BEYOND
BORDERS
2017 - PRESENT
2024
2024
- 08Released HOYEON
- 08“Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds” expansion pack released in North America and Europe
- 06Battle Crush now available in Early Access
- 04NCSOFT, Launching a Dual CEO Structure with Kim Taek-jin and Park Byung-moo
- 03NCSOFT, "NC Tech Standard" Series Wins iF Design Award in Film/Video
- 03NCSOFT PURPLE, First Korean Gaming Platform to Win iF Design Award
2023
- 12Released THRONE AND LIBERTY
- 12NCSOFT Wins Ministry of Science and ICT Minister Prize at the 22nd Information Security Award
- 09Released PUZZUP AMITOI
- 08“Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure” expansion pack released in North America and Europe regions
- 08NCSOFT Reveals In-house AI Language Model, “VARCO”
- 04NCSOFT Wins “iF Design Award 2023” in 3 Categories
- 04NCSOFT NA Studio ArenaNet Wins “Extra Life Partner of the Year” Award
- 02NCSOFT Published Picture Book “Moving Away” Wins Bologna Ragazzi Award at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
2022
- 11NCSOFT Wins 1st Place at Korea’s Biggest “AI R&D Challenge”
- 10NC Cultural Foundation Holds “Next Creativity Conference 2022” to Commemorate Its 10th Anniversary
- 08NCSOFT Wins 2 Awards for Brand & Communication Design at the 2022 Red Dot Award
- 08NCSOFT Opens Official Brand Media, “NC PLAY”
- 04NCSOFT Wins iF Design Award 2022 for Its Brand Campaign, “NC PLAY”
- 04NCSOFT Wins 2 Awards for “NCSOFT Welcome Kit for New Employee” and “NC TYPE PLAY” at the Asia Design Prize 2022
- 02“Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons” expansion pack released in North America and Europe regions
2021
- 11Released Lineage W
- 08Released 'Blade & Soul 2'
- 08Published NCSOFT's first sustainability report ‘NC ESG PLAYBOOK’
- 05Released 'Trickster M'
- 04AI baseball app 'PAIGE' awarded the iF DESIGN AWARD 2021
- 04Released 'Pro baseball H3'
- 03Established the ESG Steering Committee
- 01Published 'The Story of Laughing Peanut' book on NCSOFT's on-site nursery school
- 01Released the K-pop entertainment platform 'UNIVERSE'
- 01Launched NCSOFT's new character brand 'DOGURI'
2020
- 12NCSOFT SERVICE received 'Minister's Commendation' for 'Comfortable Workplace of 2020' (Ministry of Employment and Labor)
- 12Acquired international certification for compliance with the 'OpenChain Project' standards
- 12NCSOFT website awarded 'Grand Prize' in the game category (WEB AWARD KOREA 2020)
- 12Awarded ‘Grand Prize’ in the brand identity category (it Award Design Leader's Choice 2020)
- 12NCSOFT website awarded 'Grand Prize' in the IT category (2020 GDWEB DESIGN AWARDS)
- 12NCSOFT awarded 'Grand Prize' in the enterprise category (6th SNS of the Year Award)
- 11Released 'AION Classic'
- 11Awarded 'Grand Prize' by the 2020 Korea Internet Communication Awards Committee (13th Korea Interactive Communication Awards)
- 11Released 'FUSER' in North America and Europe
- 10Selected as ‘BEST 100’ in the package design category (PIN UP DESIGN AWARDS 2020)
- 10Selected as ‘BEST of BEST’ in the interior design category (PIN UP DESIGN AWARDS 2020)
- 09NCSOFT awarded 'Grand Prize' in the IT development category (10th Korea SNS Awards)
- 08Opened NC Cultural Foundation's creative laboratory 'Projectory' for future generations
