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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The MOP Up: Netmarble and Take-Two finances are powered by MMOs
We have a couple more earnings reports to, er, report to you today. Netmarble's Q1 2023 financials reported $472.4M in revenue, with MMORPGs making...
NCsoft West restructures as NC America, with shared CM for Lineage II, Aion, and Blade & Soul
Back in February, we reported on a wave of layoffs that struck NCsoft West, which saw 20% of its workforce handed their walking papers...
One Shots: Day one of the conquest
There's nothing like that heady feel of stepping out into the game world for the first time, taking in the sights of the newbie...
Aion Classic is granting sub benefits to North American players for a whole month
Aion Classic is having a bit of a moment this spring. It finally launched for European players, and then the North American branch launched...
NCsoft’s Aion Classic launches the Revenant class and new Telos zone
Aion Classic's big news this spring has until now been focused on the launch of Classic in Europe under the Gameforge sigil, but this...
Casually Classic: Eight legacy MMOs to satisfy that old school craving
It was just five years ago in 2018 that MassivelyOP formally recognized an interesting and heartening trend in the MMO space: the rise of...
Aion Classic has officially launched in its third region: Europe
It's another launch day for Aion Classic as the throwback version of the game already live in South Korea (since 2020) and North America...
Aion Classic’s arrival in Europe has been delayed again, this time to April 25
So... Aion Classic's path to a European release has been a bit of a mess, and I can only imagine some producer at Gameforge...
Aion Classic officially launches in Europe on April 12 – here’s Gameforge’s new trailer
After a brief delay, Gameforge has officially announced today that Aion Classic will launch for the European playerbase on April 12th, following its 2021...
Polish and illness have slightly delayed Gameforge’s launch of Aion Classic in Europe
Last November, Gameforge and NCsoft finally announced that they would launch Aion Classic for the European version of the game, long after its 2021...
NCsoft is launching Battle Crush, a new MOBA, to PC, Switch, and mobile this year
Last night, NCsoft announced a new game: Battle Crush. I actually had to read the press release twice when it hit my inbox because...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 410: Cyberpunk meets gaslamp
Justin and Bree discuss Corepunk, Diablo IV, Palia, Nightingale, Blizzard, NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, and EG7/Daybreak, with adventures in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, Elder Scrolls Online, and SWG Legends.
Aion Classic is still launching a European version in ‘early 2023’
This morning's NCsoft financials was a clear reminder that Aion Classic was one of the smartest things Aion has ever done, which is surely...
NCsoft Q4 2022: Guild Wars 2 had a great 2022, Throne & Liberty is still launching by summer
There's good news and bad news in the Q4 2022 and FY 2022 financial report, and the bad news might help explain why NCsoft...
Massively Overthinking: That moment when you realize an MMO is truly something special
MOP commenter Bruno tweeted something the other that that I thought would make a fun topic. Here's what he said, printed with permission:
"Wanna know...
The MOP Up: Final Fantasy Record Keeper meets its finality
We're a little late to the party on this, but friend of the site Connor pointed out that Square Enix shut down yet another...
Aion EU promises danger and treasure in its Secret Hellpath event
I'm not a plucky treasure hunter, so perhaps my point of view is skewed towards the boring, but if a place called the Secret...
The MOP Up: Star Wars Galaxies’ Empire in Flames celebrates Boonta Eve
Star Wars Galaxies' Empire in Flames isn't lying down for January's drabness. Rather, the rogue server welcomed Boonta's Eve for the entire month. During...
End-of-Year Eleven: The top MMOs to watch in 2023
You know how some people like to push this narrative that "MMOs are dying?" If that were actually true, then my job to round...
Aion celebrates the season with a Winter Park for EU players and item-filled meal kits for NA fans
It's time to celebrate the festive season in Aion EU, and that means it's time once more for the MMORPG to open a special...
