| Lineage | |
|---|---|
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| Genre(s) | MMORPG |
| Developer(s) | NCSoft Netmarble Neo Snail |
| Publisher(s) | NCSoft Netmarble Games Tencent Holdings Snail |
| Platform(s) | |
| First release | Lineage September 3, 1998 |
| Latest release | Throne and Liberty December 7, 2023 |
Lineage (Korean: 리니지) is a medieval fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game franchise by the South Korean video game developer NCSoft. It has become highly popular in South Korea with subscriptions counting into the millions, but is also available in Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and English-language versions. It is also one of the highest-grossing video game franchises of all time, having grossed $9.7 billion in lifetime revenue, as of 2019.