- 07NCSOFT website awarded 'Gold Winner' (K-DESIGN AWARD)
- 07NCSOFT selected as '2020 Korea's Best Workplace'
- 07NCSOFT website awarded 'Grand Prize' in UX/UI innovation category (iECO AWARD KOREA)
- 07Lineage2M: Special Video V edition awarded 'Grand Prize' in the SNS marketing category (2020 Broadcast Advertising Festival)
- 01Established NC Vietnam Visual Studio
2019
- 12Lineage2M awarded 'Game of the Month' (G-RANK OF THE MONTH AWARD)
- 12NCSOFT awarded the 'Taxpayer Prize' (The Taxpayer Festival)
- 11Released the cross-platform play service 'PURPLE'
- 11Released 'Lineage2M'
- 10NCSOFT awarded as model taxpayer in the 'Corporation' category (28th Gangnam Residents’ Awards)
- 07NCSOFT Service certified as a standard workplace for persons with disabilities
- 05NCSOFT awarded for global competitiveness (2019 Great Company Award)
- 02Guild Wars 2 selected as ‘The Best MMO of 2018’ by TechRadar
- 01Released 'AION: Legions of War'
- 01NCSOFT obtained ISO/IEC 29100 privacy framework certification
- 01NCSOFT obtained ISO/IEC 27001 certification for information security management system
2018
- 05NCSOFT awarded for fast growth (2018 Great Company Award)
- 05NCSOFT awarded for job creation (2018 Great Company Award)
- 04Released the webtoon/web novel content platform 'BUFFTOON'
- 04Released the character brand 'Spoonz'
2017
- 12Lineage M awarded as a top trending mobile video game (2017 G-Rank Seoul)
- 10Guild Wars 2 selected as ‘The Best of the Best’ MMORPG
- 08Released 'Arami Puzzventure'
- 06Released 'Lineage M'
- 05NCSOFT awarded for sound management (2017 Great Company Award)
- 03NCSOFT awarded the '100 Billion Won in Taxes Tower' trophy on the 51st Taxpayers' Day
- 02Laughing Peanut, NCSOFT's on-site nursery school, obtained ISO 29991 certification for language learning services outside formal education
- 02Laughing Peanut, NCSOFT's on-site nursery school, obtained ISO 29990 certification for learning services for non-formal education and training
CONNECTION TO
THE WORLD
2011 - 2016
2016
2016
- 12Released 'Lineage Red Knights'
- 12NC Cultural Foundation received the 'Special Award' in the 'Committee' category (2016 G-Rank Seoul)
- 12NC Cultural Foundation received the 'Prime Minister's Award' (11th Korea Internet Award)
- 12NC Cultural Foundation received the 'Special Award' (2016 Korea Game Awards)
- 06NC Cultural Foundation's 'My AAC' awarded 'Grand Prize' (Human Technology Awards 2016)
- 02Laughing Peanut, NCSOFT's on-site nursery school, received perfect score from the Korean Childcare Accreditation (Ministry of Health and Welfare)
- 01NC Cultural Foundation received 'Minister's Commendation' (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
2015
- 12Guild Wars 2 selected for ‘Game of the Year 2015’ by Ten Ton Hammer
- 10NCSOFT awarded as the 'Best Company for Innovation Capacity' in the 'Dominant of the Value' category (Korea Management Awards 2015)
- 09Blade & Soul received the 'Special Award' in the 'Marketing' category (2015 G-Rank KOREA)
- 09Blade & Soul received the ceremonial award in the 'Artistic Merit' category for PC/online (2015 G-Rank KOREA)
- 05NCSOFT nominated for ‘Best IR of Public Companies 2015’ by KUDOS IR Research Institute
