NCsoft reports income rise of 451% in Q2 outlines a startling upswing for NCsoft amid disappointing financial results for so many game companies. Sales of their MMORPG Aion in Korea were the primary cause for the increases, though they also saw significant gains from NCsoft China. Word is:

NCsoft has reported massive increases in both sales and income for its second quarter of the FY2010, returning a total net income of KRW 33.8 billion (USD 27.1 million) - a figure up 451 per cent on the previous quarter.

Sales increased for the South Korean company by 70 per cent, totalling KRW 137.8 billion (USD 110.5 million), while operating profit rose 353 per cent compared to the same quarter in 2008, to KRW 47.5 billion (USD 38.1 million).