Kotaku: Aion

Aion Stays Alive with Update 2.5

Mike Fahey — Wed, 25 May 2011 12:40:00 EDT

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Today NCsoft's massively-multiplayer online game Aion upgrades to version 2.5, Empyrean Calling, delivering a host of new content, features, and tweaks aimed at pleasing players current and lapsed. Is it enough to lure fresh MMO fans to the game? More »

In Search of a Massively-Multiplayer RPG that isn't World of Warcraft

Mike Fahey — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:20:00 EDT

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Commenter ValeriaHeart is looking for suggestions for a massively-multiplayer online role-playing game to play with her partner that isn't World of Warcraft in today's episode of Speak-Up on Kotaku. Won't you help her? More »

Get Ready For Aion's Next Big Transformation

Mike Fahey — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:40:00 EST

Since its release, Korean-born MMO Aion has undergone a profound transformation as developers hone gameplay to suit the needs of a North American audience. NCsoft's Sean Neil tells us how the upcoming 2.5 update will further refine the Aion experience. More »

There's An App For Aion

Mike Fahey — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:30:00 EDT

Players of NCSoft's Aion can now use their iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad to stay connected to Atreia on the go, thanks to the Aion Exchange, now available for purchase in the iTunes App Store. More »

Aion's Assault On Balaurea Bonus Pets Are Functional As Well As Ornamental

Mike Fahey — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:30:00 EDT

Picking up Aion's free Assault On Balaurea expansion at retail has its benefits, including one of several retailer-exclusive pets, each with a special benefit for players possessing it. Dibs on the odd-looking squirrel thing! More »

Aion Goes 2.0 In September

Mike Fahey — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:20:00 EDT

The Elysea and Asmodae take the battle to the Balaur this September, when Ncsoft releases the first major free expansion for the massively-multiplayer online role-playing game Aion, Assault on Balaurea. More »

Aion Prepares For The Assault On Balaurea

Mike Fahey — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:20:00 EDT

Aion: Assault on Balaurea, will bring a level cap increase, functional in-game pets, new instances to explore, and more to NCsoft's massively-multiplayer online role-playing game, but before it comes out, NCsoft hopes to lure old players back with update 1.9. More »

The Not-So-Real Dangers Of Power-Leveling

Mike Fahey — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:00:00 EDT

Aion developer NCsoft and Rooster Teeth have teamed up to educate massively-multiplayer online game players about the dangers of mafia-run power-leveling operations that probably don't exist. More »

Aion Patch 1.9: Changing Perceptions And Pleasing The Players

Mike Fahey — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:20:00 EST

NCsoft details Aion's version 1.9 patch today, an update dedicated to making the player experience more joy and less grind. We spoke to lead producer Chris Hager about changing the way subscribers play and perceive the popular MMO. More »

Aion: The Official Magazine Packed WIth In-Game Goodies

Mike Fahey — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:40:00 EST

NCsoft reveals Aion: The Official Magazine, a monthly online publication that delivers the latest news, player guides, and community tips to Aion players to the tune of $3.99 an issue, with exclusive in-game items coming every month. More »

Aion Players Hit Jackpot After Maintenance Goof

Owen Good — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:30:00 EST

Maintenance on an Aion server yesterday caused a glitch that delivered more than 34 trillion Kinah - that's Aion cash - to "a small number of players." NCsoft was forced to do a server data rollback to correct the mistake. More »

Aion Speeds Things Up With Double XP Weekends

Mike Fahey — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:20:00 EST

Tired of slow progression in NCsoft's latest MMO, Aion? The developers feel your pain, and they plan to assuage it with regular double experience weekends, starting with the next three weekends in a row. More »

Is This The Future Of Aion?

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:00 EST

Mass bannings weren't the only Aion-related business from NCSoft today. No, the MMO publisher also found the time to release this mysterious, 9-minute teaser trailer for the game. More »

Aion Bans Many, Many, Many Players

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:20:00 EST

When NCSoft swing the hammer, they do so with gleeful abandon: earlier today, as Aion's servers came back to life after an unscheduled reboot, over 16,000 players found themselves banned from the popular MMO. More »

Bring Home Aion Purchase Bonuses For The Holidays

Mike Fahey — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:40:00 EST

NCsoft is celebrating the success of Aion by offering the Aion Holiday Ascension Pack, a special bundle of retailer-specific in-game items for those who purchase the game during the holiday season. More »

J!NX Aion Shirts Give You Wings

Mike Fahey — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EDT

World of Warcraft clothing creators J!NX has been spreading its wings lately, introducing the first in a new line of t-shirts for NCsoft's recently-launched Aion. More »

Aion Wings It To The Top Of September PC NPDs

Mike Fahey — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EDT

The NPD PC charts for September have arrived, bringing with them several new entries amidst the old favorites, with Batman, Champions Online, and Aion slipping into the top 20. More »

NCSoft's Halloween Plans

Mike Fahey — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:40:00 EDT

MMO companies love delving into their bag of tricks for Halloween, and NCsoft is no different, with events planned across all six of its active Western games. More »

Welcome To Aion Server Queues, Europe!

