AionSource.com has posted information regarding our second patch to the AionArmory ! We're dedicated to making our AionArmory the number one resource for all your Aion needs, we've fixed bugs and added several new additions. Here's a look at what AionSource.com had to say about the recent Aion Armory Update : It brings a smile to my face to announce AionArmory 's second patch has just gone live, a big thanks to Nic (Sank) for his continued great work as the Armory's head developer. As usual you can submit feedback/bug reports/questions at our AA forum . Oh and yeah I know the image I used in this post needs to be updated, that'll be done in a sec :D Right off the bat you should have noticed the main page has changed and now sports a rather dashing young Asmodian, you may be seeing more of him very soon. Don't ask for details though, I'll take that secret to the grave ;) Bug Fixes: Crafting materials will no longer show recipes. Cooking items will no longer...

Aion has released new news for the 3rd scheduled beta weekend event! It will take place this weekend from Thursday through Monday; that's July 2nd-6th! There will be at least three more beta events and lots of discussion on the AionSource Forums so make sure you keep up with what looks to be one of the hottest titles of the year! Here's the official Aion beta news update: From Aiononline ... Closed Beta Event #3 News and Schedule Take part in the sizzling action in Aion this Fourth of July/Canada Day weekend! The third closed beta event starts with a bang this holiday weekend on Thursday, July 2 (12:00 PM PT, 9:00 PM CEST, 8:00 PM BST) and ends Monday, July 6 (12:00 PM PT, 9:00 PM CEST, 8:00 PM BST). For this event, it's time to choose where your loyalties lie in the explosive war for Atreia. Dedicated testers will focus on the first 20 levels of both the Elyos and Asmodians, including brand new localized content for both factions. Are you playing in this weekend's hottest...

AionSource.com has translated a few new PvP guides and added new videos to the Aion Video Tutorials thread ! AionSource has released several tutorials recently and helped staff the latest addition to the Curse database family AionArmory.com ! Both AionSource and Curse are dedicated in creating the most useful environments possible for fans of the upcoming hit Aion, so be sure and bookmark us and get to know the AionSource.com community today! Here's the original post from AionSource.com about the newly Translated Aion PVP Guides and the Aion Tutorial Videos : New Translated PvP How-To's and New Video Tutorials up! Hey everyone- our most recent translation rockstar, That's Too Bad has taken the time to translate a couple of PvP know-hows for a couple of the classes. Sorcerer PvP Know-Hows Templar PvP Know-Hows You can also find these and all his other translations over at his compilation thread: Dat's Translations - Including Major Patch Notes Also, we've added 3 new...

AionSource.com has posted an update about a new area available in Aion, Beluslan ! There's also a new open letter to the community from Lance Sites, who is the lead of NCsoft West's game production studio in Seattle. The letter is an excellent read and the new area tour is enough to get any Asmodian packing their bags to check it out! Here's the official notice from AionSource.com about Beluslan and the new open letter to the community : New area tour: Beluslan, and another NCsoft Open Letter to the Community Hey everyone, a couple more news items popped up this evening. From www.aiononline.com Brave the Ice of Beluslan It's time to see another locale on the Aion zone tour! Stop by Kotaku and Massively to get your first look at the icy lands of Beluslan in Asmodae. Beluslan is no place to relax and chill out - this is a realm of ice and shadow, inhabited by some of the most chilling creatures in Asmodae. Want to venture out on more video zone tours of Elysea and Asmodae...

The official date for the release of Aion has been announced! The game will release Sept 22nd in the U.S. and the 25th in the EU! To coincide with this massive announcement AionSource.com has decided to run a new contest allowing users to create motivational and de-motivational posters for the game using characters, locations, and other media available from Aion! Here's the official Aion Release date and AionSource.com contest announcement: NCsoft announces Aion's Official Release Date! We hold a contest to celebrate! I can't even begin to say how excited I am to be able to deliver this news to everyone. For me personally, this has been 3 years in the making. This is Aion's most important announcement yet. Aion has official release dates for North America and Europe! NA 09/22/2009 EU 09/25/2009 Now, before you go all "OMG non-simultaneous release dates! NCsoft lied!" on me you have to realize that game retailers in NA and game retailers in EU put product on their...

