NCsoft announced that they are licensing Unreal Engine 4 from Epic Games. The company has a history of working with Unreal-powered games, having created Lineage II with Unreal Engine 2 and more recently releasing the Unreal Engine 3-based Blade & Soul.
“Unreal Engine 4 is an extremely fascinating game engine in terms of its unprecedented efficiency and performance,” said James Bae, chief product officer of NCsoft. “We plan to release our best game ever using our Unreal Engine expertise and the new state-of-the-art Unreal Engine 4 tools.”
“NCsoft’s first Unreal Engine mega hit, Lineage II, has remained in Korea’s top 10 games for 10 years, and people have been blown away by the leading-edge Unreal Engine 3 visuals of Blade and Soul,” said Ray Park, territory manager for Epic Games Korea. “With Unreal Engine 4 in their hands, NCsoft is set to redefine MMORPG success all over again.”
