<s>
Lineage	B-Protocol
W	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
NCSoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
fifth	O
major	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
series	O
by	O
using	O
all	O
elements	O
from	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
and	O
sharing	O
some	O
elements	O
with	O
the	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
in	O
East	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
week	O
before	O
THE	O
WORLD	O
showcase	O
events	O
,	O
NCSoft	O
announced	O
for	O
new	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
that	O
will	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
the	O
largest	O
launching	O
title	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCSoft	O
CCO	O
Taek	O
Jin	O
Kim	O
marked	O
this	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lineage	B-Protocol
W	I-Protocol
introduces	O
a	O
single	O
build	O
for	O
the	O
global	O
market	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
global	O
battle	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
convert	O
all	O
elements	O
in	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
from	O
2.5D	O
to	O
3D	O
,	O
NCSoft	O
has	O
used	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
to	O
develop	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
popular	O
concern	O
,	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
W	I-Protocol
topped	O
the	O
Google	O
Store	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
Store	O
charts	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
for	O
several	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
W	I-Protocol
was	O
very	O
successful	O
in	O
the	O
Korean	O
and	O
Taiwanese	O
markets	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
find	O
similar	O
success	O
in	O
other	O
Asian	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
came	O
as	O
a	O
surprise	O
,	O
as	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
W	I-Protocol
was	O
aimed	O
to	O
cater	O
to	O
the	O
overseas	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
financial	O
failure	O
of	O
Lineage	B-Protocol
W	I-Protocol
outside	O
of	O
South	O
Korea	O
and	O
Taiwan	O
is	O
possibly	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
reasons	O
for	O
the	O
reluctance	O
of	O
a	O
European	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
NCSoft	O
.	O
</s>
