ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst θˈɜːtiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, ðə pˈɛɹənt kˈʌmpəni, ˌɛnsˈiː sˈɔft ɪn kɚɹˈiːə, dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə kˈʌt twˈɛnti wˈʌn mˈɛmbɚz ʌv ɪts stˈæf ɪn ˈɔːstɪn, tˌiːˈɛks dˈuː tə ðə kˈʌmpəniz ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl dˈiːkɹiːsɪŋ pɹˈɑːfɪts.
On August 13, 2008, the parent company, NCSoft in Korea, decided to cut 21 members of its staff in Austin, TX due to the company's overall decreasing profits.