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Video: City of HerosOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, May 25
By rss@youtube.com (ncsoft) Author: ncsoft Keywords: City of Heros COH NCsoft Aion Wow lineage MMORPG Guildwars Added: May 25, 2009
Yavi Aion PvP Video - Part 2Original at YouTube
• Wed, Apr 29
By rss@youtube.com (st3ker) Author: st3ker Keywords: Aion NCsoft Plaync Aion: the Tower of Eternity Fansite Yavi PvP PvPvE PvE New game owning pwn Added: April 29, 2009
Video: AION - The Tower of Eternity :: OBT - Part IOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, Apr 18
By rss@youtube.com (FullSpirited) Author: FullSpirited Keywords: AION Tower of Eternity OBT NCSOFT Added: April 18, 2009
Aion The Tower of Eternity Music Video HD Release date set to fall read DescriptionOriginal at YouTube
• Thu, Feb 19
By rss@youtube.com (NailedHope) 1) When will Aion be released in North America/Europe? We expect to ship Aion in NCsoft West territories in the fall of 2009. 2) Why is localization taking so long? The localization effort is enormous, with a vast amount of content. Aion is not simply being translated, a team of dedicated con...
Video: Aion: The Tower of Eternity CGI IntroOriginal at YouTube
• Thu, Nov 20
By rss@youtube.com (nceurope) For more information about Aion: The Tower of Eternity visit http://www.aiononline.com Author: nceurope Keywords: Aion NCsoft MMORPG online game Added: November 20, 2008
Video: AIONOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Nov 5
By rss@youtube.com (AceArice) Aion The Tower Of Eternity is a trademark of NCsoft Corporation. 2006(C)Copyright NCsoft Corporation. NC Interactive Inc. was granted by NCsoft Corporation the right to publish, distribute, and trademark Aion The Tower Of Eternity in the United States of America and Canada.All Rights Re...
Aion reports nearly 1 million copies sold in North America and Europe
Original at Massively
• Mon, Nov 9
By Rubi Bayer North America accounted for over 500,000 of those copies, and European sales stand at around 470,000, allowing Aion to make up an extremely respectable 52 percent of NCsoft's total sales last quarter. Aion officially launched September 22nd in North America, and September 25th in Euro...
News: Nearly 1 million copies of Aion shifted
Original at Eurogamer
• Sun, Nov 8
NCsoft has announced that nearly a million copies of PC MMO Aion: The Tower of Eternity have been sold in the West. Over 500,000 units have been shifted in North America, while the figure for Europe stands at around 470,000 units. The game was released in the West during the last week of Septem...
Aion grips top ten digital sales charts a month past release
Original at Massively
• Sat, Nov 7
By Kyle Horner You'd be forgiven for thinking Aion would've fallen off the Steam and DIrect2Drive top ten sales charts, what with the fire hose blast of new PC releases. Fortunately for NCsoft, that isn't the case as the game is still clinging to said charts in the face of games like Dragon Age: Origins, Bo...
Last chance to upgrade Aion from standard to collector's edition
Original at Massively
• Wed, Oct 28
By Brooke Pilley If you've been holding off on upgrading your standard edition version of Aion to the full-fledged collector's edition, now's your last chance. NCsoft is extending the upgrade window by only 48 more hours from Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. PDT to Friday, October 30, 2009 at 11:59 p....
One month: Aion October community address
Original at Massively
• Sat, Oct 24
By Brooke Pilley We're curious how this may relate to differences between eastern and western gaming cultures. Aion has been released for nearly a year in Asia and yet only the outcry from European and North American players against experience grinds and gold spamming specifically seems to be sparking a...
Aion tops NPD Group PC sales chart for September
Original at Massively
• Wed, Oct 21
By James Egan When NCsoft released Aion, they had hopes it would ultimately enjoy the caliber of success in western markets that the title has in Asia. It's been roughly one month since Aion launched in North America but it's off to a good start, as indicated by its entry to the NPD Group's September US PC s...
Curse.com founder's open Aion letter to NCsoft Korea
Original at Massively
• Tue, Oct 20
By Brooke Pilley a dime a dozen these days but it isn't very often you see one from a forum admin. It's even more rare to see one from the founder of a major fansite network. Today must be our lucky day because Netcurse, founder of Curse.com wrote just such a letter to NCsoft Korea, head studio behind Aion.
Aion's spam filter is bigger, stronger, faster
Original at Massively
• Sat, Oct 17
By Kyle Horner Gold seller spam got you down; keeping you from purchasing Aion? Fret not, fair... uh, would be Aionites, because NCsoft is working towards fixing the solution through improvements and good will. We already know that essential 24/7 GM support is on its way, so the news that the recent 10.5.0.10 a...
NCsoft extends a thank you to Aion players for their patience
Original at Massively
• Fri, Oct 16
By Seraphina Brennan However, NCsoft did wanted to give the Aion devoted a little gift for putting up with all of the hassle. While it may not entirely make up for the time spent waiting in line, it will certainly help speed your progression -- Lodas Amulets.
Exclusive interview with Aion Producer Brian Knox
Original at Massively
• Thu, Oct 8
By Brooke Pilley We've heard a lot about "westernizing" or "culturalizing" Aion for North American and European audiences. Can you please explain the full breadth of this term? Are we talking about language translation, story rewrites, and lowered experience curves here?
Addressing gold spam in Aion
Original at Massively
• Wed, Oct 7
By Brooke Pilley According to Ayase, game masters are working around the clock to identify and ban gold spammers. Players can also block spammers on an individual basis, which does work but is only a bandaid solution. It doesn't seem like NCsoft has this problem under control just yet, which isn't necessar...
Aion to offer free server transfers soon
Original at Massively
• Tue, Oct 6
By Rubi Bayer Sunday we told you about the open letter to the Aion community from NCsoft West executive producer Lance Stites. Stites addressed the ongoing problem of seemingly endless queues for players trying to access the more popular servers. This has been a frustrating issue for everyone involve...
