NCsoft Announces Open Beta Testing For Lineage II

Characters Created in Open Beta Test Will Not be Deleted; Competitions and Prizes to Highlight Pre-Release Version of Game

Austin, TEXAS, March 24, 2004- NCsoft® Corporation (KSE: 036570.KS), the world's leading developer and publisher of online computer games announces plans to begin open beta testing for its soon to be released online game, Lineage® II: The Chaotic Chronicle. The free open beta period will begin at 12:00 AM Pacific Standard Time on Sunday, March 28 and last approximately one month. The game is scheduled for commercial release on April 28.