NCSoft, the creator of popular MMORPGs like the Lineage series and Guild Wars has consolidated its studios outside of native South Korea, and has formed into a Seattle-based subsidiary NC West. The existing subsidiaries, such as NC Interactiev, NC Europe, ArenaNet, and NC Austin, will be under the NC West banner. There are however unconfirmed reports that we’re looking at layoffs for these companies, with the studio in Brighton, UK, said to be losing as many as 50, possibly up to 70, employees. No official word on this yet though. The step to consolidate its forces is a natural one for NCsoft, with Richard Garriott’s hyped MMO “Tabula Rasa” not Read more »