News: NCsoft: Aion has plenty of space now
Original at Eurogamer
• Tue, Oct 6
If the solution were as simple as rolling out new servers, we would no longer see queues today, given that we've already rolled out six new servers in Europe alone," Ryan James, PR director for NCsoft West, told us. "The reality is that there are servers today that have no queues in Europe.
News: NCsoft addresses Aion server issues
Original at Eurogamer
• Mon, Oct 5
There's no doubt that we've done some things very well with Aion: the product is polished and incredibly fun. We managed to deploy to North America and Europe within the same week and have experienced strong demand. As most of you are aware, this has come at a cost in the form of queue times. This...
One Shots: Awaiting ascension
Original at Massively
• Sat, Oct 3
By Krystalle Voecks According to the Xfire charts and the sales numbers, Aion is doing very well for NCsoft. With visuals like this one, sent in to us by regular contributor Johanis, we're absolutely not surprised at all. Aion players seem to really love the detail (wings) and solid writing, coupled with the fa...
News: Aion opens two new European servers
Original at Eurogamer
• Tue, Sep 29
NCsoft has made its first move towards addressing the overcrowding on its freshly-launch MMO Aion in Europe: opening two new servers. One, Deltras, is for French-language players and the second, Kahrun, is an English server. NCsoft said it would open up character transfers between serv...
NCsoft scrambles to reduce server queues: Private store tweaks incoming
Original at Massively
• Thu, Sep 24
By Brooke Pilley If one thing has marred the otherwise polished launch of Aion it is the extremely long server queues players face when trying to log in and play what they paid for. NCsoft responded a couple days ago saying that they are aware of the problem and working on solutions such as increased server ca...
NCsoft responds to Aion's server queues
Original at Massively
• Wed, Sep 23
By Colin Brennan At NCsoft our commitment is to making the MMO player experience the best it can be. And while Aion has seen a very successful launch that has exceeded our expectations in many ways, we are aware of the longer than usual queue times that players have experienced on some of the servers. This is du...
Official Aion website gets a make-over (redux)
Original at Massively
• Tue, Sep 22
By Brooke Pilley The new look is clean, bright, and lightweight. NCsoft have updated their Powerwiki to include a number of player guides and lore articles (still no crafting info though). The official forums showcase the latest discussion on news, community, servers, classes, and technical support. Pl...
Aion's launch day trailer revealed
Original at Massively
• Mon, Sep 21
By Colin Brennan Tomorrow (this Tuesday) is the highly anticipated launch of NCsoft's newest contender in the MMO ring, Aion. Of course, many of you Aion fans are already playing in the pre-order head start that began yesterday, but tomorrow is the official launch for the game.
NCsoft's strict server balance policy for Aion
Original at Massively
• Fri, Sep 18
By Brooke Pilley As a result of some vague server messages and a confused player base trying to reserve their characters in Aion's preselect period, NCsoft tossed up an informative preselect server status page. This page lists all European and North American servers and labels them as either 'Temporari...
Aion: Say goodbye to GameGuard (for now...)
Original at Massively
• Fri, Sep 18
By Brooke Pilley Hark! The Herald Daeva Sing. NCsoft casts GameGuard out from under its wing." Many an Aion player are rejoicing at the latest news out of NCsoft. The game will not be launching with infamous anti-cheating software GameGuard (GG). If you're unfamiliar with this software, it comes packaged wi...
News: Aion trumpets 400,000 pre-orders
Original at Eurogamer
• Fri, Sep 18
NCsoft has pumped itself up for next week's banner launch of Aion: The Tower of Eternity by telling the world that it has taken nearly 400,000 preorders for the massively multiplayer RPG. The game then launches officially in the US on the Tuesday 22nd, and here in Europe on Friday 25th. Pre-o...
Aion is the single most pre-ordered MMO this year
Original at Massively
• Thu, Sep 17
By Krystalle Voecks With highly polished graphics, over two million words of quest text, and a series of tweaks to make Aion more Western-friendly, NCsoft seems to have finally hit the right stride with Western MMO gamers. That said, as we've learned from all the other games that have come before it, the real n...
Aion server update: Nezekan named official Oceanic server
Original at Massively
• Thu, Sep 17
By Brooke Pilley We also have a status update regarding the official Aion server poll we mentioned yesterday. It appears that NCsoft was experiencing some technical difficulties (e.g., missing languages) and sort of stepped on some unofficial community organizational efforts by releasing this poll al...
Help NCsoft help you: Aion server poll arrives
Original at Massively
• Wed, Sep 16
By Brooke Pilley Official update from NCsoft: We experienced some frustrating technical difficulties with the surveys we launched early this week meant to help roleplayers and language-specific communities choose their unofficial game servers. Many Aion communities saw a need to coordinate their...
Aion open beta patched and extended... by six hours?
Original at Massively
• Sun, Sep 13
By Brooke Pilley As a reward to all beta testers for being so helpful and patient, NCsoft has decided to extend Aion's open beta... by six hours. This means open beta will now end Monday 9/14/2009 at 8 a.m. BST (5 a.m. EST). What's that we're hearing? The collective murmurs of "Yeah... um, woot?" Well, it's better than not...
SteelSeries Launches Aion Gaming Accessories
Original at Zam
• Sat, Sep 5
SteelSeries has been working with NCsoft to create a SteelSeries limited edition Zboard with an Aion keyset, as well as an Asmodian mouse pad. ...
Aion Abyss rankings show assassins like it on top (Korean)
Original at Massively
• Sat, Sep 5
By Brooke Pilley We stumbled upon this interesting Aion chart that shows off the current Abyss rankings on the top five Korean servers. There are a few things you should know before drawing any absolute conclusions. First, the list only ranks players by their total Abyss Points (AP) and doesn't factor in ma...
