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NCSOFT Q3 2025 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q3 2025 earnings summary11 Nov, 2025
Executive summary
Q3 2025 sales were ₩360 billion, down 6% sequentially and 10% year-over-year, mainly due to a decline in live service game sales and business activity adjustments.
Operating loss was ₩7.5 billion, impacted by weaker sales and one-time severance or labor costs; excluding this, operating profit would have been positive.
Net income reached ₩347.4 billion, boosted by a ₩355.9 billion gain from the sale of NC Tower Samsung Dong and increased FX gains.
Financial highlights
Q3 sales: ₩360 billion (down 6% QOQ, down 10% YOY).
Operating loss: ₩7.5 billion, positive excluding one-time severance or labor costs.
Net income: ₩347.4 billion, including a large one-time real estate gain and FX-related profit/loss.
Royalty sales: ₩46.8 billion, up 11% QOQ and 23% YOY, mainly from Lineage M Taiwan and PC B&S China.
Operating costs: ₩367.5 billion, flat QOQ, down 12% YOY.
Outlook and guidance
Ion 2 launches in eight days, expected to expand the MMO player base; global launch planned for H2 2026.
Three new IPs (Limit Zero Breakers, Time Takers, Cinder City) to launch globally in 2026; next-gen MMORPG to be unveiled at G-STAR.
Existing titles to expand globally: LNGW relaunch in Southeast Asia and expansion to North America and Russia in 2026; LNG2M and LNGM preparing for China launches.
Four legacy IP spin-offs on track for 2026, with one launching in December 2025.
Proprietary payment system for mobile games to reduce variable costs, rolling out across major titles by November.
Expected margin uplift from proprietary payment system
Next-gen MMORPG: target audience and monetization
M&A strategy for new genre diversification
Expected impact of proprietary payment system
New IP global launch strategy for 2026
Workforce optimization impact on dev speed
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NCSOFT Corporation is a video game development and publishing company specializing in massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) and interactive entertainment. The company is known for popular game franchises such as Lineage, Guild Wars, Aion, Blade & Soul, and Lineage 2M. NCSOFT focuses on game development, cloud gaming, artificial intelligence, and mobile gaming, expanding its presence in global markets. It operates studios in South Korea, North America, Japan, and Taiwan while continuously investing in new gaming technologies. The company is headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea, and its shares are listed on the KRX.
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