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| Developer(s) | NCSoft |
| Publisher(s) | NCSoft |
| Designer(s) | Jake Song |
| Composer(s) | Joey Newman |
| Series | Lineage |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Mac OS X |
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| Genre(s) | Massively multiplayer online role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Lineage (Korean: 리니지), also known as Lineage: The Blood Pledge in Western markets,[2] is a medieval fantasy, massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in Korea and the United States in 1998 by the South Korean computer game developer NCSoft, based on a Korean comic book series of the same name. It is the first game in the Lineage series. It is most popular in Korea and is available in Chinese, Japanese, and English. The game was designed by Jake Song, who had previously designed Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds, another MMORPG.
Lineage features 2D isometric-overhead graphics similar to those of Ultima Online and Diablo II. Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle, a "prequel" set 150 years before the time of Lineage, was released in 2003. By 2006, the Lineage franchise had attracted 43 million players.[3] Lineage W and Throne and Liberty are sequels set after Lineage and will be the last two games in the Lineage series.
The North American servers were shut down on June 29, 2011 by NCSoft.[4]
- ^ Deniz, Tuncer (April 11, 2002). "Lineage for Mac Goes Live". Inside Mac Games. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "Lineage: The Blood Pledge". MobyGames. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ David M. Ewalt (2006-08-02). "The Best-Selling Videogame Franchises". Forbes. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ "Lineage servers shutting down in the West". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2018.