Alles startklar? Aion hebt bald ab
Original at OnlineWelten
• Sat, Sep 5
Denn bei dem Termin mit den NCsoft-Leuten hatte ich nicht das Gefühl, plötzlich in einer abgehobenen Sektenrunde zu sitzen. Im Gegenteil. ... and more »
Aion OBT Patch 1.5 Details
Original at IncGamers.com
• Fri, Sep 4
NCsoft has given a comprehensive list of changes that will take place in the latest patch 1.5 for the MMO, Aion, which will feature in the upcoming open ... and more »
The Daily Grind: Will you be playing Aion open beta this weekend?
Original at Massively
• Fri, Sep 4
By Brooke Pilley With Aion's open beta set to launch this weekend (September 6-13), we're curious: Do you plan on giving it a shot? The game has gone through several closed beta phases dating back to early June. All closed beta phases leading up until the very last one were using an older version of the game cl...
NCsoft and DC Comics announce Aion comic book
Original at Massively
• Wed, Sep 2
By Lesley Smith NCsoft and DC Comics have teamed up to create a limited edition comic based on Aion which focuses on the Asmodian Daeva Aiva. She might look familiar as her image is used to advertise the game and a statue of her will also be found in the Collector's Edition when Aion is released later this mont...
DC to Release Tie-In Comic For NCSoft's Aion
Original at Wired News
• Wed, Sep 2
Now it's adding Aion to the list. The comic book, titled “Aiva's Story,” is based on the lore of the massively multiplayer game by NCsoft, ... Aion: The Tower of Eternity' Gets Comic BookWorthPlaying.com Reuters -Game Informer -MMORPG News
Aion Open Beta Client
Original at Gamers Hell
• Tue, Sep 1
NCsoft has released the game client for the open beta test of Aion which will take place 6-13th September and will include numerous Western enhancements, ...
Aion MMO Offers Details on Open Beta and Headstart
Original at Softpedia
• Mon, Aug 31
NCsoft has announced two programs that will attract players to its newest MMO, Aion, in the coming weeks, as the game is ... Aion open beta not very openAtomic all 2 news articles »
Don't forget to Update Your
Original at blog.pchome.net
• Mon, Aug 31
If you participated in the closed beta events or just applied an Aion preorder key to your NCsoft account, don't forget to update your game password before ...
Aion open beta client now available for download
Original at Massively
• Fri, Aug 28
By Lesley Smith Aion's open beta is officially on the way so everybody will be able to sample the delights of Atreia between September 6th and 13th. Ahead of this, NCsoft has announced the availability of the Aion beta client. The client can now be downloaded from various corners of the internet, including...
NCsoft korrigiert Daten für offenen Betatest
Original at Gameswelt
• Fri, Aug 28
Im Verlauf der nächsten vier Wochen bietet NCsoft europäischen Spielern gleich zwei Mal Gelegenheit, vor der Veröffentlichung von Aion am 25. ... Offener Betatest zu "Aion" angekündigtT-Online Aion: Online-Rollenspiel kurz vor dem Frühstart mit offener BetaFlimmerkisten
News: Aion open beta and early access dated
Original at Eurogamer
• Fri, Aug 28
Opportunities to play throughout September. NCsoft has put firm dates on the open beta and early access phases for its big MMO launch of the year in the West, Aion: The Tower of Eternity.
NCsoft announces Aion NA and EU open beta details
Original at Massively
• Thu, Aug 27
By Lesley Smith There have been rumblings for weeks about an open beta for Aion, NCsoft's latest MMO and the company has finally confirmed details about what we can expect. North American and European gamers who may not have gotten access to the Closed Beta Tests will get an opportunity to sample Aion, exp...
Five things content writers learned while westernizing Aion
Original at Massively
• Wed, Aug 26
By Brooke Pilley In a developer journal over at MMORPG.com, NCsoft Content Writer David Noonan waxes on five things he and the "Aion Westernization Army" learned while stripping Aion down to its narrative essence and building it back up again. It was no easy task taking what was basically a fully-fledged s...
NCsoft Hosts Aion, Guild Wars 2 and City of Heroes at this Year's ...
Original at GameZone
• Wed, Aug 26
The MMORPG genre spreads its wings and takes flight in Aion, the latest title from developer NCsoft. Aion is a visually stunning massively multiplayer ... NCsoft's new MMO Aion wins "Best Online Game" at Gamescom 2009 ...Examiner.com MMOs And How They Can Succeed: Part IIIZam News
NCsoft launch Aion and Guild Wars emote cross promotion
Original at Massively
• Tue, Aug 25
By Lesley Smith Unfortunately the wings are purely cosmetic, your Guild Wars avatar won't be able to take to the air but the wings will move and look awfully authentic (as seen in the image to your left). The emote itself can be triggered by typing /aion in any Guild Wars title. Before you ask, it's completely...
NCsoft posts epic video interview with Aion Lead Designer Yongchan Jee
Original at Massively
• Fri, Aug 21
By Lesley Smith GamesCom is in full swing with NCsoft taking full advantage of social networking, from twittering about their activities to streaming video on Facebook in order to promote their newest MMO. Aion has been the talk of the show with everything from an eye-catching booth and drool-worthy sw...
ArenaNet (NCsoft) Guild Wars 2 preview and epic trailer; less ...
Original at Examiner.com
• Fri, Aug 21
NCsoft has been very busy with their highly anticipated MMO Aion coming out in the next month and now even more so as Guild Wars 2 info begins to spill. ... NCsoft Has No Plans to Bring Aion or Guild Wars to PS3PlayStation LifeStyle MMORPG News -1UP.com -Destructoid
NCsoft dev discusses the genesis of Aion at GDC Europe
Original at Massively
• Thu, Aug 20
By Lesley Smith Lee also focused on the character customisation, discussing the concepts of beautiful and ugly characters in MMOs like World of Warcraft, where Korean players often favour the Alliance over the Horde. He also explained why the devs chose to create Aion as a zone-based MMO over a seamless...
