Saturday, March 23, 2024

Lineage III Software Code Stolen

According to Korean newspaper Digital Chosunilbo, the source code of NCsoft’s forthcoming MMO game Lineage III has been stolen. It is alleged that ex-NCsoft employees were behind this.

Lineage III Software Code Stolen

The Seoul Metropolitan Police has also confirmed that seven past NCsoft employees are suspects in the case. They had left the video game developer in February and soon let an anonymous Japanese company review the software while interviewing with them. Authorities believe that they may have sold and copied the game code during the demonstration of the code.

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Lineage is a very important game for NCsoft as it is very popular in East Asia. A representative from the company has estimated that the software theft might cost them about $1 billion. Lineage I and II have garnered more than $1.5 billion in sales.

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