Those of you who thought the grind in NCsoft's Lineage 2 was getting a little too tedious, then you'll love the new changes brought about in the latest "free to subscriber" update for the game. Gracia - Part 1 introduces a new leveling system which will dramatically speed up character advancement, especially for the newer players. Find out more about the other changes in our full article.

More layoffs are happening in the gaming industry, this time from NCsoft. But it's not as drastic as rumors that circulated this week claimed. Details after the jump.

Now here's one of those news items that blends a little bit of gaming and science. Now we're pretty sure why MMORPG giant NCSoft has been named in this particular press release, but we'll also tell you: it's amazing what the human race can think of in the brink of its "serious and pending" extinction. Learn more about Operation Immortality - a part-game, part-reality project aimed at preserving the human race - at the full story.

If you want a chance to properly flex those superpowered muscles of yours in either City of Heroes or City of Villains, you might find it useful to find out all the latest changes made to the Training Room Server. As expected, a host of bug fixes and gameplay enhancements were sneaked into the latest build of the test server. Check out the full list in our full article after the jump.

NCsoft's City of Heroes and City of Villains servers will be going down this August 5 so that the developers can apply a patch to the game. This patch contain quite a number of changes including an update on multiple classes as well as a few fixes for Badges and Accolades. To check out all the changes, head on over to the full article.

NCSoft is reminding the gamers City of Heroes' machinima contest deadline is fast approaching, meaning you will want to be finalizing your works by now. Further details on the contest are available in the full article.

The Rikti are invading Paragon City and the Rogue Isles once again. Since all the of City of Heroes players will need their avatars to be in tip top shape during this invasion NCsoft has added an optional, purchasable character respec to the game. To find out more, check out the full article.

Worried that the world will be ending soon? Then you might want to know that NCsoft, the publisher and developer of Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa, is offering players a shot at immortality. Well, as close to immortality as you can get if the entire earth gets razed by another Tunguska event, a nuclear war, or even aliens. To find out more, check out the full article.

NCSoft has announced the North American release of game cards for City of Heroes, Exteel, and Tabula Rasa. Wondering what sort of goodies these card will entitle you to? Head over to the full article for the rest of the details!

Patch notes for both NCsoft's City of Heroes/City of Villains July 22 update have been released. This patch sees quite a number of changes including multiple bugfixes and some class character balancing. Check out the complete notes in the full article.