GDC Europe: ncsoft's Jee On Aion's Genesis
Original at Gamasutra
• Wed, Aug 19
In a GDC Europe talk, ncsoft's Yongchan Jee intriguingly discussed the creation of Aion, the upcoming subscription MMO from the City Of ... ncsoft's Aion MMO seeks to compete with World of WarcraftExaminer.com NCsoft Reveals Cleric Class in Highly Anticipated MMO AionIGN
NCsoft Has No Plans to Bring Aion or Guild Wars to PS3
Original at PlayStation LifeStyle
• Tue, Aug 18
Korea Times According to an email we received from a NCsoft representative, you can now cross Aion: Tower of Eternity and Guild Wars off the list of possible PS3 titles ... Guild Wars 2 Hype Machine Rumbles To LifeKotaku.com Guild Wars 2 reveal expected this weekMCV
Nuevas imágenes de Aion: The Tower of Eternity
Original at Vandal
• Tue, Aug 18
NCsoft nos ofrece nuevas imágenes de Aion: Tower of Eternity, el título de rol masivo en línea que se estrenó en Corea el pasado año proporcionando a la ...
Aion : The Tower Of Eternity passe Gold
Original at Gamers.fr
• Tue, Aug 18
La phase 6 de la bêta fermée de Aion : The Tower Of Eternity est terminée, l'éditeur NCsoft en a profité pour annoncer que le jeu passait en Gold. ... Aion est Goldgamekyo Les news JeuxVideo.com du 18/08/2009JeuxVideo.com Aion maintenant en version GoldJeuxOnLine all 5 news articles »
Aion goes gold
Original at Virgin.net
• Mon, Aug 17
• 2 related articles
NCsoft has confirmed that Aion has gone gold and has been released to manufacturing. Aion is the highly anticipated game that has already taken Asia by ... and more »
Related articles from news.mmosite.com, videogamesblogger.com.
NCsoft's Aion MMO seeks to compete with World of Warcraft
Original at Examiner.com
• Sun, Aug 16
NCsoft, creators of City of Heroes, Guild Wars, and other popular MMO titles, is preparing to launch its newest MMO, Aion, on September 22. ... GDC Europe: NCSoft's Jee On Aion's GenesisGamasutra NCsoft Reveals Cleric Class in Highly Anticipated MMO AionIGN
Aion CG Backstory Trailer
Original at Gamers Hell
• Sat, Aug 15
• 8 related articles
NCsoft has released a cinematic movie for Aion, showcasing this upcoming MMORPG where you ascend to divinity and fight in a celestial war. ...
Related articles from IGN, Virtual Worlds, Broadcast Newsroom, ITNews, GameZone, Korea Herald, Lord of the Rings Online WarCry and more.
Last 7*24 Hours in Words(Aug 9th - 15th)
Original at news.mmosite.com
• Sat, Aug 15
As Gamasutra reports, NCsoft is aiming to produce the second most popular MMORPG with the already wildly popular Aion despite their Tabula Rasa flop which ...
Our Most Anticipated MMOs And How They Can Succeed
Original at Zam
• Fri, Aug 14
In my opinion, if NCsoft really wants Aion to be a fierce competitor in the North American MMO industry, they need to figure out a way to make Aion a little ...
Szeptemberben jön a WOW-gyilkos? Kipróbáltuk: Aion
Original at techline.hu
• Thu, Aug 13
A legtöbb felhasználó persze azt mondja, a grafika másodlagos, hiszen a játékélmény a fontos: az NCsoft (a City Of Heroes, a Guild Wars és persze az Aion ...
Playata GmbH offers database and web development services for ... - PR-Inside.com
Original at PR Inside (Pressemitteilung)
• Thu, Aug 13
Playata GmbH offers database and web development services for ... PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) Additionally Playata is also releasing its own properties such as an international database (www.aiondatabase.com) of the upcoming NCsoft Game 'Aion' and a ...
Huxley and Aion, two games that could have been revolutionary (but ...
Original at Examiner.com
• Wed, Aug 12
Shortened list copied from Aion's E3 2006 fact sheet. NCsoft's Aion is quite similar to Huxley, actually. Both games were announced within months of each ... NCsoft Plans for Aion MMO to Take Second Place, 'Erase the Memory ...Shacknews Aion TowerVe3d.com
As Profits Rise, NCsoft Expects Aion To Be Second Place To WoW In US
Original at Gamasutra
• Wed, Aug 12
South Korea-based Guild Wars house NCsoft reported a 451 percent profit rise for fiscal Q2, thanks in part to the release of the MMORPG Aion ... A Visit to NCsoft Headquarters: the Korean MMO TycoonMMORPG News Escapist Magazine -GamesIndustry.biz -Gamasutra
News: Guild Wars creator leaves NCsoft West
Original at Eurogamer
• Wed, Aug 12
Jeff Strain... has chosen to leave NCsoft under amicable terms and NCsoft wishes him the best in his new endeavour," said NCsoft West in a statement." This does not change our plans or negatively impact our upcoming launch of Aion... These changes do not influence any other teams, development sc...
Massively's Aion closed beta key giveaway
Original at Massively
• Mon, Aug 10
By Shawn Schuster We're back with another closed beta key giveaway for NCsoft's Aion, and this time it's for more than just one weekend. We have 500 keys to give away for this sixth closed beta test weekend, plus the open beta testing throughout September.
Hands on with the Aion beta: The lore of Atreia
Original at Massively
• Fri, Aug 7
By Lesley Smith While some of the lore can be gleaned from the in-game dialogue, sometimes you have to look deeper. NCsoft recently created a wiki on the official site, which allowed them to not only explain the game to new players but also gave them the perfect opportunity to expand on the lore. They also rel...
'Aion' feeds NCsoft profit
Original at JoongAng Daily
• Fri, Aug 7
NCsoft put its most recent blockbuster, “Aion,” on the Chinese market during the quarter. NCSoft offered an upbeat outlook for the third quarter, ... and more »
Aion prologue videos to serve as character intro sequences?
Original at Massively
• Wed, Aug 5
By Brooke Pilley NCsoft just released two new prologue videos and it seems like they would make perfect game introduction sequences. The Elyos prologue introduces players to the nasty Balaur creature featured later on in their destiny quests. The Asmodian prologue shows off the gray-haired Elyos warri...