- 02NCSOFT nominated as 'All Star 30,' one of 'Korea’s Most Admired Companies' in 2015 by Korea Management Association Consulting (KMAC)
2014
- 12NCSOFT obtained certification for information security management system (ISMS)
- 11Lineage selected as a 'Super Brand of 2014' in the 'Online Games' category by the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies (IPS)
- 11NCSOFT’s Pangyo R&D Center received 'Excellence Award' in the 'Completed' category (Korean Architecture Awards 2014)
- 10NCSOFT's Pangyo R&D Center awarded 'Grand Prize' in the 'Non-Residential' category (19th Gyeonggi-do Architecture Awards)
- 01NCSOFT obtained ISO/IEC 20000 certification for IT service management system (ITSM)
2013
- 12NCSOFT awarded in the 'Content and Information Technology' category (Social Contrubution Awards 2013)
- 11Lineage selected as a 'Super Brand of 2013' in the 'Online Games' category by the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies (IPS)
- 08Completed construction of Pangyo R&D Center
- 06WildStar ranked No. 1 among MMORPG’s ‘Most Wanted MMOs of 2013’
- 06Guild Wars 2 ranked No. 1 among the ‘Best RPGs of the last 20 years (Die besten Online-Rollenspiele)’ by PC Games
- 04Blade & Soul, Guild Wars 2, Lineage Eternal selected as three of China’s '10 Most Anticipated Online Games’ (WGGC 2013)
- 03NC’s iaction book ‘Meet the Insects: Village Edition’ won 'Gold' in the 'Mobile App' category (Parents’ Choice Award 2013)
- 03NC’s iaction book ‘Meet the Insects: Forest Edition’ won 'Silver' in the 'Games and Edutainment' category (Asia Smartphone App Contest 2012/2013)
- 03WildStar awarded as the 'Most Innovative Game' (PAX East 2013 Awards)
- 01Released 'SHIN JAN RYU MON'
2012
- 12Established NC West (U.S. subsidiary)
- 12Blade & Soul awarded in the 'Culture/Leports - Gaming' category (Web Award Korea 2012)
- 12Guild Wars 2 selected for ‘PC Game of the Year 2012’ by GAMESPOT
- 12Guild Wars 2 nominated for ‘Best PC Graphics of 2012’ by IGN
- 12Guild Wars 2 selected for ‘Best PC MMO Game of 2012’ by IGN
- 12Guild Wars 2 selected for ‘Best PC Game of 2012’ by IGN
- 12Guild Wars 2 selected for ‘Best RPG of 2012’ by Destructoid
- 12Guild Wars 2 selected for ‘Best Game of 2012’ by Time
- 11Blade & Soul won the 'Technology/Creative Award' in the 'Sound' category (2012 Korea Game Awards)
- 11Blade & Soul won the 'Technology/Creative Award' in the 'Game Character' category (2012 Korea Game Awards)
- 11Blade & Soul won the 'Technology/Creative Award' in the 'Game Graphics' category (2012 Korea Game Awards)
- 11Blade & Soul awarded 'Grand Prize' (2012 Korea Game Awards)
- 11NC’s iactionbook ‘재미있는 야구백서’ won the Red Dot Design Award 2012 in the 'Communication Design' category
- 11Lineage selected as a 'Super Brand of 2012' in the 'Online Games' category by the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies (IPS)
- 10Guild Wars 2 selected for ‘Best MMO of 2012’ by Game Informer
- 08Released 'Guild Wars 2'
- 06Released 'Blade & Soul'
- 06Established NC Cultural Foundation
- 05Kim Taek-jin, CEO of NCSOFT, received the 'Achievement Award' (30th Anniversary Ceremony of the Internet in Korea)
- 03Acquired video game company Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd.
