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Wednesday, May 7, 2008 PlayNC Maintenance 5/8

On Thursday, May 8 at 9:30AM CDT (2:30PM GMT) we will be conducting maintenance on the PlayNC Account Management website. Customers will not be able to access their PlayNC account for approximately 2 hours, and will not be able to access the City of Heroes® in-game store or the Guild Wars® in-game store for approximately 1 hour. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 PlayNC Maintenance 5/1

On Thursday, May 1 at 8:00AM CDT (1:00PM GMT) we will be conducting maintenance on the PlayNC Account Management website. Customers will not be able to access their PlayNC account, City of Heroes® in-game store, or the Guild Wars® in-game store for approximately 15 minutes. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 City of Heroes' 4th Anniversary

It's the fourth anniversary of the City of Heroes® launch and what better way to celebrate then get a look at what's coming from Lead Designer Matt "Positron" Miller. A list of important upcoming dates (like when's the next Double XP event coming?) and a special downloadable 4-year anniversary calendar is also available here.

Thursday, April 24, 2008 NCsoft Announces New Lineage II Expansion and Retail Package

AUSTIN, Texas, April 24, 2008–NCsoft® today announced the release of Hellbound™, the newest addition to the Lineage® II franchise, in conjunction with its 4th Anniversary Edition retail package. Continuing the storyline and content from December’s popular expansion Kamael™, Hellbound increases the game’s level capacity to 85 and adds significant quests and skills. Players finally get the chance to best the diabolical boss Beleth fighting their way through multiple towers in the Steel Citadel. Enhancements to the pet system enable players to grow their wolf pet into a mount called a Fenrir. Additionally, this update adds more transformation options, where players earn the ability to temporarily transform into a powerful alter-ego with special skills that will aid them in their ventures.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 NCsoft Names David Reid VP of Marketing

AUSTIN, Texas, April 23, 2008—NCsoft® Corporation, the world’s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, announces the hiring of David Reid as vice president of marketing for the company’s North American business.