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NCSOFT made its debut in Korea with the much-loved Lineage in 1998, followed by Lineage 2 in 2003. The Lineage franchise remains a favorite of millions of players around the world.

NCSOFT broke new ground in 2005 with the subscription-free Guild Wars in 2005. A global smash hit, Guild Wars became one of the most popular MMOs of all time. In 2008, Aion was released, spreading NCSOFT’s wings even wider throughout the world. Today, NCSOFT has evolved in to one of the world’s premier developers and publishers of online games. NCSOFT continues to make history by delighting and entertaining players around the world.

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2010년 08월
‘GuildWars2’ 2010 Gamescom’s Best Online Game Award
2009년 09월
“AION®: The Tower of Eternity™” 2009 Penny Arcade Expo (PAX)’s Best MMO Award
08월
“AION®: The Tower of Eternity™” 2009 Gamescom’s Best Online Game Award
2008년 12월
Received Special Award of “2008 Internet Corporation of the Year Award” - WEB 2.0 Field (Korea Internet Corporation Association)
12월
“AION®: The Tower of Eternity™” received the Presidential Award at the 2008 Korean Game Awards
12월
Received 2008 “Internet Corporation of the Year Award,” Game Sector (Korea Internet Corporation Association)
2007년 12월
Won title of the Best Exporting Enterprise in 2007 Korea Internet Company Award
11월
Lineage™ named as 'Super Brand' for 4 consecutive years
2006년 12월
Lineage™ named as 'Super Brand' for 3 consecutive years
12월
NCSOFT won 'Good Social Contribution Company Prize' in 2006 Korea Game Award
02월
Guild Wars and City of Villains won 'Best Massively Multiplayer Game' together at Interactive Achievement Awards
2005년 12월
Official Certification of World Top Quality Producing Company (by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy)
12월
Guild Wars received the Presidential Award at the Digital Contents Awards by Ministry of Information and Communication
12월
Lineage™ , selected as Super Brand
12월
Lineage® II won Grand prize at the 2005 Korean Culture Contents Export Award (by the Prime Minister)
12월
Guild Wars won the Technical Creation Award in Game Graphics category at 2005 Korean Game Awards
07월
NCSOFT, selected as ‘30 Honorable Korean Companies’ (IBM Korea BCS / Dong-A Ilbo)
04월
Guild Wars, nominated for Digital Contents Awards by Ministry of Information and Communication
03월
NCSOFT, acquired Information Security Safety Certificate (Ministry of Information and Communication)
01월
NCSOFT, Selected as ‘Developer/Published of the Year’ by RPG Vault
2004년 11월
Lineage™ , Selected as Super brand
11월
City of Heroes, Selected as ‘Multiplayer Game of the Year' and 'PC or Console Game of the Year’ by Billboard Magazine
2003년 12월
Lineage® II received the Presidential Award at the 2003 Korean Game Awards by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
11월
Nominated as the best privacy protecting enterprise by the Korean Information and Communication Association
11월
Won Presidential Award at the 4th Information and Communication Digital Awards
06월
City of Heroes, Selected as Best Online Multiplayer game for E3 2003
2002년 12월
Won title of the Best Exporting Enterprise at the Korean Game Awards
11월
Received the Prize of Minister of Information and Technology in the 3rd Communication Enterprise Digital Award
11월
Won Grand prize at the 1st Korean Culture Contents Export Award
2001년 12월
Won Grand prize at the Small & Medium Communication Enterprise Awards (Ministry of Information and Communication)
12월
Won Industrial Award at the Soft Expo Digital Content fair, 2001
12월
Acquired the World Top Quality Certificate from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
11월
Won 2nd prize at the 1st Excellent Kosdaq Companies (issued by the Korean IR Association)
1998년 12월
Lineage™ wins the first place in the '98 Korean Game Awards