Seoul based NCsoft, publisher of massively multiplayer online games, shot to success with the release of their MMORPG, Lineage. Other projects include the Guild Wars series and City of Heroes. We now have word that NCsoft and Valve have announced that NCsoft’s highly acclaimed catalog of MMO franchises is available now via Steam.
“NCsoft’s leading-edge MMOs are an incredible addition to the Steam library of games,” commented Jason Holtman, director of business development at Valve. “NCsoft is a clear leader in the MMO industry, and we believe our player community will be very excited to have access to the diverse catalog NCsoft has to offer our members.”
“We are thrilled to offer our franchises to the legions of gamers in the Steam community,” remarked David Reid, president of publishing for NCsoft West. “Steam’s community is filled with passionate players, intent on having the latest updates on their favorite games. Extending our distribution reach with Steam will allow more gamers the freedom and flexibility to stay updated and engaged with our games and online communities.”
Steam users can now purchase the “latest offerings” for the City of Heroes, Guild Wars and Lineage franchises. This means that the users can get their hands on the recently released City of Heroes Architect Edition, which lets players create their own unique missions and story arcs. Also, the much anticipated MMO Aion from NCsoft will be available via Steam when the game launches this fall in Europe and North America. Additionally, Steam will have “special offers” for numerous NCsoft products for the next few weeks.