Lineage 2 is finally here!

After almost a year of courtship, South Korean game development giant NCsoft and Philippine publisher Asian Media Development Group have closed a $5.5-M deal to distribute Lineage II not just in the Philippines, but across Southeast Asia.

The exclusive $5.5-million marketing and distribution deal with the South Korean company marks the first time that NCsoft has signed a non-subsidiary to distribute its game. It will also be the first time for AMDG to expand its operations outside the Philippines.

In an interview with hackenslash, AMDG chief operating officer Ronald Allan Aquino said that under the partnership, all NCsoft products, primarily Lineage II, would be solely distributed in the region, which will start in the Philippines, followed by Singapore and Malaysia.

“While we will distribute Lineage II in the Philippines, we’ll be looking for partners who will distribute it in other countries,” Aquino said.

Likewise, Aquino said they are preparing the buildup of their server facilities in the Philippines to host the local Lineage II players.

“We’ll be launching the game in the next half of the year, simultaneously in the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia,” Aquino said.

Lineage II, including its predecessor Lineage I, is a major success among the massively online game triple-A titles that have come out of South Korea, with an estimated 14 million subscribers globally. It is currently being played in Taiwan, Japan, China, Thailand, and the United States, among others.

 

— content from mike abundo's site

 After waiting for like… forever, NCSOFT's triple A MMORPG Lineage 2 will finally hit the shores of the Philippines! If you're into online gaming, there is a pretty good chance that you have heard or played Lineage 2. Lineage 2 is second only to WOW (World of Warcraft) in terms of online subscribers which has reached millions for both through out the globe. I have been playing Lineage to for almost 5 months on private servers in the internet and knowing that L2 will be available here in the Philippines is unreal! Since this is a Triple A MMORPG, NCSOFT decided to make it P2P (pay to play)… (cough! cough!)

I was able to access AMDG's (Asia Media Development Group) web site last week and they already have a site for Lineage 2 philippines. I checked it out and was able to submit an application for the upcoming Close Beta Test. A few days after that, their site for L2 went down until now! Luckily, a very resourceful person ( ahem… me! ), was able to bookmark the site so anyone who wishes to submit an application for the CB test of Lineage 2 will just have to click on this link:: LINEAGE 2 PHILIPPINES 

Good Luck to you all and see you on the CB test of L2… i hope. Ciao!