AionSource.com has posted information regarding our second patch to the AionArmory ! We're dedicated to making our AionArmory the number one resource for all your Aion needs, we've fixed bugs and added several new additions. Here's a look at what AionSource.com had to say about the recent Aion Armory Update : It brings a smile to my face to announce AionArmory 's second patch has just gone live, a big thanks to Nic (Sank) for his continued great work as the Armory's head developer. As usual you can submit feedback/bug reports/questions at our AA forum . Oh and yeah I know the image I used in this post needs to be updated, that'll be done in a sec :D Right off the bat you should have noticed the main page has changed and now sports a rather dashing young Asmodian, you may be seeing more of him very soon. Don't ask for details though, I'll take that secret to the grave ;) Bug Fixes: Crafting materials will no longer show recipes. Cooking items will no longer...

Aion has released new news for the 3rd scheduled beta weekend event! It will take place this weekend from Thursday through Monday; that's July 2nd-6th! There will be at least three more beta events and lots of discussion on the AionSource Forums so make sure you keep up with what looks to be one of the hottest titles of the year! Here's the official Aion beta news update: From Aiononline ... Closed Beta Event #3 News and Schedule Take part in the sizzling action in Aion this Fourth of July/Canada Day weekend! The third closed beta event starts with a bang this holiday weekend on Thursday, July 2 (12:00 PM PT, 9:00 PM CEST, 8:00 PM BST) and ends Monday, July 6 (12:00 PM PT, 9:00 PM CEST, 8:00 PM BST). For this event, it's time to choose where your loyalties lie in the explosive war for Atreia. Dedicated testers will focus on the first 20 levels of both the Elyos and Asmodians, including brand new localized content for both factions. Are you playing in this weekend's hottest...

AionSource.com has translated a few new PvP guides and added new videos to the Aion Video Tutorials thread ! AionSource has released several tutorials recently and helped staff the latest addition to the Curse database family AionArmory.com ! Both AionSource and Curse are dedicated in creating the most useful environments possible for fans of the upcoming hit Aion, so be sure and bookmark us and get to know the AionSource.com community today! Here's the original post from AionSource.com about the newly Translated Aion PVP Guides and the Aion Tutorial Videos : New Translated PvP How-To's and New Video Tutorials up! Hey everyone- our most recent translation rockstar, That's Too Bad has taken the time to translate a couple of PvP know-hows for a couple of the classes. Sorcerer PvP Know-Hows Templar PvP Know-Hows You can also find these and all his other translations over at his compilation thread: Dat's Translations - Including Major Patch Notes Also, we've added 3 new...

AionSource.com has posted an update about a new area available in Aion, Beluslan ! There's also a new open letter to the community from Lance Sites, who is the lead of NCsoft West's game production studio in Seattle. The letter is an excellent read and the new area tour is enough to get any Asmodian packing their bags to check it out! Here's the official notice from AionSource.com about Beluslan and the new open letter to the community : New area tour: Beluslan, and another NCsoft Open Letter to the Community Hey everyone, a couple more news items popped up this evening. From www.aiononline.com Brave the Ice of Beluslan It's time to see another locale on the Aion zone tour! Stop by Kotaku and Massively to get your first look at the icy lands of Beluslan in Asmodae. Beluslan is no place to relax and chill out - this is a realm of ice and shadow, inhabited by some of the most chilling creatures in Asmodae. Want to venture out on more video zone tours of Elysea and Asmodae...

The official date for the release of Aion has been announced! The game will release Sept 22nd in the U.S. and the 25th in the EU! To coincide with this massive announcement AionSource.com has decided to run a new contest allowing users to create motivational and de-motivational posters for the game using characters, locations, and other media available from Aion! Here's the official Aion Release date and AionSource.com contest announcement: NCsoft announces Aion's Official Release Date! We hold a contest to celebrate! I can't even begin to say how excited I am to be able to deliver this news to everyone. For me personally, this has been 3 years in the making. This is Aion's most important announcement yet. Aion has official release dates for North America and Europe! NA 09/22/2009 EU 09/25/2009 Now, before you go all "OMG non-simultaneous release dates! NCsoft lied!" on me you have to realize that game retailers in NA and game retailers in EU put product on their...

