Official Site:Â Aion
Studio:Â NCsoft West
Launch Date: September 22, 2009
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Aion outlines its balance update in the wake of Shadows of Balaurea
There is not a great deal of new content in the next patch for Aion in North America. There is some, of course; for...
NCsoft Q2 2020: Lineage 2M drives revenue as Aion and Lineage flag and Guild Wars 2 rebounds
MMO readers will recall that NCsoft has been having a big year for revenue, doubling its revenue in the first quarter of this year...
The MOP Up: All Points Bulletin revs its engine upgrade
This past weekend, Little Orbit's All Points Bulletin ran its second open beta test as it prepares to roll out the huge Unreal Engine...
Jukebox Heroes: The ultimate guide to MMORPG music
It's been a long, strange, and wonderful journey to explore MMORPG music with you here in Jukebox Heroes. And while I am anticipating many...
The MOP Up: Roblox players spend over $1.5 billion to date
With a record-breaking haul of $100 million in May, Roblox crossed the $1.5 billion threshold in terms of the game's revenue to date. A...
Battle Bards Episode 171: Forest Tales 2
Hitch up your shorts, buckle your boots, and step into another deep forest of MMORPG music with the Battle Bards! As diverse as the...
Massively Overthinking: Do you keep MMOs installed for the login freebies?
MOP reader Styopa proposed this fun topic for Massively Overthinking this week, prompted, he said, by Standing Stone Games' recent promotions for Lord of...
Wake of the Storm brings new weapons, accessories, runes, and an instance to Aion EU
European players of Aion are facing the Wake of the Storm, which sounds pretty dramatic as update names go. Several of the patch's features...
Massively Overthinking: Deleting pieces of MMOs to save them
Two ideas floated across my virtual desk in recent weeks, neither directly relating to MMORPGs, but they put the nugget of an idea in...
Aion’s Shadows Over Balaurea is live today in North America
It's shadow time for Aion players on the NA servers, because Shadows Over Balaurea is live in the game today. This means that Inggison...
Aion NA outlines item changes, Renown changes, and new equipment types coming to its next update
With the Shadows Over Balaurea update looming large for Aion players in North America, one expects a number of things to change. Sure enough,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 272: Death of dragons
Justin and Bree discuss Fallout 76, WoW China, MMO financials, Dragon's Prophet, Guild Wars 2, and Aion, with adventures in SWG Legends and Elder Scrolls online, plus mailbag topics on character select screens and new classes for expansions.
NCsoft Q1 2020: Double YoY revenue thanks to Lineage 2M, Tencent to pub Guild Wars 2 in China
Business is booming over in NCsoft's world, though it's not because of its western holdings. In this first quarter of 2020, the South Korean...
Aion launches its next chapter, Shadows Over Balaurea, on May 27 for North America
Your time in Balaurea in Aion is changing in the game's NA version on May 27th. The game's next chapter is bringing some big changes...
The MOP Up: Grand Theft Auto Online mugs its players
Here's a perfect example of irony. Grand Theft Auto Online tempted players to log in this month with the promise of a free $500,000....
NCsoft is already sunsetting its Aion: Legions of War mobile MMO
It's been a good half a year since we covered Aion: Legions of War, the mobile MMO spun-off from the Aion franchise, back for...
Spring and Easter events drop in Albion Online, Roblox, Runes of Magic, and ARK
Spring is in the air, and if you're largely stuck at home, you may as well enjoy it in your MMOs. Yep, it's getting...
The MOP Up: Darkfall Rise of Agon heats up
No, Darkfall Rise of Agon's map up there didn't just contract chicken pox; that's a "heat map" showing all of the bloodthirsty hot spots...
Battle Bards Episode 164: Away with the fairies
If you ever walked into a forest glade at the light of the first full moon of the year, you may spy an impish...
The MOP Up: Red Dead Redemption’s puke rope saves the day
Puke may have ended Elvis Presley's life, but it could save yours -- if you're playing Red Dead Redemption 2, that is. Polygon posted...
