Aion

Aion: The Tower of Eternity is now live! For those of you who pre-ordered, today is probably business as usual. I imagine that is many of you, given Aion's stellar pre-order sales leading up to launch.

Aion Producer Brian Knox answers a few of our questions about the queue issues that surrounded the game's Head Start launch on Sunday in this short Q&A.

MMORPG.com Aion Correspondent Arturs Keiss writes this look at the Sorcerer class in NCsoft's newly launched MMO.

The head start program for those who pre-ordered Aion: The Tower of Eternity is currently ongoing. For those who are still on the fence, however, we've got a new launch trailer to aid you in making a decision! The trailer is CG interspersed with bits of gameplay footage.

With the head start already under way, MMORPG.com's Sean Bulger writes his first impressions of the highly anticipated game.

The Aion official website has been updated with details on Aion's launch version, and one bit that stands out in particular is NCsoft's dropping of GameGuard from the title. Realizing the overall hindrance GameGuard's presence is causing users due to beta feedback, NCsoft has done the right thing by their fans and dropped the tech until they can figure out how to "effectively utilize GameGuard within Aion in the future".

MMORPG.com Aion Correspondent John Price writes this very basic user's guide to wings in NCsoft's Aion, giving new players tips to flying and gliding their way to adventure.

Well, not quite served yet, but they've taken your pre-order and given you a bit of an appetizer, all 300,000 of you! NCsoft has announced that pre-order sales for Aion have been stellar. In a report published at GamesIndustry.biz we've learned that NC West has revealed that 300,000 preorders have been sold so far.

The Aion Open Beta test ended this morning at 8AM CST, and with the doors now closed, the wait begins. The doors will open again on September 18th for players eligible for the Pre-select program, which allows players to select their servers, reserve their names, and create their characters a full two days before the Head Start program begins. The Head Start program will then begin on the 20th, with the floodgates opening for the full launch two days later on the 22nd.

No, this video isn't a buddy comedy. "East Meets West" is the title of the third video in the series of Aion video podcast's recently released by NCsoft. The new video describes what went into bringing a successful Eastern MMOG like Aion to Western audiences.

Picking that first weapon in Aion can be trickier than some might think. MMORPG.com Aion Correspondent Robert Duckworth writes this guide to navigating early weapon reward choices in NCsoft's upcoming MMO.

MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh traveled to PAX and got some hands on time with NCsoft's upcoming MMORPG, Aion. Today, she files this report.

MMORPG.com is giving away ANOTHER 8 copies of Aion - this time it will be the Collector's Edition!

Similar to the partnership between SOE and DC Comics' WildStorm for their Free Realms comic book, Aion will also be receiving the comic book treatment. The DC Comics WildStorm team will be creating an Aion comic book that will be available exclusively at the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo or with purchase at GameStop.

MMORPG.com Aion Correspondent Brandon Stiles writes this look at the way that the game's developers mix the design philosophies of a linear theme park with ideas taken from a more sandboxy approach.