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NCSoft’s Halloween Plans
2:40AM Mike Fahey | MMO companies love delving into their bag of tricks for Halloween, and NCsoft is no different, with events planned across all six of its active Western games. More »
NCSoft’s Multi-MMO Halloween Plans
2:40AM Mike Fahey | The best thing about MMOs is that they are constantly updated, making way for fun, holiday themed events. The best thing about Halloween is the fact that I get to use the word spooktacular, and so I present NCsoft’s multi-MMO Halloween Spooktacular of Values! Okay, no actual values, but events are running across all NCsoft massively-multiplayer titles, whether people play them or not. Guild Wars’ event kicks off on October 24th with the return of Mad King Thorn, with mini-games, jokes, riddles, and prizes, in what many people have told me is the best MMO-Halloween celebration available. City of Heroes players will be fighting off zombies and collecting classic costumes for badges and trick or treating fun. Tabula Rasa has some quests. Poor Tabula Rasa. Hit the jump for more details, including what’s in store for Lineage II, and Exteel players. Did someone say free giant mech paint jobs? More »
NCSoft Seeds Retail Game Cards With Exclusive Goodies
4:30AM Mike Fahey | The game card aisle in your local Target isn’t just for gPotato and NEXON cash anymore. Beginning just this past weekend, NCsoft, in conjunction with technology firm InComm, have begun releasing specialised game cards to retail outlets throughout North America. More than just game time cards, The City of Heroes and Tabula Rasa cards both offer full access to their respective titles, meaning players can pick up a card, download the game, and go. Meanwhile their Exteel card contains 1,000 NCoin (plus 200 bonus) to purchase upgrades for your killer robots. As an added bonus, both the $US 20 City of Heroes card and the $US 14.95 Tabula Rasa cards come with bonus in-game items – a jet pack and a rocket respectively. CoH and Exteel cards should be showing up at Target already, with those two and the exclusive Tabula Rasa cards appearing in Best Buy next week. Hit the jump for more info on pricing and availability. More »
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NCSoft Introduces Fake Money For Fake Things
8:00AM Mike Fahey | Anyone will tell you that paying for items that don’t technically exist always feels better when done through a middle-currency – gPotatoes, linden, and now, NCcoin. NCsoft is getting into the fake money business with the new NCcoin program, that will allow players to purchase fake money using real money to purchase fake in-game items. $US 1 equals 100 NCcoin, which can then be spent in Exteel – where the program is debuting – and eventually many other existing and upcoming NCsoft titles. NCsoft’s goal is to bring more and more people into the online gaming market, and part of achieving that goal is to continue to diversify how customers can pay and play,” said Chris Chung, NCsoft North America’s president. “This system will offer our customers much greater flexibility and convenience in paying for content. NCsoft plans on introducing items that can only be purchased with their fake money, along with items that can also be earned in game, so it isn’t just about skill, but cash as well. Awesome. Hit the jump for the press release. More »
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