Lineage_(series)

<i>Lineage</i> (series)

Lineage (series)

Video game series


Lineage (Korean: 리니지) is a medieval fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game franchise by the South Korean video game developer NCSoft. It has become highly popular in South Korea with subscriptions counting into the millions, but is also available in Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and English-language versions. It is also one of the highest-grossing video game franchises of all time, having grossed $9.7 billion in lifetime revenue, as of 2019.

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Games

Release timeline
1998Lineage
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003Lineage II
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017Lineage 2: Revolution
Lineage Red Knights
Lineage M
2018
2019Lineage 2 M
2020
2021Lineage W
  • Lineage, released in 1998.
    • Lineage M, a mobile port version of Lineage developed by NCSoft, released in South Korea on June 21, 2017.[1][2]
    • Lineage W, a sequel to Lineage, released in Asian markets in November 2021. The story is set in 150 years after story of Lineage.
  • Lineage II, a prequel to Lineage, released in 2003. The story is set in 150 years before story of Lineage.
    • Lineage 2: Revolution, a direct prequel to Lineage II. The story is set 100 years before the storyline of Lineage II: Goddess of Destruction. Developed by Netmarble Neo, the game was released on mobile platforms in 2017.
    • Lineage 2 M, a mobile port version of Lineage II, released in November 2019.[3]
    • Lineage 2: Blood League, a mobile game developed by Snail Games, release date unannounced.
  • Lineage Red Knights, a mobile game developed by NCSoft, released in 2017.
  • Throne and Liberty, a planned direct sequel to Lineage.

Revenue

The following is the gross revenue generated by the Lineage PC games.

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Notes

  1. NCSoft's royalty revenue amount is not listed here prior to 2005, and is excluded after 2008.
  2. NCSoft revenue from EverQuest included.
  3. Revenue ₩115.012 billion and royalty revenue ₩15.173 billion.
  4. Revenue ₩118.953 billion and royalty revenue ₩13.139 billion.
  5. Revenue ₩118.049 billion and royalty revenue ₩12.87 billion.
  6. Revenue ₩119.206 billion and royalty revenue ₩8.207 billion.
  7. Revenue ₩111.401 billion and royalty revenue ₩13.28 billion.
  8. Revenue ₩131.154 billion and royalty revenue ₩1.57 billion.
  9. Revenue ₩112.602 billion and royalty revenue ₩15.015 billion.
  10. Revenue ₩147.211 billion and royalty revenue ₩2.836 billion.
  11. NCSoft has stopped disclosing the breakdown of royalties, hence royalty revenue is excluded after this point.

References

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  2. Chapple, Craig (August 6, 2018). "Lineage 2 Revolution follows Lineage M in breaking $1 billion barrier". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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  4. "2006 NCsoft Analyst Day". NCSoft. November 2006. p. 6. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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  24. "NCSoft 4Q 2018 Earnings report - Fact sheet, Game Sales". NCSoft Corporation. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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  27. "4Q 2021 Earnings Release" (PDF). NCSoft. February 15, 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

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