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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Jukebox Heroes: Ten MMOs that strongly support their soundtracks
It's one thing to put a lot of music in your MMORPG or even to release that launch-day album. It's another thing entirely to...
NCsoft Q4 2019: It was a rough quarter for MMORPGs, especially Guild Wars 2
NCsoft corporate had a solid financial quarter for the last three months of 2019, with increases in revenue quarter over quarter and year over...
Aion NA’s Return to Katalam update has launched with a massive 2000-person battleground
Aion's North American branch is open for business with yesterday's launch of Return of Katalam, already live in Europe since last fall. As we've...
Mobile MMO Roundup: TERA Frontier’s new name, Aion mobile improves events, MapleStory M’s new hero
Hi there! Would you like some mobile MMORPG news? Don't worry, they're hors d'oeuvre-sized, just like the games themselves. Have yourself some of these...
Aion NA invites players back to Katalam with a new battleground and instances on January 29
NA players of Aion are being beckoned to Katalam with the game's upcoming update. How do I know they're being aimed in Katalam's direction?...
The MOP Up: Funcom delays Moons of Madness’ console release
For those starving in the Secret Worlds Legends content wasteland of 2019, there was at least the single-player spin-off Moons of Madness to enjoy....
The Daily Grind: What’s on your MMO wish list this holiday season?
Really, it's any excuse to pull out the Christmas Llama from Aion.
Hopefully, you're getting to a place in your year where you can scale...
Battle Bards Episode 158: Winter returns
Do you feel a little… frozen this winter season? Winter is something amazing to behold, especially when video game composers attempt to capture its unique magic...
TERA 2 rumors resurface thanks to rediscovered character renders and a Project EXA interview
Even though TERA still seems to be going strong for developer Bluehole Studios, that certainly doesn't mean the studio can't keep working on something...
NCsoft Q3 2019: Another flat financial quarter as NCsoft pumps money into NCWest
Given the strange financial quarters that Blizzard, Funcom, Square-Enix, and Nexon had, you're surely wondering how NCsoft fared. And the answer is... about the...
Aion Europe adds a 2,000-player PvP battle and a 12-player dungeon in update 7.2
The European version of Aion has launched its latest big update, with emphasis on "big." As in 2,000-person PvP battle and 12-person dungeon run...
The MOP Up: The Division 2 places the Pentagon under siege
A pair of new narrative missions are coming soon to The Division 2, tasking players with liberating the Pentagon and exploring the DARPA research...
Aion: Legions of War details plans to improve the starter experience, Arena sniping, and battle mechanics
Aion: Legions of War, the mobile MMORPG from the greater Aion IP, has shared a developer update full of plans to adjust several aspects...
Runes of Magic is now fully integrated into Gameforge’s website
Runes of Magic has now been completely eaten and digested enfolded into the Gameforge website as of today, giving the MMORPG a new home...
The Stream Team: Crashing Aion’s 10th anniversary party flea market
Who is a decade old now? Aion is! And Massively OP's MJ is unfurling her wings and heading in to crash the party... er,...
The Game Archaeologist: The day Dungeons and Dragons Online dropped the free-to-play bomb
By 2009, the MMORPG genre had firmly established a norm for its business model. For over a decade, a monthly subscription -- usually $15...
Aion celebrates its 10-year anniversary with a plethora of in-game events
It's Aion's birthday! The game has been running for a decade now, which means that various proclamations that the title was dead over the course...
Battle Bards Episode 152: Main Themes 3
Back for a third round, the Battle Bards examine a slew of main themes from MMORPGs! Considering how essential these themes are in making...
The MOP Up: Skyforge hisses and burns
It's (sigh) mass hiss-teria in Skyforge these days thanks to Gorgonide forces invading the place. Gorgonide? Really? Devs ain't even trying these days. Anyway,...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What would a mobile Guild Wars 2 look like?
Ever wished Tyria could fit in your pocket? That dream could one day become a reality. A couple of weeks ago, we heard rumblings...
