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    Bonuslevel: Does anone know, who introduced Double XP Weekends for the very first time? more »
    godot: That Aion is a recent localisation of a game released in South Korea over a year ago may suggest that Korean fans are much more tolerant of xp grind t... more »
    Gargus: Pity that games have become so lazy they need to be enticed with faster leveling to consider playing. Maybe its just because I cut my teeth on everqu... more »
    Nulls: It is too little too late for me at least. Maybe if they did this at launch I would have considered putting up with the bot spam and stuck around long... more »
    Gruntybreath: Some ridiculous thing I saw said that in 50 years, the computing power of a single 1000$ computer will exceed that of the whole human species. Which, ... more »
    Telecinision: Funny thing is, the game doesn't get all that grindy until level 35. Go figure. People who take advantage of this will be in for a rude awakening on... more »
    nesstee: Steve Blum (Rylock) really nailed that part and totally got me to continue watching. more »
    holidays! cat: I was pumped for this game after Eye of the North and I had to force myself to forget it existed so I didn't have to sit around waiting for it for mul... more »
    tetracycloide: the transitions between each race in the video were painful at best. i've heard better segways between presention partners in 5th grade english class... more »
    Atheist Jew: I loved the Charr from Guild Wars. I've been wanting to play as a Charr for years. I will be buying this. more »
    Monolith: Why is the scientific and technological race always made of midgets? Why do they have to do that? I don't want to have to be 2 feet tall to use techno... more »
    Crescent Fresh: The writing is very generic, and cheezy, but i'm happy to see unique races in a fantasy game rather than your Dwarf/Elve/human standard. The player d... more »
    iampearithead: Looks spectacular! Here's to hoping it isn't a grindfest! more »
    Tacticalspoon: Would you look at that, the guy from pan's labrynth is playable! Or his midget cousin anyway. more »
    mariospants: "Caithe- Her blades are as swift as a blooded sunset, her movement as silent as the fall of night. Caithe was among the first sylvari to step upon the... more »
    PwrGetter: I always thought females in GW were sexehhhhhh.... whhopps, game looks promising :) more »
    rainofwalrus: 2011? so we'll only have a year to enjoy it? more »
    Chestnut Bowl: Although I never spent much time with Guild Wars, I'm always impressed with their art direction and world crafting. I'm glad that the sequel is keepin... more »
    CatsAkimbo: The first Guild Wars expansion had the worst voice acting of any game I've ever played, yet I've yet to see anyone else mention it. I always recall t... more »
    Xaoc: Oh my god i think i just peed alittle, I'm so giddy, this is the first time i've seen any gameplay or graphics of gw 2 and Oh. My. God. i so cant wait... more »
  • #ncsoft

    Aion Speeds Things Up With Double XP Weekends

    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 »
  • #clips

    Guild Wars 2 Explores The Five Races Of Tyria

    ArenaNet recruits top-notch voice actors to introduce players to the five playable races of Tyria, with tons of Guild Wars 2 gameplay footage included. More »
  • #clips

    Is This The Future Of Aion?

    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 »
  • #pc

    Aion Bans Many, Many, Many Players

    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 »
  • #releasewindow

    Guild Wars 2 Coming In 2011

    Teased in 2007 and finally revealed earlier this year, Guild Wars 2 still has a long road ahead of it, with NCsoft revealing that the game won't be out until sometime in 2011. More »
  • #ncsoft

    Bring Home Aion Purchase Bonuses For The Holidays

    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 »
  • #happyhalloween

    NCSoft's Halloween Plans

    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 »
  • #doublexp

    Return To City Of Heroes For Double The XP

    NCsoft is throwing open the gates of the City of Heroes to returning players next weekend, with double experience on tap for those with a bit of time to kill bad (or good) guys. More »
  • #ncsoft

    Welcome To Aion Server Queues, Europe!

    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 »
  • #ncsoft

    Aion Gets Rid Of Idle Shopkeepers To Lessen Queue Times

    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 »
  • #art

    Guild Wars 2 Art Book Now On Sale

    You know that splendid and poignant Guild Wars 2 art book NCsoft was handing out at PAX? Now it can be yours for a price! It's just like getting it for free, only with money! More »
  • #ncsoft

    Hope On The Horizon For Aion's Server Woes

    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 »
  • #clips

    Aion's Global Community

  • #ncsoft

    Aion's Early Start So Far

    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 »
  • #aion

    When "Head Start" Means "Wait Seven Hours"

    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 »
  • #smartmoves

    Hooray! Aion Drops GameGuard For Launch

    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 »
  • #theshortgoodbye

    Dungeon Runners Dead by the End of the Year

    It's a "crap sandwich" - bad news between two slices of nice - says Dungeon Runners' producer. While the game goes dark New Year's Eve, they'll try to throw as many bones to its fans as they can until then. More »
  • #ncsoft

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

    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 »
  • #turbine

    Turbine Swept Up in Infringement Lawsuit

    Turbine, maker of Dungeons & Dragons Online, has a busy legal department of late. In addition to suing Atari, it's being sued - along with Sony and Blizzard - by a holding firm alleging infringement of their patented realtime technology. More »
  • #update

    City Of Heroes Just Got A Lot More Colorful

    Heroes and villains can now take each other out with all the colors of the wind as the latest free update for City of Heroes, Issue Power Spectrum, goes live. More »