Mike Fahey — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:40:00 EDT

If you thought we had it bad in North America, many European Aion players weren't even able to get into a queue during peak hours during the game's launch weekend. Consider yourselves lucky! More »

Aion Gets Rid Of Idle Shopkeepers To Lessen Queue Times

Mike Fahey — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:40:00 EDT

Aion general chat has one less thing to complain about this morning, as NCsoft takes steps to prevent folks from abusing the personal shop system in order to remain online during peak hours. More »

Hope On The Horizon For Aion's Server Woes

Mike Fahey — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:20:00 EDT

Players are none too pleased with the massive, multi-hour queues affecting most of the newly-launched MMO Aion's servers every evening. We spoke with NCsoft about plans to sooth the teeming masses. More »

Aion's Global Community

Mike Fahey — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:40:00 EDT

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/global-community-aion/56332 The fourth episode of the Aion video podcast takes a look at the global community, while answering important questions about PVPVE, crafting, player housing, and how awesome associate producer Lani Blazier is. More »

Aion's Early Start So Far

Mike Fahey — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:40:00 EDT

This is what Aion looked like for those of us who managed to log in at around 12:02PM Pacific time yesterday, two minutes past the servers going live. More »

When "Head Start" Means "Wait Seven Hours"

Owen Good — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:30:00 EDT

We're hearing the Aion servers are struggling to manage the hordes who preordered the MMO - 400,000 according to NCsoft - leaving some in the headstart program crestfallen and dreading what happens when the general public comes online Tuesday. More »

Hooray! Aion Drops GameGuard For Launch

Mike Fahey — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:20:00 EDT

NCsoft thrills the Aion community with the news that it's dropping INCA Internet's intrusive, problem causing GameGuard anti-cheating software from the game in order to ensure a smooth launch. More »

NCsoft: Aion Is The "Biggest MMO Launch Of The Year"

Mike Fahey — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:20:00 EDT

The latest figures for Aion have NCsoft declaring it the "biggest MMO launch of the year," with nearly 400,000 preorder customers waiting to become winged warriors upon next week's launch. More »

Aion: East Meets West

Mike Fahey — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:40:00 EDT

The third is a series of video podcasts for NCsoft's Aion discusses the changes made to bring a hugely successful Korean MMO to North America and Europe. More »

What's Inside The Aion Launch Party Goody Bag?

Mike Fahey — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:30:00 EDT

What glorious treats were hidden within the depths of the gift bag handed out at NCsoft's Aion launch party at the Space Needle in Seattle yesterday evening? More »

And Now DC Comics Does Aion

Mike Fahey — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:20:00 EDT

No video game is safe from DC Comics' WildStorm imprint, as NCsoft's Aion becomes the latest title to get the comic book treatment, with a special issue available at PAX or with purchase at GameStop. More »

Aion Open Beta, Pre-Select and Headstart Dated

Mike Fahey — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:20:00 EDT

NCsoft has laid out the dates for the open beta, pre-select, and headstart programs for their upcoming MMO Aion, laying out all the playtime possibilities between now and the game's September 22nd launch. More »

Spread Your Aion Wings In Guild Wars

Mike Fahey — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EDT

NCsoft is spreading Aion's wings into one of its other popular MMO titles, with a special promotion that will make the pretty people of Guild Wars that much prettier. More »

NCsoft Packs Aion 1.5 Into A Trailer

Mike Fahey — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:20:00 EDT

If you want to read about what changes NCsoft made in Aion 1.5, read A.J.'s preview. If you want to see what they changed, then watch this video. More »

Aion's Story Explained With CG

Mike Fahey — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:20:00 EDT

This CG trailer for NCsoft's Aion tells the entire background story for the game, saving me the trouble of typing it all out. More »

Aion's Closed Beta Closes This Weekend

Mike Fahey — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:40:00 EDT

This weekend marks the very last closed beta session for NCsoft's Aion, so if you were looking to give the game a try before the open beta flood, now would be the time. More »

Creating A Character In Aion

Mike Fahey — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EDT

NCsoft's second dev diary for the upcoming massively-multiplayer online game tells you everything you need to know about creating a character in Aion. More »

Aion Class Spotlight: The Sorcerer

Mike Fahey — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:20:00 EDT

Upon reaching level 9, Aion's Mage gets to chose between the Spiritmaster pet class or the Sorcerer, the massively-multiplayer RPG's glass cannon. More »

Aion Beta Finds Its Voice

Mike Fahey — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:40:00 EDT

The fifth beta event for Aion kicks off tomorrow, with the NPCs greeting players with a hearty hello now that voice has been added to the game. More »

Aion's Pet Class: The Spiritmaster

Mike Fahey — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:20:00 EDT

NCsoft delivers a set of new Aion screens showcasing the Spiritmaster, the Mage class specialization that gets to hang out with all sorts of interesting elemental pets. More »

Aion Preview: Onward Towards Ascension

Mike Fahey — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EDT

After taking part in several weekend beta test events, we're finally ready to turn a slight more critical eye on NCsoft's latest massively-multiplayer offering, Aion. More »

The Warriors Of Aion

Mike Fahey — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:20:00 EDT

New screens from NCsoft's Aion highlight the warrior class. front-line fighters which eventually choose between the path of the Templar or the Gladiator. More »