The Lineage Website announces that the North American servers for NCsoft's MMORPG will be permanently shutting down on June 29. They offer apologies and outline plans to issue any appropriate refunds. As of now no new accounts can be created, no existing accounts will be billed any further, and all existing accounts in good standing will be re-enabled. They also outline plans for the game to "go out with a bang." Here's word:

Nyx, Jetzen, and Unicycle plan to go out with a bang. We will not be making any additional content updates, but we do have US Ruleset changes and lots of great events planned for the next two months. We want to give you every opportunity to make all of your remaining Lineage dreams come true. We hope that everyone will stick around to have fun with the game you love in the time we have left.

We know that we have incredibly loyal fans that have stood by us for the past ten years. As painful as it was, as a business, we had to make a very difficult, but necessary, decision. We thank you for your continued support. We want you to know that we will be offering you a chance to try other NCsoft games for free to express our gratitude for your years of loyalty to Lineage. Please click here for more details on Player Appreciation Rewards.

Thanks VG247 via MMORPG.com.