NC (formerly NCSOFT) has taken over global publishing of Throne and Liberty, the MMORPG developed by its FirstSpark Games studio, from Amazon Game Studios. Players get a free Character Boost Ticket for logging in and a first livestream is set for November 12th.
According to a release dated November 10th 2026, NC and FirstSpark Games now run publishing, development and live service together under what the release calls a ‘unified global service model’. NC said the change is meant to make the player experience ‘more seamless’ and to bring the publishing, development and community teams closer. Inven Global reported that the Western service transfer maintenance began on November 10th Pacific Time.
The first official livestream under NC, the “Throne and Liberty: Homecoming Livestream”, airs Thursday, November 12th at 10am PT on Twitch and YouTube. The release says NC will also bring back in-game events, Discord activities and creator programs, and will give players more ways to send feedback.
Free Character Boost Ticket
Anyone who logs in between Wednesday, November 11th and Wednesday, December 16th 2026 gets one free Character Boost Ticket per account. It works on new and existing characters. According to the release, the boost grants level 75 gear instantly, so players can skip ahead once they finish a short tutorial.
Existing players on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and PURPLE (NC’s own PC platform) should see no disruption. The release says accounts, characters, items, progression and past purchases carry over. Over the coming months NC and FirstSpark Games plan to collect feedback across all regions and platforms to guide gameplay changes.
The move follows NC’s plan to end its publishing deal with Amazon Games early. Inven Global covered the amended contract, which was originally due to run until February 1st 2027. More details are on the game’s official site.
NC is a Korean publisher and developer headquartered in Pangyo, founded in 1997. It is behind the Lineage, AION, Blade & Soul and Guild Wars franchises, and has offices in North America, Europe, Japan and Taiwan. NC America, based in Irvine, California, handles live production and publishing for select NC titles in North and South America, Europe and Oceania.
FirstSpark Games is an MMORPG studio under NC. The release says Throne and Liberty serves players in 175 countries, and describes it as a PC and console MMORPG with a seamless open world, dual weapon combat, guild communities and large siege battles.
The following was sent as a press release to Inven Global.