NCsoft releases two new prologue videos for Aion
Original at Examiner.com
• Wed, Aug 5
The visually stunning fantasy MMORPG, AION, has been garnering a lot of attention over the past few months, and with the launch date just around the corner, ... Aion Prologue TrailersIncGamers.com Aion Sorcerer Class ScreenshotsIncGamers.com
Aion v1.5 Celebration in South-Korea: Get New Wings & Aion T-Shirt
Original at news.mmosite.com
• Tue, Aug 4
Aion v1.5 Celebration in South-Korea: Get New Wings & Aion T-Shirt NCsoft prepared a limited edition (15.000 pcs) package for the players. The package costs 77.000 won (approx. 63 USD) and contains Aion T-Shirt Package ...
Aion: Hands On Preview: Week Three
Original at IncGamers.com
• Tue, Aug 4
Anyway, on with part three of my Aion preview. Before the latest test session opened this weekend, NCsoft announced that it would be adding a stack of ... and more »
NCsoft release Korean trailer for Aion patch 1.5
Original at Massively
• Sun, Aug 2
By Lesley Smith For us here in the west, the launch of Aion might still be on the horizon. However, having had the game for the better part of a year, gamers in Korea have already turned their attention to patch 1.5. Indeed this is something we should also be excited about as the localized version of Aion aimed at...
NCSoft reveals Sorcerer screenshots for Aion
Original at Examiner.com
• Thu, Jul 30
NCsoft is pleased to reveal an all-new selection of screenshots for Aion, the biggest MMO release of 2009! In Aion, players take to the skies as powerful ... NCsoft Releases Sorcerer ScreenshotsZam News Aion Class Spotlight: The SorcererKotaku Australia all 9 news articles »
Aion website refresh includes game guides and wiki
Original at Massively
• Fri, Jul 17
By Lesley Smith Ahead of Closed Beta Test 4, which starts later today, NCsoft have revealed a new-look website for Aion: The Tower of Eternity which includes its own wiki and the electronic equivalent of a manual, explaining how to play the game. The site itself has been given an overhaul and now seems iden...
Hands On: Aion: The Tower of Eternity
Original at Eurogamer
• Tue, Jul 7
It's hard to remember such a carefully controlled, ruthlessly organised, painstakingly cautious, generally locked-down and sewn-up MMO launch preparation as that currently being undertaken by NCsoft West for the US and European launch of Aion: The Tower of Eternity. That's because...
NCsoft reveals Beluslan in a video tour
Original at Massively
• Thu, Jun 25
By Lesley Smith There might be another week until the next stage of the Aion beta but NCsoft are ramping up the excitement surrounding their next big MMO. Today they released a video showcasing yet another part of the rich world of Atreia. Profiling the Asmodian zone of Beluslan, the short video offers an ea...
News: Aion heads to Europe in September
Original at Eurogamer
• Tue, Jun 23
• 3 related articles
NCsoft's big hope just months away. NCsoft has announced that big-budget MMO Aion: The Tower of Eternity will be released in Europe on 25th September.
Related articles from Boomtown, Kotaku.com, 1UP.com.
Aion's first video podcast is packing lore and stunning visuals
Original at Massively
• Mon, Jun 22
By Brooke Pilley Just a couple months ago a friend told me that Aion was the biggest and baddest upcoming MMORPG that no-one in North America knew about. It broke records and won awards when it launched in Korea last year, yet hardly anyone over here was talking about it. Well, things can change quickly.
News: Early and beta access for Aion pre-orders
Original at Eurogamer
• Thu, Jun 18
We're keeping an Aion this one. NCsoft has revealed the European pre-order program for Aion: The Tower of Eternity, its next MMO, due to launch in the autumn.
Details zum europäischen Preorder-Programm
Original at OnlineWelten
• Wed, Jun 17
Germany NCsoft kündigt den Beginn des europäischen Preorder-Programms für Aion an und enthüllt nun die Details. Die "Aion Limited Collector's Edition", die weltweit in einer Auflage von nur 50.000 Stück erscheint und eine Vielzahl exklusiver Gegenstände ...
Aion Interview: Loving Beauty No Borders!
Original at news.mmosite.com
• Wed, Jun 17
Los Angeles Summary: Aion developed by NCsoft has won various awards in all kinds of international game grand ceremonies since it was born. And the first beta test for EU/NA players has been announced to start on June 5th. In this special moment, MMOsite made an ...
News: Aion open beta to run in August
Original at Eurogamer
• Wed, Jun 17
Having already tested the game extensively before its Korean launch last year, NCsoft is contenting itself with a series of short weekend tests in the West. The first phase of closed beta took place at the end of E3 week, which explains why we missed it. Sorry.
UBS Hana Fund Plans to Buy Korean Mobile Phone Stocks
Original at Bloomberg
• Tue, Jun 9
NCsoft, South Korea's biggest online-game maker, is gaining success in South Korea and China for its “Aion” game, and plans to market the product in other countries. The company has more than tripled in 2009, making it the 12th-best performer among the ...
Pearl Research Publishes Analysis of Aion, Operated by Shanda and ...
Original at RedlineChina
• Tue, Jun 9
Aion: The Tower of Eternity was developed by Korea's NCsoft and is a Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). The game has been modeled off Blizzard's World of Warcraft (WOW) but is in fact superior to WOW in many aspects. ...
Can Aion Dethrone the King of MMOs?
Original at Technologizer
• Wed, Jun 3
CA By Andrew Brandt | Posted at 5:14 pm on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 When NCsoft showed me a demo of their soon-to-launch, massively multiplayer fantasy game, Aion, at the E3 show, I saw a lot of reworked themes common to this fairly mature genre: A pair of ...
Aion Limited Collector's Edition Comes with Figurine and In-Game Items
Original at Softpedia
• Tue, Jun 2
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Romania The Limited Collector's Edition should be sold for the price of 54.99 dollars, including 30 days of playtime in Aion. NCsoft is saying that the regular edition of the MMO will cost 34.99 dollars. Extending the subscription for another thirty days ...
