NCSoft

Source: www.moreover.com --- 34 days ago
Gaming publisher NCSoft Corp. is moving its U.S. operations to a new base in Seattle.The South Korean company, which employs about 250 in Austin, says the bulk of those employees will remain here. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 32 days ago
South Korean-based game publisher NCSoft, a developer of massively multiplayer online games and other gaming titles, said Wednesday afternoon that the firm is eyeing Seattle as the headquarters for a new subsidiary covering the firm's U.S and Europe ...

Source: www.ign.com --- 35 days ago
CEO Taek Jin Kim promotes Chris Chung, Jeff Strain, David Reid, and Patrick Wyatt. ...

Source: ve3d.ign.com --- 35 days ago
NCSoft is forming a new Seattle-based Super Studio called NC West. This new base of operations... ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 35 days ago
NCSoft North America underwent significant restructuring last week, prompting rumors that its latest major MMO, Tabula Rasa, would soon be canned. But a company rep claimed otherwise, in a Thursday interview with Edge. ...

Source: www.gamespot.com --- 35 days ago
Korea-based MMOG publisher rebrands Western operations under one label; new focus to be on big-budget online games. ...

Source: www.curse.com --- 36 days ago
Earlier this year NCSoft "had to" lay off 21 employees at their Austin, Texas office. While NCSoft assured everyone that this was only due to canceled projects and a natural course so to speak, many were skeptical to this and assumed more would happen. Now GameIndustry reports that NCSoft Europe m… ...

Source: l2.curse.com --- 33 days ago
Through a press release on NCSoft's website, we've learned that NCSoft will be uniting their western subsidiaries under a new banner called NC West. The current name is still a work in progress, and NCSoft expects to have the official name for the new branch finalized before its office opens. NC W… ...

Source: l2.curse.com --- 44 days ago
NCSoft Europe's Community Team is having a live podcast from Games Convention 2008. You can listen to it here. They will also have more podcasts over the duration of the Games Convention. To stay up to date with the latest information straight from the show floor, check their podcast page. ...

Source: www.shacknews.com --- 36 days ago
Korea-based MMO publisher NCSoft today announced that it will consolidate subsidiaries NC Europe, NC Austin (Tabula Rasa) and ArenaNet (Guild Wars) under the leadership of a new company titled NC West. While the old studios will not be closed, a new office in Seattle will be established for NC West, which will then lead the companies as a unified organization. NC Interactive's Chris Chung was named as CEO of NC West, with Jeff Strain taking up the presidential mantle. "We are confident that by combining our subsidiaries into a unified global organization under Chris Chung's leadership, NC West will become a more powerful force to be reckoned with in the western MMO market," said CEO Taek Jin Kim. Earlier this year, NCSoft cut 21 employees from NC Austin following the disappointing sales of the studio's MMO Tabula Rasa. GamesIndustry reported yesterday that NC Europe may so... ...

Source: www.gamesindustry.biz --- 9 days ago
Peter Jarvis takes CTO position at online, free-to-play publisher ...

Source: www.crispygamer.com --- 35 days ago
NCSoft have announced the formation of NC West, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NCSoft with operating responsibility for western regions including the US and Europe, NC West will be led by Chris Chung as CEO, Jeff Strain as president of product development, David Reid as president of publishing, and Patrick Wyatt as CTO as well as [...] ...

Source: www.gamesindustry.biz --- 35 days ago
MMO publisher reveals previously-reported company unification ...

Source: www.gamesindustry.biz --- 36 days ago
Subsidiaries outside of Korea expected to form under one brand; Austin studio may face cuts ...

Source: eu.plaync.com --- 33 days ago
SEOUL, Korea, Sept. 11, 2008— NCSoft ® Corporation (KSE: 036570.KS), the world’s leading publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), including award-winning franchises Lineage ®, Guild Wars ® and City of Heroes ®, today announced the formation of “NC West™”. A wholly-owned subsidiary of NCSoft with operating responsibility for western regions including the US and Europe, NC West will be led by Chris Chung as CEO, Jeff Strain as president, product development, David Reid as president, publishing, and Patrick Wyatt as CTO as well as yet unannounced European executives. NCSoft’s existing subsidiaries NC Interactive, NC Europe, NC Austin, and ArenaNet will be led as a unified organization under NC West with a dedicated focus towards becoming the world’s premier western publisher of MMOs.  NC West is the tentative name for the organization, and the company expects to announce final naming and corporate structure in the near future.  NC West’s headquarters is planned to be established in Seattle, WA by the end of 2008. Chris Chung, previously CEO of NC Interactive, has a long history with NCSoft.  He began his tenure at NCSoft’s ArenaNet® studio, where he managed that studio’s business and helped launch the multi-platinum selling Guild Wars franchise.  Chung later went on to become the chief publishing officer for NCSoft’s Seoul headquarters.  Prior to NCSoft, Chung spent more than five years at Microsoft and later ...

Source: eu.plaync.com --- 28 days ago
SEOUL, Korea, Sept. 11, 2008— NCSoft ® Corporation (KSE: 036570.KS), the world’s leading publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), including award-winning franchises Lineage ®, Guild Wars ® and City of Heroes ®, today announced the formation of “NC West™”. A wholly-owned subsidiary of NCSoft with operating responsibility for western regions including the US and Europe, NC West will be led by Chris Chung as CEO, Jeff Strain as president, product development, David Reid as president, publishing, and Patrick Wyatt as CTO as well as yet unannounced European executives.  NCSoft’s existing subsidiaries NC Interactive, NC Europe, NC Austin, and ArenaNet will be led as a unified organization under NC West with a dedicated focus towards becoming the world’s premier western publisher of MMOs.  NC West is the tentative name for the organization, and the company expects to announce final naming and corporate structure in the near future.  NC West’s headquarters is planned to be established in Seattle, WA by the end of 2008. Chris Chung, previously CEO of NC Interactive, has a long history with NCSoft.  He began his tenure at NCSoft’s ArenaNet® studio, where he managed that studio’s business and helped launch the multi-platinum selling Guild Wars franchise.  Chung later went on to become the chief publishing officer for NCSoft’s Seoul headquarters.  Prior to NCSoft, Chung spent more than five years at Microsoft and late ...

Source: forevergeek.com --- 34 days ago
NCSoft, the creator of popular MMORPGs like the Lineage series and Guild Wars has consolidated its studios outside of native South Korea, and has formed into a Seattle-based subsidiary NC West. The existing subsidiaries, such as NC Interactiev, NC Europe, ArenaNet, and NC Austin, will be under the NC West banner. There are however unconfirmed reports [...] ...

Source: www.videogamer.com --- 35 days ago
Intends to become the 'world's premier western publisher of MMOS'. ...