Aion

Players have been looking forward to the release of Aion v4.0 and today marks the day that it finally arrives. The latest update brings a host of big changes to the game including the addition of the Songweaver and Gunslinger classes.

MMORPG.com has teamed up with NCSoft and the Aion developers to bring our readers a first ever look at three new zones coming with Aion v4.0. These three are gorgeous to behold but pack a lot of danger for unwary Daevas. Read up on the lore and get a good look at the new areas before heading to the comments.

NCSoft is anxious for players to learn more about Aion 4.0, set to hit the game later this summer. We have teamed up with the developers to give our readers an exclusive in-house interview with Producer Seunguk Baek. Check it out before heading to the comments with your thoughts and questions.

The Aion team is ready to take the wraps off of v4.0 during next week's E3 convention. To get people buzzing about the update, the team has released a brand new trailer called Beritra's Plot. Check it out!

Aion players will have the opportunity to head back to the dreaded Shugo Tomb with the arrival of the in-game event that is slated to run from May 22nd through June 12th. Players can score some pretty awesome stuff by participating.

Epidemic Gaming will be hosting another Aion tournament this Saturday, January 12th. The winner of the tournament will receive an 'advanced subscription' to Aion.

An Aion player group, citing the lack of official PvP tournaments, has announced the formation of a single-elimination PvP tournament that will take place beginning December 1st. NCSoft has donated enchantment stones, a special plushie and NC coins that will ultimately be awarded to the winner.

Aion developers have announced a brand new event challenging players and wannabe designers to submit concept art for weapons tailored to the upcoming Gunner class. One lucky submission will be chosen to be immortalized in the next update.

NCSoft has announced that players can now download the latest version of Aion, v3.5, a free download that will see new dimensional vortexes and one-time events to celebrate the game's third anniversary.

Aion players will want to check into the game to participate in anniversary-themed events, missions and more. All of the celebration ultimately will lead to October's massive v3.5 update that will bring a host of new content into the game including new quests, new housing options, new mounts, PvP experiences and much more.

AionLife is reporting that the v4.0 update to Aion will include three brand new classes: A gun-wielder, a musician and another that will be described at a later point.

GameForge has announced that the largest Aion update, v3.0, will officially launch in the EU on August 15th. The update brings two new zones to explore, mounts and player housing into the game.

Aion ascends to version 3.1 today with a new patch deployed to live servers.

Gameforge and the Aion development team are inviting EU Aion players to log in to the public test server to check out the huge changes coming with the 3.0 update. The PTS is now live with 3.0 and players can download/install the client to check it out!

Aion 3.0 was officially released not that long ago and brought some significant changes to the game. We've been checking out what's new in our latest review. See what we think and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.