming community with Planet Make-Over's mission by sending the digitized DNA of Texas Music Legend Joe Ely and Planet Make-Over's Musical Director, Stephen Bruton into space with video gaming luminary Richard Garriott as he travels to the International Space Station (ISS) on October 12, 2008.
August 19, 2008Dev Corner: Tabula Rasa's Newest Deployment
Starr Long, the Producer of Tabula Rasa® at NCsoft® North America, talks about the newest changes to the game with Deployment 11 and the impact of Operation Immortality™.
August 15, 2008Olympic Gold Medalist Joins the Fight to Save Humanity
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 15, 2008—Operation Immortality™, a project intended to collect and archive the very best of what humanity has accomplished, is creating a digital time capsule of the human race, including messages from people around the world and DNA samples from some of our brightest minds and most accomplished athletes. Scott Johnson, Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics, three-time National Champion and 2006 USA Olympic Hall of Fame inductee, now stands among those who have been asked to participate in Operation Immortality's mission to preserve the most talented and influential people of our time, and has submitted his DNA to be added to the capsule.
August 14, 2008Kotaku's Hands-On Preview of Aion
Kotaku was one of the first members of the press to get a hands-on look at Aion™ today and they were left extremely impressed. Here's what they had to say in the preview: "But when I sat my skeptical self down for some hands-on time with NCsoft's Aion: Tower of Eternity, I was surprised to find that I actually wanted to keep playing when it was time to pack up and go."
August 14, 2008NCsoft Auctions Ability to send Human DNA Into Space
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 14, 2008—NCsoft® announced today that it will auction an opportunity for one person to send their digitized DNA into space on a special Operation Immortality sale on the popular Internet auction site, eBay. The news comes just days after the company announced that an Immortality Drive, a time capsule with the digitized DNA of select video gamers and space aficionados, and a collection of humankind's greatest achievements, will be carried to the International Space Station (ISS) by famed game designer Richard Garriott on October 12.
August 14, 2008Best Selling Author to Send DNA Into Space
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 14, 2008—Operation Immortality™, the project to create a digital time capsule of the human race, has joined forces with famed author and game designer Tracy Hickman. Hickman is best known for his work on the Dragonlance novels and the innovative Ravenloft module of the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons game system. As part of Operation Immortality's mission to preserve the most talented and influential people of our time, Tracy Hickman will be sending his digitized DNA into space with video gaming luminary Richard Garriott as he travels to the International Space Station (ISS) on Oct. 12, 2008.
August 13, 2008NCsoft Ushers in a New Age in Lineage II Gameplay
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 13, 2008—NCsoft®, the world's leading publisher and developer of online computer games, today announced major changes in its massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, Lineage®II. In an update from The Chaotic Throne™ series called Gracia™ - Part 1, players will find advancing in the game to be dramatically faster. This, plus a host of other changes to enhance the player experience, make this update much more accessible to newer players than before.
August 13, 2008American Gladiator Matt Morgan to Send DNA to Space
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 13, 2008—Matt Morgan, known as "Beast" on television's American Gladiators and a professional wrestling star for Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling, has signed on to have his DNA sequenced and digitized and sent to the International Space Station (ISS) with gaming legend Richard Garriott in October. Garriott will take DNA samples from select individuals on the "Immortality Drive," a storage device that he'll leave on the ISS as part of NCsoft's® Operation Immortality™ and Garriott's latest game, Tabula Rasa®.
August 13, 2008NCsoft Announces 2008 2Q Consolidated Sales of US$78.6M
Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 12, 2008-NCsoft® Corporation today reported second quarter 2008 sales of KRW 81.2 billion (US$78.6 million), operating profit of KRW 8 billion (US$7.7 million), pre-tax profit of KRW 10 billion (US$9.7 million), and net income of KRW 6.1 billion (US$5.9 million). Compared to the previous year, sales rose 7% while the operating profit, pre-tax profit and the net income dropped 25%, 31%, 42%, respectively.