NCsoft & AsianMedia
Lineage II - South-East Asia or simply L2-SEA is NCsoft's first "Publishing License" grant for their flagship game to a completely independent company. NCsoft granted a distribution license to AsianMedia for ArenaNet's Guild Wars for the Philippines. AsianMedia has been licensed to distribute, publish, and operate Lineage II. NCsoft's licensing grant initially limits AsianMedia licensing to three countries namely, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia.
NCsoft & NCtrue
In July of 2005, NCsoft (Korea) and True (True Corporation Public Company Ltd., formerly Telecom Asia) established NCtrue as a joint-venture. The companies publicly reported the funding for the venture was capitalized at $4 million USD, and that NCsoft would hold a 49% stake in the venture, and True 51% respectively.
NCsoft president, Kim Jack, stated that Thailand, would serve as the gate to Southeast Asia market and that the venture would be instrumental in laying the framework to penetrate the Southeast Asian market in the future. Moreover, the intention of the venture was to take NCsoft one step closer to constructing a global network for online gaming services like Lineage 2.
Currently NCsoft has joint venture offices in Japan, Taiwan, and China.