NCsoft Launches Pre-Order Box Campaign for Lineage II and City of Heroes; North American Retailers to Offer Variety of Exclusive Items to Those who Pre-Order Highly Anticipated Online Games.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2004 NCsoft(tm) Corporation (KSE KSE Karachi Stock Exchange KSE Kuwait Stock Exchange KSE Korea Stock Exchange KSE Kernel Scheduler Entities KSE Kill Switch Engage (band) KSE Kuat Systems Engineering (Star Wars) :036570.KS), the world's leading developer and publisher of online computer games, announces the beginning of its pre-order retail box campaign for Lineage(tm) II: The Chaotic Chronicle and City of Heroes(tm) in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The boxes will begin to appear on store shelves this week at computer game retail outlets throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. Both games are expected to launch commercially this spring. Lineage II Lineage II: The Chaotic Throne (Korean:리니지 2) is a fantasy massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for the PC, and a prequel set 150 years before [2] Lineage. is the visually-stunning prequel pre·quel n. A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel. [pre- + (se)quel.] to the world's most popular online game, Lineage. Group with friends, tame powerful dragons, participate in epic struggles and lay siege to majestic castles in this massive medieval fantasy Medieval fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy that encompasses medieval era high fantasy and sometimes simply represents fictitious versions of historic events. This subgenre is common among role-playing games, text-based roleplaying, and high-fantasy literature. world created with Epic's Unreal(tm) engine. In City of Heroes, players realize their comic book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. dreams in this online role-playing game role-playing game n. A game in which players assume the roles of characters and act out fantastical adventures, the outcomes of which are partially determined by chance, as by the roll of dice. that's home to an entire universe of super-powered heroes and villains. Developed by San Jose-based Cryptic Studios(tm), players will be able to create their own heroes, choose from a variety of superpowers and battle the evil that lurks within Paragon City. Those who pre-order the games will receive special items only available in the pre-sale boxes. Items will vary between retail locations. Lineage II: Each box will come with a set of four collectible trading cards depicting a different character class in the game and the Lineage II soundtrack CD from award-winning film and theatrical composer, Bill Brown. Additionally, purchasers will be eligible to participate in the upcoming Lineage II beta test. More information about the Lineage II pre-sale campaign can be found at http://www.lineage2.com. City of Heroes: Each package will come with a special in-game "prestige power" unique to each retail version of the pre-sale box. Only people who pre-order the game will receive access to one of these powers. Each box also comes with a digital version of the limited-edition City of Heroes comic book. All purchasers will be eligible to participate in the City of Heroes beta test. More information about the City of Heroes pre-sale campaign can be found at http://www.cityofheroes.com. About NCsoft Corporation Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, NCsoft Corp. (KSE:036570.KS) is the world's leading developer and publisher of online games. Founded in 1997, NCsoft is home to Lineage, the world's most successful online role playing game See CRPG. . NCsoft has joint venture offices located in Japan, Taiwan, and China. In fiscal year 2002, NCsoft posted revenues of KRW KRW In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Korean Won. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 154.8 billion or approximately US$123.3 million. More information about NCsoft can be found at http://www.ncsoft.net. About NCsoft - North America NCsoft - North America (NC-NA) is headquartered in Austin, Texas and is part of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation. NC-NA, with development and administrative offices in Texas and California, is preparing to launch two ground-breaking titles in the first half of 2004. The company also works with NCsoft subsidiary ArenaNet(tm) (located in Seattle, Wash.) and third party developers throughout North America to develop and publish innovative online entertainment software products. More information about NCsoft - North America can be found at http://www.PlayNC.com. About Cryptic Studios Cryptic Studios Inc., located in San Jose, Calif., was established in July of 2000 and is an independent developer of massively multiplayer online games for the PC and next generation consoles. Its first game, City of Heroes, is currently in development and will launch a virtual world where thousands of people play simultaneously, take on the role of superheroes Superheroes are fictional heroes who possess abilities beyond those of normal human beings. Superheroes may also refer to:
NCsoft is a trademark of NCsoft Corp and Lineage is a trademark of NC Interactive. Cryptic Studios and City of Heroes are trademarks of Cryptic Studios Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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