Posts Tagged ‘korea’
NCsoft sees huge Q1 profit jumps
Korean MMO developer/publisher NCsoft has seen a massive increase in Q1 profits compared to last year; an increase of 315% compared to 2008, or over $105 million.
The results are fueled by the new release of MMO Aion: Tower of Eternity in Korea, which was an instant success. Other titles in NCsoft’s lineup saw an increase in revenue and contributed to the positive financial results, besides Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa, which was taken offline lsat February.
Korean player getting $500k to play WarCraft 3
Korea has one of the biggest, if not the biggest competitive gaming leagues in the world. Not only do gamers reach a celebrity status, games are regularly televised across the country.
One of the gamers, 22-year old Jae Ho ‘Moon’ Jang, just signed a $470,000 dollar contract to play WarCraft 3 for the WeMade FOX team. Another famous FOX team player Yoon Yeol ‘NaDa’ Lee, got a similar deal (of $490,000) in 2007 to play StarCraft.
There’s no news on how long the contract will run, but since it’s usual for players to “retire” at the age of 23-24, Moon’s contract likely runs 2 years.