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Aion(EU/NA): 1st Beta Test Starts On June 5th
Original at news.mmosite.com
• Sat, May 30
Los Angeles In this first event, beta testers will play Aion as the Elyos, who occupy the bottom half of Atreia, known as Elysea. "It's almost time to spread your wings and take flight in Aion™! Soon, NCsoft will formally invite select players and members of the ...
Inhalte der Limited Collector's Edition enthüllt
Original at OnlineWelten
• Fri, May 29
• 1 related articles
Germany NCsoft enthüllt die Inhalte der Standard und Limited Collector's Editionen für das kommende Online-Rollenspiel Aion. Das Herzstück der Limited Collector's Edition ist eine 16 Zentimeter große, handbemalte Figur der mächtigen Aiva, einer geflügelten ...
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IRG Technology, Media and Telecoms Weekly Asia Market Review
Original at Broadcast Newsroom
• Fri, May 22
• 8 related articles
CA AION Momentum bolsters NCSoft results. NCsoft reported strong operating results attributable to robust AION sales and continued strength of the Lineage series. Operating margins came in at 32%, significantly exceeding the Companys guidance of 20%. ...
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IRG Technology, Media and Telecoms Weekly Asia Market Review
Original at ITNews
• Fri, May 22
• 8 related articles
Italy AION Momentum bolsters NCSoft results. NCsoft reported strong operating results attributable to robust AION sales and continued strength of the Lineage series. Operating margins came in at 32%, significantly exceeding the Companys guidance of 20%. ...
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IRG Technology, Media and Telecoms Weekly Asia Market Review - ACN Newswire
Original at en.acnnewswire.com
• Thu, May 21
AION Momentum bolsters NCSoft results. NCsoft reported strong operating results attributable to robust AION sales and continued strength of the Lineage series. Operating margins came in at 32%, significantly exceeding the Companys guidance of 20%. ...
AU: Aion Is Coming
Original at IGN
• Thu, May 21
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CA by Cam Shea, IGN AU Australia, May 20, 2009 - QVS International announced this week that it will be distributing Aion: The Tower of Eternity in Australia this September. Aion is a massively multiplayer online role playing game developed by NCsoft, ...
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Korea gets first software billionaire
Original at Korea Herald
• Sun, May 17
• 8 related articles
South Korea NCsoft was established in 1997, with the launch of the game, Lineage. This year's launch of the game, Aion, has been growing in popularity in overseas markets, such as China, helping to pull up the company's stock value. NCsoft's achievement reflects ...
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Neues Vide für Aion gespannte
Original at OnlineWelten
• Fri, May 15
Germany Neue Infos für Aion-Fans NCsoft hat heute ein neus Video Online gestellt wo wir uns erste eindrücke mittels eines Rundfluges durch die Landschaft von Eltnen machen können, und schon einige Kreaturen erblicken können. Einst die grüne Lunge Elyseas droht ...
NCsoft Shifts NC West Leadership to Korea
Original at Kotaku.com
• Thu, May 14
NY NCsoft West was formed last September, unifying NC Interactive, NC Europe, NC Austin and ArenaNet under one group based in Seattle. Lee is replacing Chris Chung, who began his tenure with NCsoft at ArenaNet and went on to become the CEO of NC ... NCsoft Profit Rises Thanks to Aion Softpedia
NCsoft, Nexon Ignore Disney Courtship
Original at Korea Times
• Tue, May 12
South Korea NCsoft, the creator of immensely popular fantasy role-playing games such as ``Linux,'' ``Guild Wars'' and ``Aion,'' is Korea's largest online game publisher. The company saw its net income quadruple year-on-year at 33.5 billion won (about $27 million) ...
Tour Aion's Lovely Eltnen Zone
Original at Kotaku.com
• Mon, May 11
NY The latest zone tour video for NCsoft's Aion: The Tower of Eternity showcases the slowly dying Eltnen zone, where gods battle to restore Elysea's breadbasket. Once again I find myself impressed by the sheer variety found in each zone NCsoft has ...
Aion Drives Sharp Rise In Sales, Profits For NCsoft
Original at Gamasutra
• Mon, May 11
NCsoft's Aion was able to capture the most sales on a per title basis for NCsoft during Q1, generating KRW 42.65 billion ($34.57 million), nearly as much as Lineage 1 and Lineage 2 made combined. The company said during a conference call that Aion ... Aion gives NCsoft a helping hand Play.tm
$24 Mil. Lawsuit Haunts NCsoft
Original at Korea Times
• Sun, May 10
South Korea By Kim Tong-hyung NCsoft, South Korea's leading online game company, has been rolling in recent months thanks to the record-breaking popularity of its new release, ``Aion.'' However, the brewing legal dispute with a certain, space-hopping employee may ...
Aion: Tower of Eternity Zwischenbericht überbrückt das Warten
Original at OnlineWelten
• Wed, May 6
Germany Vor einiger Zeit startete die Family- and Friends-Beta von Aion: The Tower of Eternity. Zu diesem Test sind derzeit nur NCsoft-Mitarbeiter und engste Freunde eingeladen. Während der kleine Testerkreis bereits durch Atreia streift, muss sich der ...
Aion: The Tower of Eternity llegará a China el próximo 19 de abril
Original at HardGame.net
• Tue, Apr 14
Spain Aion: The Tower of Eternity ya tiene fecha de salida, en China. Los chicos de NCsoft han confirmado que este esperado MMORPG llegará a tierras chinas el próximo 19 de abril, en un lanzamiento que se espera bastante espectacular. ...
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Original at ChinaTechNews.com
• Mon, Apr 13
China Aion is a 3D massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by NCsoft, a Korean game developer. The game combines an Eastern-style focus on detailed visuals and design with Western action-oriented gaming. The game was selected as the "Most ...
