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NCSOFT West

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ncsoft.com
Computer Games300+ employeesFounded 1995🇺🇸 United States

NCSOFT is a premiere digital entertainment company and global publisher with worldwide locations and more than 4,000 employees focused on bringing extraordinary games to life for millions of fans around the world. Established in 1997 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, we quickly became a key leader in online games. Best known for critically acclaimed franchises including Lineage, Aion, Guild Wars, and Blade & Soul, NCSOFT is also one of the world’s top mobile developers with Lineage 2M occupying the #1 grossing revenue slot on Google Play. After global success, NCSOFT established NCSOFT West, which is responsible for all company initiatives across the Americas, Europe, and Oceania, and includes millions of players around the world. We are an industry leader in support infrastructure and publishing. Our core goal is making people in this world happier by delivering games that entertain a globally connected audience has remained the same. Our culture is innovative, creative, collaborative and impactful, and we are passionate about creating the best gaming experiences for our players.

Founded
1995
Employees
300+
Industry
Computer Games
Company type
Public Company
Stock
krx: 036570
Headquarters
🇺🇸Bellevue, WA
Specialties
EntertainmentComputer GamesSoftware DevelopmentVideo Games
6 / 12
Active markets
South Korea · Taiwan · Japan
2
New markets
India · Türkiye
Low
Confidence
mostly early signals
-56%
Momentum
vs prior period
51 / 100
Expansion Score
Strong
Stages4Exploring1Investing7Landing
23 signals · Last 90 days

Global expansion

Live
South KoreaTaiwanJapan
Stages
ExploringInvestingLandingOperating
+9more marketsLocked
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Activity pulse

New Partnerships activity — 4 fresh signals just appeared.

Last 90 days
Hiring
7Ended
Exec move
Marketing & PR
0
No activity
Product & Tech
12-50%
Product launch
+2more categoriesLocked
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Market entry timeline

The order this company entered each market — oldest to newest

1
🇰🇷South Korea1st market entered · 2003Advancing
Landing
168 signalsLanding stage
2
🇹🇼Taiwan2nd market entered · 2023Advancing
Investing
30 signalsInvesting stage
3
🇯🇵Japan3rd market entered · 2024Advancing
Exploring
14 signalsExploring stage
+9more marketsLocked
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Current stageLandingSetting up on the ground
Confidence32%Low
Tracking since2003first signal

Recent signals

Partnership🇰🇷 South Korea2w ago

NC-NVIDIA Reaffirm 25-Year Alliance

Partnership🇨🇳 China2w ago

Jensen Huang: AI Revolution Just Beginning

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NCSOFT is a premiere digital entertainment company and global publisher with worldwide locations and more than 4,000 employees focused on bringing extraordinary games to life for millions of fans around the world. Established in 1997 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, we quickly became a key leader in online games. Best known for critically acclaimed franchises including Lineage, Aion, Guild Wars, and Blade & Soul, NCSOFT is also one of the world’s top mobile developers with Lineage 2M occupying the #1 grossing revenue slot on Google Play. After global success, NCSOFT established NCSOFT West, which is responsible for all company initiatives across the Americas, Europe, and Oceania, and includes millions of players around the world. We are an industry leader in support infrastructure and publishing. Our core goal is making people in this world happier by delivering games that entertain a globally connected audience has remained the same. Our culture is innovative, creative, collaborative and impactful, and we are passionate about creating the best gaming experiences for our players.

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