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Thursday 24th April... Brighton, England/... NCsoft® Europe (http://eu.plaync.com/eu/) today announced the release of Hellbound™, the newest addition to the Lineage® II (http://www.discoverlineage2.com) franchise, in conjunction with its Limited Collector’s Edition retail package. Continuing the storyline and content in December’s popular expansion Kamael, Hellbound increases the game’s level capacity to 85, and adds significant quests and skills. Players finally get the chance to best the diabolical boss Beleth, fighting their way through multiple towers in the Steel Citadel. Enhancements to the pet system enable players to grow their wolf pet into a mount called a Fenrir. Additionally, this update adds more transformation options, where players earn the ability to temporarily transform into a powerful alter-ego with special skills that will aid them in their ventures into Hellbound.

From NCsoft:

Check out Ten Ton Hammer Managing Editor Cody "Micajah" Bye's Lineage II - The Kamael first impressions review for an incredibly extensive, hands-on look at Lineage II - The Kamael. In the article, he details his thoughts on the new changes, the Kamael and the Isle of Souls, and many of the other new features.

PRESS RELEASE

Friday 14th December/...NCsoft® Europe today announced the release of Kamael, the newest and largest addition to the Lineage® II franchise. At more than 1 Gigabyte, Kamael is the largest expansion ever for the massively multiplayer online PC game and adds an entirely new playable race, new lands, ongoing fortress battles, instanced dungeons and new account services to the game, which has continued to increase in depth and story.

from NCSoft:

The wait is almost over! We're pleased to announce that the Lineage II: The 1st Throne update will be going live on Wednesday, December 12. The current estimated maintenance period for the launch of The 1st Throne is 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central Time (3:00 PM to 11:00 PM GMT +1) on Wednesday, December 12. Event Gatekeepers will be back in the towns of Aden and Elmore to celebrate the launch.

From NCSoft:

As a result of a couple mysterious missing letters, we will be extending the A New Era Event. The event did end at the scheduled time today, but we will be reactivating it for another day and a half.

From NCSoft:

The 1st Throne - The Kamael update is now live on the Public Test Server! Be one of the first to see the Kamael and their city on the Isle of Souls, participate in a Fortress battle, explore new lands, try out new items, and much more!

Fropm NCSoft:

Learn more about The Chaotic Throne: The Kamael update by browsing through the preview site! Take a look at the Kamael and their classes, new items, Fortress Battles, new account services, and the new areas to get a taste of what’s coming in The Chaotic Throne: The Kamael!

From NCSoft:

We’re pleased to announce the very first Lineage® II Comic Contest! Turn your Lineage® II adventures and follies into an entertaining comic for your chance to win some fantastic prizes.

NCSoft has posted some venue info on the GenCon NCsoft Meet-and-Greet, for those who have signed up. If you are attending, you better grab this info ASAP.

The Summer convention circuit that the NCSoft corporate players will be attending is now available over at the Lineage II website, among others. Check it out.