Official Site:Â Lineage
Studio:Â NCsoft
Launch Date: September 3, 1998 (US)
Sunset Date: June 29, 2011 (US; still in operation in Korea)
Genre:Â Isometric PvP Sandbox
Business Model:Â F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
See Also: Lineage II, Lineage Eternal
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NCsoft and Netmarble are making a mobile version of Lineage II
NCsoft and Netmarble are joining forces to make a mobile version of long-running fantasy MMORPG Lineage II. MMO Culture reports that the game is...
Global Chat: How Marvel Heroes made a dad a hero
I love a good customer service story, because it reminds me that a lot goes right behind-the-scenes at MMOs that's hardly ever reported. Braxwolf...
Lineage Eternal begins testing with a focus group
After a couple years of development, it's easy to feel that we're no closer to Lineage Eternal actually launching. But that's not true; NCsoft...
Perfect Ten: The top 10 healthiest live MMOs
One question that consistently pops up across the MMO gaming circuit is, "What are the most popular/healthy/active MMOs out there?" Every time I see...
Lineage II starts work on an EU classic server
After NCsoft solicited the Lineage II playerbase last month about whether or not it wanted a classic server in Europe, the community has answered...
Lineage Eternal will hold a small beta test next month
For a game that was hyped to heck and back with its announcement, you would think that Lineage Eternal would get more time in...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMOs still going after ten years
It struck me, very recently, that a decade is a long time for MMOs.
If we're going to count Ultima Online as the first proper...
Lineage II: Infinite Odyssey is live today
The latest update to Lineage II is pushing beyond all of the its various limitations. Tired of the level cap? It's gone. No, not...
Take part in a flying raid with Icarus Online
Even if they share common lineage, MMOs must have a distinctive angle or face death by mediocrity. For the upcoming Icarus Online, that hook...
Anarchy Online and Lineage II to be inducted into the MMO Hall of Fame
Say hello to the newest members of the MMO Hall of Fame: Anarchy Online and Lineage II.
The nominating committee for the organization voted to...
Lineage II’s Infinite Odyssey expansion coming this month
Mark your calendars, Lineage II fans, because on April 22nd you're getting a new expansion. It's called Infinite Odyssey and it will coincide with...
LOTRO Legendarium: Why you need to read the books if you play the game
While my Kindle is loaded with so many new books I've yet to read that I really should take a few months off to...
EVE Evolved: CCP’s Andie Nordgren on new structures and sovereignty
I've been pretty critical of EVE Online's upcoming sovereignty and nullsec revamp, calling the constellation-wide battle fake and its use of reinforcement timers unnecessary....
Migrate your NCsoft master account or face deletion
Are you still using an old NCsoft master account? If you are, then you're going to want to migrate to the new system before...
Lineage is opening its first subscription server in China
The name Lineage has gone hand-in-hand with free-to-play for a while now, but that might be changing. Chinese publisher Tencent Games is experimenting with...
Investment firm sees a dark future for WildStar, bright hopes for Guild Wars 2
Korean investment firm KDB Daewoo Securities is not predicting a rosy future for WildStar, although it still is recommending NCsoft as a "buy" prospect....
Lineage II: Infinite Odyssey announced
Make room in the 2015 expansion pool because Lineage II is about to do a cannonball right into the middle of it.
NCsoft announced today...
NCsoft Q4 2014: NCsoft financials paint a grim picture for WildStar
The good news for fans of NCsoft's game catalogue is that the company as a whole is doing well. The most recent earnings report...