Before the holidays we released a few class videos for NCsofts upcoming fantasy MMO, Aion: Tower of Eternity. Aion uses the CryEngine, previously found in CryTek's hit game FarCry, to deliver breathtaking visuals. Today NCsoft has released a bit more information on one of the advanced classes in the game -- the Spiritmaster. With that in mind, we also have the video available that shows off the Spiritmaster in action, so read on for the word direct from NCsoft, and then enjoy the video! Of all the character classes available to play as in Aion: The Tower of Eternity, NCsoft’s amazing new online RPG, the mysterious Spiritmaster is one of the most intriguing. Using powerful magics derived from the forces of nature, Spiritmasters will find themselves an integral part of any adventuring party due to their ability to summon and control fierce creatures based on the four cardinal elements of Earth, Fire, Wind and Water. The Spiritmaster’s chief responsibility is to summon and control elemental...

This is the third in our series of class preview video releases. Today's video features the Ranger class in Aion. You can check out the other videos released by clicking on the links below. Ranger Class Preview var FO_5 = { movie:"http://dev.curse-gaming.com/static/flash/flvplayer.swf", width:"500", height:"350", majorversion:"7", build:"0", bgcolor:"#FFFFFF", allowfullscreen:"true", flashvars:"file=http://videos.cursebeta.com/stream2/premium/930.flv&autostart=true" }; $("#flvplayer_5").click(function(event) { UFO.create(FO_5, "flvplayer_5"); $(this).unbind('click'); }); Assassin Preview Video Gladiator Preview Video

Going along with yesterday's Assassin preview , we have the second in our series of class preview videos for Aion: Tower of Eternity for you today. This one is of the Gladiator -- an advanced class obtained by selecting the Warrior at character creation. The Gladiator is the branch of the class focused on dealing damage. Gladiator Class Preview var FO_6 = { movie:"http://dev.curse-gaming.com/static/flash/flvplayer.swf", width:"500", height:"350", majorversion:"7", build:"0", bgcolor:"#FFFFFF", allowfullscreen:"true", flashvars:"file=http://videos.cursebeta.com/stream2/premium/929.flv&autostart=true" }; $("#flvplayer_6").click(function(event) { UFO.create(FO_6, "flvplayer_6"); $(this).unbind('click'); });

As promised in this news article , we have for you the first in a series of videos that show off the advanced classes from Aion: Tower of Eternity, NCsoft's next major MMORPG. This clip is of the Assassin class, a branch of the Scout class that relies on stealthy attacks that do deadly damage. Assassin Class Preview var FO_7 = { movie:"http://dev.curse-gaming.com/static/flash/flvplayer.swf", width:"500", height:"350", majorversion:"7", build:"0", bgcolor:"#FFFFFF", allowfullscreen:"true", flashvars:"file=http://videos.cursebeta.com/stream2/premium/925.flv&autostart=true" }; $("#flvplayer_7").click(function(event) { UFO.create(FO_7, "flvplayer_7"); $(this).unbind('click'); }); Keep an eye out over the next few days as we release the rest of the videos in this series!

This morning NCsoft released information on the advanced character class system in their upcoming fantasy MMO, Aion: Tower of Eternity. Players will begin their lives in Aion by choosing one of four base professions at character creation. Higher-level players will then be able to choose advanced classes, based on the profession chosen at the start of the game. Two advanced classes will be available to each of the base professions, bringing the number of possible advanced classes in the game to eight. The base profession choices follow the typical trend with fantasy MMOs, presenting the player with four choices -- Warrior, Scout, Mage or Priest -- when players start their journey through Atreia. Later on in the game, the Warrior class can branch out into two possible classes -- the Gladiator for those who enjoy dishing out devastating damage, and the Templar for players to prefer a more defensive, party-protecting role. Scouts, on the other hand, are all about damage. The two advanced choices...

We've been fortunate enough to conduct an interview with NCsoft Europe's Aion Community Team Lead. He shares a lot of interesting information, as always, with a game still in development -- you cannot expect to get clear answers on everything. What is your real name and what is your official position at NCsoft? Loïc Claveau, with two dots on the I! I’m the Aion Community Team Lead. What does your job entail, what do you do at NCsoft, specifically? It’s a double job as I’m in charge with the French community, relaying the info from NCsoft to the players and sending their feedbacks back to the Aion Dev Studio, and I’m also in charge of the Team, composed of Ayase and Amboss. What are you working on right now? I’m working on an Aion demo script, so we record a demo and make live presentation when needed. How and when did you get hired by NCsoft? Any specific reason for Aion and NCsoft? I’ve got hired by NCsoft 3 years ago to work on City of Heroes. Then I moved to Guildwars but right...

