Our latest coverage of Lineage M.
The Lineage franchise continues to be a money maker for NCSoft with a recent report showcasing just how much money the franchise's mobile games are making. Lineage M, a free to play mobile Lineage game, earns on average $279 per download. Let that number sink in for a moment. $279 PER DOWNLOAD. That's not per paying user or per active [...]
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One small step for a game company, one giant leap for....pushing the boundaries of what a mobile MMORPG is. I apologize, that sounded better in my head. Lineage M has been massively popular in South Korea as of late, and as a direct response to Lineage M's success, Lineage II will also be coming to mobile devices, titled Lineage II [...]
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Lineage M, the mobile remake of NCSoft's classic Lineage MMORPG, is currently the top grossing app in South Korea since its official release last Wednesday. Within 7 hours of launching, Lineage M has dominated the top spot in both Android and iOS app stores, with an estimated 9.7 million downloads so far. Some users have reported difficulties downloading the app [...]
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NCSoft's Q1 2017 financial results are in and they show a shocking 74% drop in net income—both quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year. The company's sales only dropped 16% quarter-over-quarter and 1% year-over-year, but other factors, including a decrease in online game sales and an increased number of employees, have lead to the dramatic decrease in profit. To illustrate just how low NCSoft's [...]
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NCSoft has unveiled another Lineage M trailer and from what we can see it looks like the original Lineage is being directly ported to mobile devices. Those old school graphics will follow you wherever you go. The trailer briefly shows off combat across a few zones, including Talking Island, Dragon Valley, Oren. My initial worry is that the UI [...]
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Lineage M is a mobile fantasy MMORPG where players create a character by choosing from a variety of classes. Form parties with other players and slay monstrous bosses, tackle massive world raids, and transform to unlock special abilities and skills for a limited time. Publisher: NCsoft Playerbase: High Type: Mobile MMORPG Release Date: June 21, 2017 Pros: +Classic characters classes [...]
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Due to the fact that little has been said about it up until now, you may or may not be aware that NCSoft has had a mobile version of the original Lineage, aptly titled "Lineage M," in development for some time now. The company hasbeen teasing its existence for a while, but today, we get our first look at actual [...]
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NCSoft reported their Q4 2016 earnings report today and aside from just releasing numbers we got some information about release dates in their Q&A session with investors and analysts. Lineage Eternal - First round of closed beta test ended last year and a second phase is set to start sometime this year with an open beta/launch also scheduled for 2017 (KR). [...]
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