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 NA adds the Timeless Terrace, opens a new dungeon, and introduces Glyphs in the Unshackled Fate update
The NA version of Aion has gotten itself some fresh content in the form of the Unshackled Fate update. The centerpiece of the update...
Aion EU adds a PvPvE battlefield, a new dungeon, and new gear in the Prison of Time update
Welcome to the Prison of Time, EU players of Aion. Or, more specifically, the Prison of Time update, which has introduced some new encounters,...
Aion KR confirms the release of a classic server for the region on November 11
Well, it turns out that earlier bit of supposition held true. An earlier tease of a classic server from the Korean version of Aion...
Aion KR teases possible classic server, Aion EU brings update 7.7 to the early access server
There's some new scuttlebutt out of the world of Aion, specifically from different parts of our world. One of the most intriguing pieces of...
Halloween festivities in GTAO, MapleStory, Aion, and Star Stable, plus a Halloween makeup collab in Elvenar
We'll have our complete Halloween roundup ready next week, but in the meantime, we have some spoopy events you might not want to miss...
We finally know who’s taking over TERA’s NA PC version: It’s Gameforge
Two days ago, we wrote with some consternation over the fact that we knew when En Masse's TERA servers would be closing down and...
The Stream Team: Celebrating Aion’s 11th birthday
Aion holds a very special place in Massively OP's MJ's heart; after all, it's what brought her to MOP! So of course she wants...
Aion invites players to celebrate its 11-year anniversary through October
Hold on a moment. Eleven years of Aion? That can't be right, it was new when I started working in this field, it can't...
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.