- 02NCSoft obtained Personal Information Management System (PIMS) certification
- 02NCSOFT nominated as 'All Star 30,' one of 'Korea’s Most Admired Companies' in 2012 by Korea Management Association Consulting (KMAC)
2011
- 08AION received the 'South Korea Most Popular Online Game Award' (1st Asia Online Game Awards)
- 08AION won the 'Best Creative Award' (1st Asia Online Game Awards)
- 08AION awarded 'Asia Online Game Grand Award'(1st Asia Online Game Awards)
- 07NCSOFT awarded the 'Excellent Company Prize' in the 'Profitable 100 Billion Venture Companies' category
- 06NCSOFT Service's call center obtained certification from the Korea Service Quality Index (KSQI) in 2011 through selection by Korea Management Association Consulting (KMAC)
- 02Created the professional baseball team NC Dinos
WINDOW TO
A WIDER WORLD
2003 - 2010
2010
2010
- 12NCSOFT awarded the 'Excellence Award' (9th Information Security Award)
- 08Guild Wars 2 won ‘Best Online Game’ (Gamescom 2010)
- 01NCSOFT obtained BS 10012 certification for personal information management system (PIMS)
2009
- 12NCSOFT CEO Kim Taek-jin won the 3rd 'Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award' in the 'Entertainment' category
- 12NCSOFT awarded 'Grand Prize' (2nd Korea Culture Industry Awards)
- 09AION won ‘Best MMO’ (PAX 2009)
- 08AION won ‘Best Online Game’ (Gamescom 2009)
- 04Added NCSOFT Service as an affiliated company
2008
- 12AION awarded 'Grand Prize' (2008 Korea Game Awards)
- 12NCSOFT received the 'Special Award' in the 'Web 2.0' category (2008 Internet Corporation of the Year Awards)
- 12NCSOFT awarded the in the 'Gaming' category (2008 Internet Corporation of the Year Awards)
- 11Released 'AION'
- 10NCSOFT's Samseong-dong R&D Center awarded the 'Participation Prize' (The 26th Seoul Architecture Awards)
- 10NCSOFT’s Samseong-dong R&D Center received 'Excellence Award' in the 'Completed' category (Korean Architecture Awards 2008)
- 04Completed construction of Samseong-dong R&D Center
- 03NCSOFT obtained certification from the Information Security Check Service (ISCS)
- 03NCSOFT's call center obtained certification from the Korea Service Quality Index (KSQI) in 2008 through selection by Korea Management Association Consulting (KMAC)
2007
- 12Lineage awarded in the 'Culture/Leports - Gaming/Sports' category (Web Award Korea 2007)
- 12NCSOFT CEO Kim Taek-jin received 'Presidential Commendation' (2007 Korea Cultural Content Export Awards)
- 12NCSOFT awarded the in the 'Export' category (2007 Internet Corporation of the Year Awards)
- 11Lineage selected as a 'Super Brand of 2007' in the 'Online Games' category by the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies (IPS)
- 03NCSOFT CEO Kim Taek-jin received 'Minister's Commendation' on the 41st Taxpayers' Day (Ministry of Economy and Finance)
- 01NCSOFT obtained certification from the Information Security Check Service (ISCS)
2006
- 12Lineage awarded 'Grand Prize' in the 'Gaming' category (Web Award Korea 2006)
- 12NCSOFT awarded the 'Excellence Award for Corporate Social Contribution' (Grand Award of 2006 Korea Game)
- 11Lineage selected as a 'Super Brand of 2006' in the 'Online Games' category by the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies (IPS)
- 05Guild Wars won 'Best Graphics' (GameAmp)
- 05AION won 'Best Graphics' (GameAmp)
- 05NCSOFT won 'Best Booth' (GameAmp)
- 05AION won 'Best Graphics' at The Golden Cogs (STRATICS)
- 04NCSOFT ranked No.1 in the 'MMORPG' category (2006 National Customer Satisfaction Index by Korea Productivity Center)
- 02Guild Wars ranked No. 1 in the 'Online Games' category (Annual Interactive Achievement Awards)
- 01Released 'EXTEEL'
- 01NCSOFT obtained certification from the Information Security Check Service (ISCS)
- 01Guild Wars won 'Best Artistic Design' in 2005 (IGN)
- 01Guild Wars won 'Best Persistent World Game' for PC in 2005 (IGN)
- 01Guild Wars won 'Best RPG' in 2005 (IGN)
2005
- 12NCSOFT obtained 'World Class Product of Korea' certification (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