It's been a month since the last Aion Q&A, but NCsoft is making sure to not disappoint, by releasing a brand new Q&A this morning with Senior Game Designer Kyoung Won Choi, as well as new screenshots to accompany it. This interview covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from the depth of character customization to the role of PvP in Aion, and even a question about the weather's effects on the game! There are 19 questions in total, so read on for more information on this exciting new Q&A. 1. How extensive will Aion character customization be? In the game client, which was being showed at the Games Convention Leipzig ‘07, the player had the ability to choose between several different hairstyles, colours, shapes of their face, skin colours, character height and voice. It is also possible to alter eye colours and to add tattoos to the character face. A character build feature is currently being planned, which will affect the size of the character, ranging from skinny to...

This morning we have part 3 of the ongoing Q&A series with Aion developer Ken Choi, who has been working on the game at the NCSoft Korea offices. With beta quickly approaching in Korea, the flow of information about the game has increased. We've also updated the Aion Q&A with Ken Choi page to reflect this new set of questions. You can check out the entire Q&A thus far by clicking here . As with the last update, there is also a new batch of screenshots available in our Aion Image Gallery . 13. How will larger game updates be implemented? There will be big, regular expansions once or twice a year. How they are to be distributed depends on the area. 14. Will weather be affecting game play? This feature has unfortunately been dropped. Weather will however affect some NPCs and monster spawns. 15. In terms of content, what will be done to prevent Aion from being “just another grinder”? The problem with Asian games, we believe, have been a design which is not overly complicated...

Die Kollegen von buffed.de haben den dritten Teil der Fragen- und Antwortreihe herausgebracht. Diesmal geht es unter anderem um Rollenspielelemente, geplante Spiel-Updates und Wettereinflüsse. Hier der Link zum Artikel auf buffed.de und hier noch der Frage und Antwort Teil des Beitrags für die klickfaulen: Anja_Gellesch(buffed.de) wrote: Rollenspiel, geplante Spiel-Updates, Wettereinflüsse und mehr NCsoft Europe startete am Mittwoch, den 10. Oktober 2007, eine neue, dreiteilige Fragen- und Antworten-Reihe zu Aion: The Tower of Eternity, in der insgesamt 19 häufig gestellte Fragen aus den europäischen Community-Foren beantwortet werden. Nachdem wir bereits zwei Fragen- und Antworten-Runden veröffentlichten, folgt nun der dritte und letzte Teil dieser Reihe. Wie werden größere Updates ins laufende Spiel eingebunden werden? Ein oder zweimal im Jahr wird es ein großes, regelmäßiges Update geben. Wie diese vertrieben/veröffentlicht werden, wird von Region zu Region unterschiedlich sein und ist...

We have the second installment of the Q & A session with one of Aion's developers - Ken Choi - for everyone this morning. Included as part of the Q & A is a new set of screenshots of the game. This set of questions revolve around sieges and how they'll work in Aion, the role of PvP in the game, types of rewards for being involved in PvPvE combat, and if there will be potions in the game. 8. How do sieges work in Aion? Are there any guild-specific advantages to controlling a castle? The main PvP area in Aion is the Abyss. There are several castles in Aion, all which can be captured by player guilds on behalf of their faction. A siege is in its very fundament a raid. Initially, each castle is controlled by the Balaur, who will not gladly give it up. A guild leader would gather his or her troops and initiate an attack on the castle and its defenders. After defeating the NPC defenders, the castle changes ownership. Since the battles take place in the Abyss, it’s always possible...

Hello. Thank you all for your interest in Aion. I am the lead Art Director Hyung-jun Kim. I’m glad to meet you! Have you ever wondered what a game development studio's art team actually does? In truth, it's all about drawing! We are the individuals responsible for sketching the game concepts which, when put together, create the game world. When a player enters this world, the first thing they see is the sky, buildings, trees and nature – the whole world around them. Once the surroundings have been taken in, the player will begin their adventures, and their search for monsters. Everything you see in the game, from the ground below to the sky above, has been drawn by the art team. Every day, watching the world of Aion being created is like being a god! That said, it is a lot of hard work to create so many things out of nothing, so when I need inspiration I always think back to my childhood. Everyone can remember the fairytale books their parents gave them. From the scene of a mighty...