[ Moon Byung-soo] NC soft is focusing on developing global new works following the Lineage series. Under the general manager of Kim Tae-hyun, the vice president of the chief publishing (CPO), NC soft's signboard developers such as Lee Sung, Vice President Seung-wook Back, Kim Nam-jun, and Choir Hong-young are leading the development of new projects.
According to the game industry on the 14th, NC soft's next smallest 'Ion 2', which is expected in the market, is expected. Ion 2 is the official sequel to the PC online game 'Ion' released in 2008, and is a mobile MMORPG, which is being developed with the latest engine, Unreal Engine 5. The goal is to launch global simultaneously.
Ion is a box office that has surpassed 200,000 concurrent users at the time of launch and ranked first in 160 consecutive weeks in the popularity of PC rooms. It was differentiated with the public PVP content among the races, and won the grand prize at the 2008 Korean Game Awards Ceremony.
Ion 2, which connects such Ion, is led by Back Seung-wook (Executive Director) and Kim Cameroon (Managing Director). Back Seung-wook is one of the key developers who led the development of Ion, the original PC. Kim Cameroon, who has a hands and feet at Ion and Lineage 2M, also joins the development PD and leads the development line.
Back Seung-wook and Kim Cameroon are also checking guarantees for NC soft. The success of the mobile game Lineage 2M released in 2019 proves leadership and development. At that time, Lineage 2M was evaluated as a game that surpassed technical limitations such as full 3D graphics, seamless loading, and one-channel open world at the 4K UHD resolution. The service has continued to rank at home and abroad even for three years.
NC soft has also begun development of 'Project H', an unpublished new work. Project H is the title of developers who led the Lineage series. Lee Sung, vice president of IP, is in charge of. Lee is the leader of the development and business leader who led NC's signboard games to Lineage M, Lineage 2 m and Lineage W.
Choir Hong-young was responsible for developing project H. Choir is the head of Lineage W Development Division and contributed to the global success of Lineage Intellectual Property Rights (IP). Domestic and overseas users showcase the technology to enjoy Lineage on a server without regional and language barriers. Han Taehyung, who led Ion's heyday, also joined project H PD.
The game industry is paying attention to whether NC soft, who is working hard to develop new works, will be able to achieve comparable to Lineage. Lineage is a signboard IP that has been popular for more than 20 years since its launch in 1998. Games based on Lineage IP have achieved great results not only in Korea but also in Asia, such as Japan and Taiwan.
However, NC soft's task is to rely on Lineage IP and not perform in the Western market, which is the world's largest market, North America and Europe. This is why the company is more focused on securing game development capabilities and new works to target the global market.
Kim Taejon, CEO of NC soft, founder, emphasized the importance of the global market at the regular shareholders' meeting held in March this year, saying, The company's top priority is a global game development capacity that can be loved by NC's made in a wider market.
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