History of Throne and Liberty in Timeline

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Throne and Liberty

"Throne and Liberty" is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by NCSoft. Amazon Games will handle its release in North America, South America, Europe, and Japan.

1998: Lineage Released

The original Lineage game was released in 1998.

November 2011: Lineage Eternal Announced

NCSoft officially announced Lineage Eternal as the sequel to Lineage in November 2011.

August 2013: Beta Schedule Preparation

In August 2013, NCSoft was preparing for the rollout of the Lineage Eternal beta schedule later that year.

2015: Beta Testing Delayed

NCSoft originally planned to start beta testing for Lineage Eternal in Korea at the end of 2015, but it was delayed.

November 2016: Closed Beta Scheduled

A closed beta for Lineage Eternal in Korea was scheduled for November 2016.

2016: First Closed Beta

The first South Korea closed beta for Lineage Eternal took place in 2016.

March 2017: Development Leadership Change and Engine Switch

The development team's leadership for Lineage Eternal changed in March 2017, and the game switched from a proprietary engine to Unreal Engine 4.

2017: Renamed to Project TL

NCSoft renamed Lineage Eternal to Project TL in 2017.

February 2022: Expected Launch Date

Project TL was expected to launch in the second half of 2022.

2022: Renamed to Throne and Liberty

Project TL was officially renamed to Throne and Liberty in 2022.

2023: Amazon Acquires Publishing Rights

Amazon acquired the publishing rights for Throne and Liberty in 2023.

July 2024: Open Beta Starts

An open beta for Throne and Liberty began in July 2024.

July 24, 2024: Leap Update Released

The Korean version of Throne and Liberty received the Leap Update on July 24, 2024, adding new content and features.

August 2024: Release Delayed to October, Early Access Announced

Throne and Liberty's release was delayed to October 1, 2024, in August 2024, with early access starting on September 26.