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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Perfect Ten: 10 favorite features that pairs of popular MMOs share
Even though all MMORPGs compete for our time, affection, and -- above all else -- money, it doesn't mean that they can't get along....
Aion Classic celebrates its first birthday in Europe this week with boosts and freebies
It might be cheating to count anniversaries for different versions of an MMORPG, but are you really going to complain if it means more...
Aion Classic EU brings the chainblade-swinging Revenant and new dungeons in its latest patch
Swords are generally considered melee weapons that work better when they stay inside of the wielder's hand. The Revenant class that gives its name...
Aion Classic EU announces Rise of the Revenant patch with the new Revenant class
The EU version of Aion run by Gameforge has a big update in store for Aion Classic: Update 2.7 Rise of the Revenant. The...
The MOP Up: Monster Hunter World sells a monster 25M copies
Capcom's Monster Hunter World is a force of nature unto itself, with the boss-slaying game topping 25 million units sold and setting a record...
The MOP Up: Aion, Lineage 2, and Blade and Soul get ready for a new launcher
Blade and Soul, Lineage II, and Aion are all preparing to migrate everyone from the old launcher to the new PLAYNC platform. NCsoft posted...
NCsoft Q4 2023: Guild Wars 2 is a bright spot for NCsoft as Throne & Liberty stumbles
NCsoft's Q4 2023 financials weren't the perk-up that investors surely wanted to see: The Korean gaming giant reported a 31% drop in revenues in...
NCsoft updates EULAs for Lineage II, Aion, and Blade & Soul as part of move to Purple
At the top of February we reported on NCsoft's decision to migrate many of its MMOs to its bespoke Purple platform, specifically affecting Blade...
Aion Classic EU confirms Executioner class, new instances, and level cap raise for the first half of 2024
The roadmap bug continues to proliferate across our genre, as Aion Classic EU shared its own 2024 roadmap last month in snazzy video format,...
NCsoft announces plans to move Aion, Lineage II, and Blade & Soul to its Purple platform
Readers might remember that back in 2019, NCsoft launched its own games platform known as Purple, which lets players enjoy the studio's mobile games...
The MOP Up: DDO’s Snowpeaks Festival returns
Just because winter is in full swing doesn't mean it has to be dour! Dungeons and Dragons Online is keeping things lively with the...
The MOP Up: Path of Exile’s corpses explode less frequently now
Even a middling Path of Exile patch is still a cause for celebration when it arrives, as in the case of this past week's...
Perfect Ten: The weirdest weapons from MMOs of yore
Swords. Staffs. Maces. Spears. Wands. Bows. Crossbows. Double-crossbows. Hammers. Wolverine claws. Daggers. Axes. Deadly? Yes. Fashionable? Not so much. A two-handed sword is so...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2024
For our first Massively Overthinking of the year, we're drawing a hard line between what we think will happen, what we mean to make...
End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2024 and beyond
We've said it before, but this time we really mean it: The future of MMORPGs looks amazing. Contrary to years when we've seen only...
Aion Retail and Aion Classic kick off a truckload of winter holiday events for NA and EU players
The Christmas festivities have arrived like an absolute avalanche to Aion, so regardless of which region or server type you're on, there are a...
Aion Classic EU brings on new instances and mechanics with the Lady Siel’s Call update
What does Lady Siel's Call sound like? We're going to guess like some kind of extremely fancy duck, but it's probably more like whatever...
Aion Classic readies Update 2.5 with five dungeons for a late 2023 release
Aion Classic is holding one last surprise up its sleeve for 2023. Gameforge announced that the legacy MMO is prepping a final patch for...
NCsoft Q3 2023: Mobile MMOs, not the classic PC titles, are dragging NCsoft down
If you were hoping that NCsoft's financials might perk up in Q3 after a full year of downward incline, I'm afraid I'll be disappointing...
Aion Classic EU tasks players with helping the Pumpkin Kings save Halloween in latest event
It's trick or treat time in the EU version of Aion Classic! That means Halloween treats for those who help each faction's Pumpkin King...