- 12Guild Wars awarded in the 'Technical/Creative Graphics' category (2005 Korea Game Awards)
- 12Lineage 2 awarded 'Grand Prize' (2005 Korean Culture Content Export Awards)
- 12Lineage awarded 'Grand Prize' in the 'Entertainment' category (Web Award Korea 2005)
- 12Guild Wars awarded 'Grand Prize' (2005 Digital Contents Grand Awards)
- 11Lineage selected as a 'Super Brand of 2005' in the 'Online Games' category by the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies (IPS)
- 06NCSOFT selected as one of the '30 Admired Korean Companies' (IBM Korea BCS / Dong-A Ilbo)
- 04Released 'Guild Wars'
- 04Guild Wars awarded in the 'Online Games' category for 2Q 2005 (2005 Digital Contents Grand Awards)
- 03NCSOFT obtained certification from the Information Security Check Service (ISCS)
- 01NCSOFT nominated as ‘Developer/Publisher of the Year’ by RPG Vault
2004
- 12NCSOFT won 'Excellent Website' in the 'Gaming' category (Web Award Korea 2004)
- 12Lineage 2 awarded 'Grand Prize' in the 'Gaming' category (Web Award Korea 2004)
- 11Lineage selected as a 'Super Brand of 2004' in the 'Online Games' category by the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies (IPS)
- 04NCSOFT ranked No.1 in the 'MMORPG' category (2004 National Customer Satisfaction Index by Korea Productivity Center)
2003
- 12Lineage 2 awarded in the 'Technical/Creative Graphics' category (2003 Korea Game Awards)
- 12Lineage 2 awarded 'Grand Prize' (2003 Korea Game Awards)
- 12NCSOFT CEO Kim Taek-jin awarded in the 'Small and Medium-sized Enterprise CEO' category (2003 Technology Management Awards)
- 11NCSOFT received 'Presidential Award' (4th Information and Communication Enterprise Digital Awards)
- 10Released 'Lineage 2'
- 10NCSOFT nominated as the "Best Privacy Protecting Enterprise" (KAIT)
- 08Established NC Taiwan (Taiwanese subsidiary)
- 05Transferred and listed on Korea Exchange (KRX)
- 05Lineage 2 won 'Best of Show' (Gamers’ Pulse)
- 05NCSOFT won 'Best Booth' (IGN)
- 05Guild Wars won ‘Sleeper Hit’ (IGN)
- 04NCSOFT received 'Chairperson of Korea Fair Trade Commission Citation' on the 2nd Fair Trade Day
CHALLENGE WITH
CONFIDENCE
1997 - 2002
2002
2002
- 12Acquired American video game company ArenaNet
- 12NCSOFT awarded "Best Exporting Enterprise" (2002 Korea Game Awards)
- 11NCSOFT received ''Minister of Information and Communication Award' (3rd Information and Communication Enterprise Digital Awards)
- 11Lineage awarded 'Grand Prize' (2002 Korean Culture Content Export Awards)
- 09NCSOFT CEO Kim Taek-jin nominated as ‘Role Model in Science and Technology’ (Korea Science Foundation)
- 09NCSOFT CEO Kim Taek-jin included in ‘25 Most Influential People in E-biz’ (Bloomberg Businessweek)
2001
- 12NCSOFT CEO Kim Taek-jin received 'Minister Commendation' (Ministry of Culture and Tourism)
- 12NCSOFT nominated as a ‘Promising SME of Information and Communication' in 2002 (Ministry of Information and Communication)
- 12NCSOFT awarded 'Information and Communication SME of the Year'
- 12NCSOFT CEO Kim Taek-jin awarded 'Industrial Service Medal' for the development of the software industry (2001 Soft Expo & Digital Contents Festival)
- 11NCSOFT obtained 'World Class Product of Korea' certification in 2001 (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
- 11NCSOFT awarded the 'Excellence Award' (1st Korea IR Awards)
- 11NCSOFT CEO Kim Taek-jin nominated in the ‘Making a Difference’ category (Far Eastern Economic Review)
- 09Established NC Japan (Japanese subsidiary)
- 07NCSOFT CEO Kim Taek-jin named ‘Star of Asia’ (Bloomberg Businessweek)
- 05NCSOFT received 'Prime Minister's Award' (2nd Information and Communication Enterprise Digital Awards)
- 02Added NCITS as an affiliated company
2000
- 06Established NC Interactive (U.S. subsidiary)
- 06Listed on KOSDAQ
1998
- 12Lineage awarded 'Grand Prize' (1998 Korea Game Awards)
- 09Released 'Lineage'
1997
- 03Established NCSOFT CO., LTD.
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