We keep an eye on
Original at OnlineWelten
• Wed, Apr 8
Germany NCsoft ist nicht erst seit gestern im MMO-Sektor unterwegs. Mit Spielen wie GuildWars, Lineage (vielen besser als Grindage bekannt) oder City of Heroes / Villains haben sie sich zu einer festen Größe im Business gemausert. Mit Aion kündigen sie einen ...
Aion(CN) OB Began, OB Registeration Guide
Original at news.mmosite.com
• Wed, Apr 8
Los Angeles Few know better than NCsoft the difficulties involved in bringing mainstream Korean games west, after its blockbuster Lineage games failed to make a dent in the US or European online gaming scene, so it's taking its time. Success may have been quick, ...
GDC: Aion: The Tower of Eternity Hands-On
Original at news.mmosite.com
• Sat, Mar 28
Kotaku Australia NCsoft - or, we should say, NCsoft West - is in a rather odd position with Aion. Its first major MMO launch since the ill-fated Tabula Rasa has already debuted in Korea, and is proving to be a major draw. The company isn't talking total player numbers, ...
Aion Interview And Some New Supersized Concept Art
Original at news.mmosite.com
• Fri, Mar 27
Kotaku Australia Q: We've seen other MMOs "go vertical" in terms of zone layout - the "Recluse's Victory" area in another NCsoft title (City of Heroes / City of Villains) is a great example. Now we see Aion bringing this paradigm shifting feature into a fantasy MMO. ...
What does cultural localization mean for Aion, exactly?
Original at Examiner.com
• Wed, Mar 25
How is Aion being altered for "western" tastes? I spoke with NCsoft West PR's Janna Bureson, and she in turn spoke with people on the actual editing team to get us some specifics. More than 1500 quests are being individually examined. ...
Tour Aion's Lovely Ishlagen Zone
Original at Kotaku.com
• Mon, Mar 23
By Mike Fahey , 8:00 PM on Mon Mar 23 2009, 1534 views At this point I am relatively sure NCsoft just enjoys teasing North American and European online role-playing game fans, releasing another clip of a place we won't soon be able to go in Aion. ...
NCsoft: Aion Start Item Selling
Original at news.mmosite.com
• Thu, Mar 12
On March 11th, Aion: the Tower of Eternity, an MMORPG developed by Korea-based NCSoft, made it available for players to change their character 's appearance and sex through buying "appearance change tickets" and "sex change tickets". ...
Aion Trailer Tours Poeta
Original at Shacknews
• Thu, Mar 5
NCsoft's CryEngine-powered MMO Aion: Tower of Eternity is shown off in this brief trailer, highlighting the Poeta zone of the heavenly Elysea region. Poeta is "home to farmers and villagers who attempt to live in peace," according to NCsoft. ...
Aion's New North American Community Team
Original at Lord of the Rings Online WarCry
• Thu, Mar 5
Two former members of the European Aion team are headed to Seattle to join community manager "Liv" as part of the North American community team. Sebastian "Ayase" Streiffert and Martin "Amboss" Rabl. See the official word below: NCsoft West is proud to ...
Aion's release date expected for fall 2009
Original at Massively
• Thu, Feb 19
By Colin Brennan Localization is big, time consuming business, and NCsoft wants to make sure that they get it just right with the release of Aion: The Tower of Eternity. The US community manager, Liv, has just confirmed that NCsoft is seeking a fall 2009 launch date for the Western copy of the game that has al...
Blade & Soul Officially Service in 2010?
Original at news.mmosite.com
• Tue, Feb 17
Blade & Soul Officially Service in 2010? Los Angeles - As well as Aion, NCsoft unveiled the schedule of its anticipated MMORPG Blade & Soul in NCsoft earning release conference last week. ...
US & Europe Aion Expected to Launch in Q4 2009
Original at news.mmosite.com
• Tue, Feb 17
US & Europe Aion Expected to Launch in Q4 2009 Los Angeles - the spokesman of NCsoft, we can still learn from NCsoft's Earnings report that Aion is expected to launch in US & Europe in the fourth quarter of 2009. ...
NCsoft 2008 profits down 15 per cent
Original at GamesIndustry.biz
• Mon, Feb 16
UK - The publisher put down the decrease in profit, despite an increase in sales, to the delayed launch of Aion, plus marketing for the title, as well as costs ... NCsoft profits fall in 2008 MCV Guild Wars 2' delayed until 2010 Digital Spy Guild Wars 2 suffers huge delay News Eurogamer
Verspätungen: Neue Releasedaten zu GW2, Aion und Blade & Soul
Original at OnlineWelten
• Sun, Feb 15
Germany - Feb 15, 2009 überrascht man bei NCsoft mit teils eklatanten Verzögerungen. So wird Blade & Soul frühestens 2010 erscheinen, damit war aber zu rechnen. Aion soll in ...
NCsoft full-year revs rise 5%
Original at GameSpot
• Fri, Feb 13
- Feb 13, 2009 NCsoft attributed its profit shortfall to the November launch of Aion: Tower of Eternity in Korea, saying that the MMOG had not been on the market long ...
NCsoft 2008 profits down and Guild Wars 2 TBA in 2010-2011
Original at Massively
• Fri, Feb 13
By Brooke Pilley What does this mean for fans anxiously anticipating the release of Guild Wars 2? It means you'll have to wait a while longer. According to an anonymous source and ex-NCsoft employee, the company is heavily focused on both Aion and GW2 right now. After a successful launch in Korea, NCsoft pla...
NCsoft Announces 2008 Fiscal Year Results
Original at SYS-CON Media
• Fri, Feb 13
NCsoft's CFO Jaeho Lee said, "We anticipate full scale growth in 2009 based on the successful launch of Aion in Korea and the upcoming launch of the product ... NCsoft full-year revs rise 5% GameSpot NCsoft Sales Up 5 Percent As Profits Drop In 2008 Gamasutra
The Legend and Lore of Aion: The Tower of Eternity
Original at GameZone
• Thu, Feb 12
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MI - Feb 12, 2009 it – of the origin of the world and peoples of Aion: The Tower of Eternity, the upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game from NCsoft. ... Aion: Tower of Eternity Q&A IGN all 2 news articles
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NCsoft to add Fatigue System to Aion
Original at news.mmosite.com
• Wed, Feb 11
Los Angeles NCsoft is planning to do a massive update to Aion in February in which a fatigue system called Pneuma from Rest (non-official translation) will be added. The fatigue system in Aion is designed to cut the number of hours players spend in front of their ...
