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Tuesday April 29, 2003

NCsoft Unveils Groundbreaking Lineup and New Web site for Electronic Entertainment Expo; Exciting Array of Games to be on Display in Spectacular Exhibit Hall Booth

NCsoft(tm) Corporation, the world's top developer of online computer games, today announced its exciting lineup of games for next month's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), May 14-16 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

A wide variety of games will be on display, including the visually stunning Lineage(tm) II and highly anticipated City of Heroes(tm). The products will be staged inside 12,000 square feet of space located at booth #1024 in the convention center's South Hall.

Gamers can get an early glimpse of what's to come on NCsoft's new E3 website, located at http://www.ncsoft.net/e3. The Web site provides background information on the company, product information, an E3 preview movie and screen shots for all the company's games to be shown at the Expo. As E3 launches, the site will be updated with even more material including a booth tour and company interviews.

NCsoft CEO Tack Jin Kim said, "A revolution in gaming is about to begin and it will take place online. At this year's Expo, NCsoft wants to present the future of online gaming as we envision it. We have an exciting lineup of products that will underline this vision and communicate to those who visit us that NCsoft is leading the way in creating and publishing innovative online games."

        The products that will be on display at NCsoft's booth are:

        Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle--From the creators of
        Lineage, the world's most successful online role playing game,
        comes a whole new experience in medieval massively multiplayer
        games. Set 150 years before the time of Lineage, Lineage II
        uses Unreal technology to provide an incredibly rich 3D world
        in which to adventure, siege and conquer.

        City of Heroes--Anyone who has ever enjoyed comic books or
        comic book art will not want to miss City of Heroes. Developed
        by Cryptic Studios(tm), this massively multiplayer online role
        playing game allows players to live the life of a
        super-powered hero or heroine, fighting villains, organized
        crime groups and creatures from other dimensions...all in the
        impressive 3D backdrop of Paragon City.

        Guild Wars(tm)--The first title by ArenaNet(tm) (founded by
        key members of the StarCraft, Warcraft and Diablo development
        teams), Guild Wars is a game designed to redefine online
        fantasy role-playing. The mission-based game rewards players
        for their skills instead of the number of hours they've
        played, offers balanced competitive play in addition to
        exciting cooperative play, and features Internet streaming
        technology to enable dynamic world changes every time players
        connect.

        Exarch(tm)--Built in an enormous 3D world that blends elements
        of science fiction and fantasy, Exarch is sure to pull you in.
        Developed by Realm Interactive(tm) and under the creative
        direction of famed comic book artist, Joe Madureira, Exarch
        provides a unique look at the massively multiplayer online
        genre. Exarch provides very fast-paced combat and robust
        questing and faction systems.

        Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders--This title, created by
        Phantagram for play on the Xbox, is a real-time combat
        strategy game in a medieval setting. Here, players take center
        stage in waging battles against their choice of nemesis -- 
        Dark Legions or Humans -- in cinematic-quality graphics and 
        battle animation.

        Shining Lore--Also developed by Phantagram, Shining Lore is a
        massively multiplayer online game with a completely different
        look and feel! Currently releasing in Asia, Shining Lore
        boasts bright colors, adorable characters and monsters, and
        combat, party and social systems. Finally, a massively
        multiplayer online role playing game that shuns the darkness
        of other medieval games and provides a different kind of
        MMORPG experience to the masses!

About NCsoft

Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, NCsoft is the world's largest independent online game company. Established in 1997, NCsoft has quickly come to the forefront of the online games industry and has helped put Korea on the map as a major industry player. In Asia, its blockbuster hit game, Lineage, hosts more than three million subscribers and more than three hundred thousand concurrent users. More information about NCsoft can be found at http://www.ncsoft.net.