An estimated 30,000 university students will have an opportunity to participate in demonstrations of NCsoft games Lineage® II: The Chaotic Chronicle and City of Heroes™ through the VGames program. Each VGame Campus Challenge event will last up to three days. During the event students have a chance to go head-to-head against each other in their favorite console and PC games and compete for thousands of dollars in prizes.

“NCsoft's games are a great fit for the lifestyles of college students, so VGames' program is an excellent opportunity for us to reach this market,” said Fred Schmidt, vice president of marketing for NCsoft North America. “Our games create a social environment that allows friends and fellow students to join each other in shared experiences. In some of our games, players will be able compete online against students at other schools or individuals from around the world.”

Lineage II and City of Heroes will be installed in computer labs at participating universities and will feature free demos on live game servers. NCsoft will provide prizes for its games in support of the VGames College Campus Challenge competitions throughout the duration of the tour (see participating schools below).

Lineage II and City of Heroes are available at most major North American computer game retail outlets, and include the first month of online game play. After the first month, players will be charged a monthly subscription fee of US$14.95. Sixty-day game time cards are also be available at many North American retailers for a suggested retail price of US$29.99. The games are rated Teen by the Entertainment Software Rating Board.

For more information about Lineage II go to http://www.lineage2.com and for City of Heroes go to http://www.cityofheroes.com.

About VGames

The VGames College Campus Challenge will visit over 200 colleges making it the largest live video game competition to date. Gamers can compete in their favorite console and PC games, winning cash and prizes and the chance to advance to VGames regional and national events. For more information visit http://www.vgames.com.

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, launched two ground-breaking titles in the first half of 2004, Lineage II and City of Heroes. The company also works with NCsoft subsidiaries 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.

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Following are universities expected to participate in the VGames College Campus ChallengeAlleghany University

Altamaha Tech

American Universtiy

Arizona State University

Arizona State Universtiy, West

Armstrong Atlantic

Athens Tech

Auburn University

Austin Peay State Universtiy

Baylor Univ

Bloomsburg

Boston College

Brandeis

Broward Community College - Center Campus

Butler University

California Polytechnic State University

California State University, Bakersfield

California State University, Fresno

California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Sacramento

California State, San Bernardino

Camden County Community College

Central Michigan

Central Piedmont Community College

Clemson University

Coastal Carolina

Cogswell Polytechnic College

College of Charleston

College of DuPage

Concordia College

Delaware County Community College

Depauw University

Digipen

Drexel University

Duke University

Duquesne University

East Tennessee State

Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Washington University

Edmonds Community College

FDU Area Qualifier

Ferris State University

Florida International University

Florida State University Qualifier

Fort Benning

Fort Jackson

Fort Knox

Franklin College

George Mason Universtiy

Georgia State University

Georgia Tech

Gonzaga

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Valley State University

Houston Community College

Indiana Wesleyan University

Iowa State University

IU - South Bend

IU Bloomington

IUPUI - Indianapolis

Ivy Tech - Indianapolis

Ivy Tech - South Bend

Ivy Tech - Terre Haute

James Madison

Jefferson Community College

Kennesaw State

Louisiana State Universtiy

Louisiana Tech University

Manchester College

Mankato State

Marian College

Marist Regional

Mercer County Community College Regional

Merrimack

Michigan State University

Middle Tennessee State University

Millersville

Mississippi Stae Universtiy

Morehead

Morgan State University

North Carolina State University

North Seattle Community College

Northern Arizona Universtiy

Northern NJ Qualifier

Northwestern Tech

Northwestern University

Oakland University

Ohio State University

PA College of Technology

Paece Regional

Penn State Main Campus

Phoenix Qualifier

Pierce College

Puget Sound Christian College

Purdue University

RCTC

RIC

Robbins AFB

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

South Carolina State University

Southeastern Louisiana Universtiy

St. Cloud State

St. Josephs University

St. Olaf

Tacoma Community College

TCNJ Regional

Texas A&M College Station

Texas Tech

Towson Universtiy

UCONN

UMASS Amherst

UMASS Dartmoth

UMD

University of Akron

University of Califonia, Davis

University of California

University of California, Bereley

University of California, L.A.

University of California, Santa Cruz

University of Center Florida

University of Central Arkansas

University of Cincinnati

University of Florida

University of Georgia

University of Houston

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Indianapolis

University of Kentucky

University of Maryland

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of New Hampshire

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

University of Northern Iowa

University of Oregon

University of San Diego

University of South Carolina

University of South Florida

University of Southern California

University of Southern Maine

University of Southern Mississippi

University of TN , Chatanooga

University of Toledo

University of Vermont

University of Virginia

University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin

Universtiy of Arkansas , Fayetteville

Universtiy of California , Irvine

Universtiy of California , Riverside

Universtiy of California , Santa Barbara

Universtiy of Dayton

Universtiy of Mississippi

URI

UT Arlington

UT Austin

UT Dallas

UT El Paso

UT San Antonio

UWEC

Valdosta State

Valparaiso College

Vancouver Community College

Vanderbilt

Villanova University

Vincennes University

Washington State University

Wayne State University

Western Connecticut State University

Western Kentucky Universtiy

Western Michigan University

Western Washington University

Whitman

William Rainey Harper College

Winona State University