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NCsoft Q1 2025: Guild Wars 2’s Janthir Wilds bump is over, Aion 2 is finally getting a reveal date
- NCsoft reported a 12% drop in revenue in Q1 2025 compared to Q4 2024, following organizational restructuring and layoffs from the previous year.
- The decline was mainly attributed to losses in the mobile segment, with legacy online PC game sales also down by 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- In Q1, Guild Wars 2's revenue returned to pre-Janthir Wilds levels and fell short compared to Q1 2024, raising concerns despite a new content model.
- Lineage 2 and Aion revenue decreased in Q1, while Blade & Soul saw a resurgence with BNS Neo's impact.
- NCsoft hinted at further layoffs in overseas subsidiaries, despite recent efforts to strengthen its overseas presence.
- Aion 2 is set to be revealed on May 29th, but concerns arose over potential 'pay-to-win elements' acknowledged by NCsoft.
- Throne & Liberty's revenue was not transparently shown, indicating some financial details are under royalty sales.
- NCsoft's struggles in Q1 2025 have led to restructuring plans and potential layoffs in overseas operations for streamlining.
- The company's revenue decline was also attributed to drops in Lineage 2 and Aion while Blade & Soul showed improvement with BNS Neo.
- Aion 2, previously teased for Korea and Taiwan in late 2025, now has a global reveal date anticipated post that timeframe.
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