[October 3, 2002] NCsoft announced today its decision to publish online game ‘EverQuest’ in Taiwan following its launch in Korea. NCsoft, after signing a publishing contract with Gamania Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd., will release EverQuest in Taiwan via Gamania.

NCsoft remarked that the decision was based on the success of two-year service period of Lineage in Taiwan by Gamania, an indication that Gamania is capable of drawing another similar success with EverQuest. Lineage has garnered incredible success in Taiwan, presently taking 60% of the online game market with record levels of concurrent players of over 160,000.

NCsoft President, Tack Jin Kim, commented, “We have to come up with diverse genres and styles of online games, to keep pace with and make continuous development in the ever-growing online game industry that changes by leaps and bounds everyday. I have no doubt that EverQuest will be a totally new experience for Taiwanese gamers in a different way Lineage has been.”

President Albert Liu of Gamania said, “Lineage was a legendary success not only in Korea but also in Taiwan, helping change the landscape of the online game market in Taiwan. Along with the expansion of Taiwan’s online game market, I will exert my best effort to market and promote EverQuest so that it contributes to further market expansion and development.”

NCsoft has made a strategic alliance with Sony Online Entertainment Inc. last January, agreed to launch EverQuest in Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and is currently providing public beta services of EverQuest in Korea. Public beta services in Taiwan will begin from the first half next year.

EverQuest is a leading worldwide online game, most favored by U.S. and European players, featuring fantastic 3D graphic-based first person view.

About NCsoft Corp.
Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, NCsoft Corp. is the world’s leading developer and publisher of online games. Established in 1997, NCsoft quickly turned its flagship product, Lineage™, into a blockbuster hit. The game currently commands a 42% market share and attracts the greatest number of concurrent users in the world. NCsoft has offices located in Tokyo, Hong Kong and operates its North American business out of Austin, Texas. NCsoft is a public company and its stock is traded on the KOSDAQ Korean stock exchange. In fiscal 2001, NCsoft posted revenues of 124,735,958,000 Korean won (approximately US$95 million). More information about NCsoft can be found at www.ncsoft.net.

About Gamania Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Headquartered in Taipei Taiwan, Gamania is Taiwan’s leading developer and publisher of online games. With more than 10 years of game industry experience, Gamania has set up over five branches in Asia and North America. In addition to its flagship product, Lineage™, Gamania has an array of various online games and PC games, both developed in-house and out-of-house. More information about Gamania can be found at www.gamania.com

About Sony Online Entertainment Inc.
Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), the online gaming division of Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment, is a worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online gaming. Headquartered in San Diego, California, SOE develops, publishes and distributes entertainment for the PC and online markets. With more than 10 million registered users, SOE’s award-winning website, The Station® (www.station.com) hosts a variety of entertaining games and player communities spanning all genres. In addition to blockbuster hits EverQuest® and Jeopardy! Online, SOE has an array of cutting-edge online games in development such as PlanetSide™, Star WarsÒ Galaxies™ and Sovereign™.