Chinese, Singaporeans Hunt Korean Game Makers
Original at Korea Times
• Wed, Jan 14
South Korea - NCsoft, which is erasing years of mediocrity with its new fantasy role-playing game ``Aion,'' is looking to leverage its dominance, from desktops to ...
The New America - Investor's Business Daily
Original at Investor's Business Daily
• Mon, Jan 12
The New America subscription) - Glukhov, however, thinks the most important game in the pipeline is "AION: Tower of Eternity," a game co-developed with Korea's NCsoft. ...
The Rise and Fall of MMOs in 2008
Original at GameZone
• Fri, Jan 9
MI - Aion (from NCsoft’s Korean studio) shows some promise, but is still being worked on to prepare for launch in North America and that means reducing the grind ...
Downturn Boon to Online Game Firms
Original at Korea Times
• Sun, Dec 21
South Korea - but NCsoft, the country's biggest computer game producer, is one of the few companies struggling to hide its giddiness. Its new online game, ``Aion ...
Tabula Rasa shutting down on Feb. 28
Original at Joystiq
• Fri, Nov 21
By Randy Nelson Tabula Rasa will be free-to-play beginning Jan. 10, 2009, through the day its servers power down. Subscribers to the game will be given a parting gift from NCsoft to the tune of three free months of City of Heroes, Lineage II, and access to the Aion beta when it becomes available (plus a free mo...
Aion Subscription Fee Announced! -- MMOsite News Center -- www ...
Original at news.mmosite.com
• Thu, Nov 20
• 2 related articles
As we know, Aion will be released as a subscription-based game. But how much will it cost per month and how many types of cards will there be available? Finally, yesterday NCsoft announced that Aion will start commercial service from ...
Aion MMO Beta Is a Huge Success
Original at Softpedia
• Wed, Nov 19
Romania - Nov 19, 2008 It also seems that Aion: The Tower of Eternity is the most played game in Korea's cyber cafes. NCsoft describes Aion as an epic fantasy MMO derived from the ...
Battle Royal: Aion vs. Lich King
Original at Korea Times
• Tue, Nov 18
South Korea - NCsoft is worried that Lich King could do the same to Aion, which it touts as the heir apparent to ``Lineage,’’ its globally popular role-playing series ...
Aion Beta Hits Milestone
Original at Crispy Gamer
• Mon, Nov 17
Ny - Nov 17, 2008 The game that NCsoft hopes will be be its next big hit in North America, Aion: Tower of Eternity, has seen more than 170000 concurrent users in its closed ...
News: NCsoft: Aion open beta hits 170,000 concurrent users
Original at GamesIndustry.biz
• Mon, Nov 17
Korea's most popular game beta opens 25 servers to cope with demand
Aion: Amazing Famous Face Collection! -- MMOsite News Center ...
Original at news.mmosite.com
• Sun, Nov 16
NCsoft has designed Aion to give you a wide variety of customization options when it comes to your characters. you can easily mold your character's face and body structure with a multitude of sliders, easily manipulating nearly every ...
Aion: A Big Hit in Korea -- MMOsite News Center -- www.mmosite.com
Original at news.mmosite.com
• Sat, Nov 15
• 2 related articles
SEOUL, Korea -One of the most highly anticipated massively multiplayer online (MMO) games, Aion: The Tower of Eternity™ from NCsoft, is already showing signs of reaching hit status in only a matter of days since open beta testing kicked ...
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Aion: The Tower of Eternity MMO beta breaking Korean records ...
Original at videogamesblogger.com
• Fri, Nov 14
• 2 related articles
By astrotriforce We last reported on NCsoft’s Aion: The Tower of Eternity way back in July of 2007, and after years of development the game is now closer to release than ever. It launches in North America and Europe next year (as well as in Japan and ...
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Aion: Concurrent Players Exceeded 100000 On The Very Day ...
Original at news.mmosite.com
• Tue, Nov 11
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By news@mmosite.com Concerning the business model for Aion, NCsoft stated again that Aion will be using subscription model and they expected to bring the game into commercial service before December. NCsoft said that the monthly fee will be lower than the ...
NCsoft announces Formation of "NC West"
Original at bnsfacts (WordPress)
• Wed, Sep 10
By vigevano NC West is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation, a world leading publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games including Lineage/Lineage II, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa®, and Aion®: The Tower of Eternity™. More...
NC Europe, NC Austin and ArenaNet Transform to Become NC West
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Sep 9
By Brian Crecente NC West is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation, a world leading publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games including Lineage/Lineage II, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa®, and Aion®: The Tower of Eternity™. More...
Our chat with NCsoft's new president
Original at Massively
• Fri, Jan 18
By Michael Zenke Filed under: Fantasy, Super-hero, Aion, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dungeon Runners, Guild Wars, Business models, Culture, Economy, Interviews, Launches, MMO industry, New titles, News items, Opinion, Tabula Rasa, Exteel, Free-to-play, Browser, Consoles, Casual, Massiv...
Aion Character Classes Revealed, Still Painfully Pretty [Gallery]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Dec 19
By Mike Fahey Wednesday 19th December/... Massively Multiplayer Online RPG fans can look forward to a wealth of career opportunities in NCsoft's forthcoming Aion: The Tower of Eternity next year, with gamers able to literally choose their destiny thanks to the game's two-tiered character class syst...
NCSoft's E3 Line-Up [E307]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Jul 3
By Brian Crecente Joining the ever-expanding list of publishers bragging about their showing at the upcoming E3, NCsoft announced that Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa, Aion, Guild Wars: Eye of the North and Dungeon Runners will be among their titles. Hit the jump for the full release with descriptions.