Gaming News After being a hit in Asia, this MMORPG is coming here soon: another World of Warcraft competitor?
Announced as Lineage Eternal in 2011, the MMO RPG now known as Throne & Liberty had a tough time getting out. Now successful in Asia, the title will soon arrive in our country.
Awaited for more than 10 years, Throne & Liberty is finally here
Players had to be patient before discovering Throne and Liberty. Initially, the NCSoft title was presented as a game integrated into the Lineage universe postponed several times. The first betas were expected for 2013 before being postponed to 2016, after which the team underwent significant changes. Finally, in 2017, the project changed direction, Abandonment of the Guild Wars engine in favor of the Unreal Engine 4
On this occasion, Lineage is Eternal became Project TL in 2017 and Throne & Liberty in 2022. After many redesigns, Throne & Liberty finally kept a strong PvP dimension, but also received one large PvE componentin particular for the purpose of seduce western players, but also to reinforce the narrative dimension. Overall was Throne & Liberty well received by Asian players during the testing phasesand soon they won’t be the only ones embarking on the adventure.
Amazon is joining the dance and will be releasing the game worldwide!
NCSoft’s MMO has just confirmed its upcoming release in North America, South America, Japan and Europe ! In order to be successful, the Korean publisher has decided to work with a company that has already released its own MMO. Amazon games. The developer and publisher of New World, Amazon Games, has therefore approached NCSoft for the publication and distribution of Throne & Liberty in the West and Japan. An agreement that most likely meets after a successful launch
We’re excited to announce our agreement with NCSOFT to bring the massively multiplayer online role-playing game THRONE AND LIBERTY to North America, South America, Europe and Japan!
Amazon Games excels at publishing games as an ambitious service on a global scale. They have proven their expertise in operations, translation, marketing and community management. We’ve seen how well Amazon Games has harnessed the power of AWS, Twitch, and other tools in their previous launches. We believe they are the perfect partners to enable players around the world to enjoy Throne and Liberty,” said Moonyoung Choi, Head of Development Management at NCSOFT.
Throne & Liberty is scheduled to start in the first half of South Korea No date has been announced for the rest of the world release. When it comes to PC, PS5 and Xbox series, the game will have a feature an ever changing world. In fact, the teams have planned a whole system of evolution and transformation of the world that will also change the game mechanics. A way to keep players’ attention and renew the gameplay regularly. In addition to these changes planned by NCSOFT, players may trigger environmental phenomena such as solar eclipses or torrential rains to change the outcome of a battle.
NCSOFT has developed some of the most popular and enduring online games in the world, so calling Throne and Liberty one of the most anticipated MMOs is an understatement. Publishing games that live and evolve over time is one of the foundations of our strategy. Equally important is offering quality games developed by renowned teams to players all over the world. “We have learned a lot from working on Lost Ark Occidental’s first year and are ready to make the launch of Throne and Liberty a memorable experience for all players,” concluded Christoph Hartmann, Vice President of Amazon Games.
