Gaming News - September 2005
Brisbane, CA (September 29, 2005) - IGN announced today that
NCsoft has made two of its titles, City of
Heroes and Lineage II, available for purchase on Direct2Drive.
From IGN:
The award-winning City of Heroes is a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG)
that allows players to take on the roles of super-powered heroes in the 3D
graphical world of "Paragon City." Since its launch in April of 2004, City of
Heroes
has grown into a major franchise title, spawning a passionate network of
community
and fan sites, forums and comic books. Lineage II, also an MMOG, is the sequel
to the wildly popular title Lineage, which established NCsoft as a key player
early on.
"We are thrilled that NCsoft chose Direct2Drive as the only outside digital
delivery
outlet to carry their games," Jamie Berger, vice president and general manager
of IGN Entertainment's consumer products division, said. "Direct2Drive is
dedicated
to gamers who appreciate the best quality games, and our partnership with
NCsoft
further accelerates Direct2Drive's momentum as a leader in the digital
distribution
market."
"City of Heroes and Lineage II are massively successful games; we wanted to
broaden
our reach," said Dorothy Ferguson, vice president of sales and marketing for
NCsoft's North American business. "Direct2Drive is a leader in digital
distribution,
offering AAA hardcore games from the best developers and publishers in the
industry,
and we're excited to be a part of the digital revolution."
Since launching in October 2004, Direct2Drive has been gaining popularity
among
IGN's largely 18-34 year-old male customer base with its growing roster of top
games. Direct2Drive builds on the proven operational infrastructure of
FilePlanet,
IGN Entertainment's download site and IGN's separate HitPoints program, which
provides full digital game downloads as rewards to IGN and GameSpy subscribers.
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