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NCsoft has announced a Mac version of Guild Wars 2 – and it’s available to buy right now. As of today anyone who buys the game is entitled to download the beta version of the Mac SKU. It’s still being optimized, although it already allows Mac players to log onto …
Read More »NCsoft announces Blade & Soul
Online games publisher NCsoft has announced the western release of martial arts-based MMO Blade & Soul. The game, created by Korean developer Team Bloodlust, had already launched in Korea and China this year but the publisher has yet to announce a confirmed release window for its release in the west. …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 break 2m sales barrier
NCsoft has revealed that its new MMO has shifted 2m units worldwide. The firm set it hit the target shortly after turning back on its digital download options. Gamers could not download the game due to server issues. NCsoft says peak players is currently at 400,000 online. The game topped …
Read More »UPDATED: NCsoft deflects blame for Guild Wars 2 password hacks
UPDATED:NCsoft has contacted MCV to explain that not all of the 11,000 emails it received were related to hacking. Some referred to lost emails and assorted other non-related issues. ORIGINAL STORY AS FOLLOWS: It is estimated that around 11,000 Guild Wars 2 players have had their accounts hacked [or have …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 tops ten European software charts
NCsoft has revealed that recent MMO release Guild Wars 2 has topped the software charts in ten separate European countries. One of them, of course, is the UK, there the game entered the All Formats listings last Monday at No.1, knocking Square Enix action outing Sleeping Dogs from its perch. …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 debuts at No.1 in the UK charts
NCsoft has claimed a surprising victory in the UK charts with new MMO release Guild Wars 2 debuting at top spot. It’s the second largest launch ever in the UK for a non-World of Warcraft MMO, bettered only by EA’s Star Wars: The Old Republic. It’s also the first PC …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 pre-order sales top 1m
ArenaNet has announced Guild Wars 2 has already sold 1m copies ahead of today’s official launch for the MMO. Players who pre-ordered were allowed access to the game’s HeadStart weekend that kicked off last Friday. It seems to have paid off in a big way. At one point during the …
Read More »GAME OF THE DAY: Guild Wars 2
Getting online this weekend was the first battle for many Guild Wars 2 gamers. The three-day headstart hit something of a stumbling block with creaky login servers and firewall problems that look to have cropped up again today on the main launch date. But was Guild Wars 2 worth the …
Read More »Games industry cyclists to bike back from Gamescom for charity
After a week in Cologne, most of us prefer the shortest journey home possible, but ten games industry execs will take a more scenic route. Representatives of NCsoft, Indigo Pearl, Get Games, PlayStation Network, Future Publishing, Steel Series and Kalypso Media will cycle home from Cologne to Brighton straight after …
Read More »NCsoft lets Guild Wars 2 fans play early
Guild Wars 2’s biggest fans can play the game early by buying the title in advance. Fans who pre-purchase one of the upcoming MMO’s three editions (Standard, Digital Deluxe or Collector’s) from today, will be able to access all Beta weekends and will gain access to the product three days …
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