Aion Open Letter to the NCSoft Community

Lance Stites, Executive Producer at NCSoft West addresses the NCSoft community in an open letter today.

In the letter, Mr. Stites addresses some of the recent happenings with regards to their Exteel, Lineage II, and Aion properties. Mr. Stites also describes what we can expect from NCSoft going forward and especially with the upcoming launch of Aion this September.

I know that many fans are extremely anxious, impatient even, awaiting the release of Aion. I can assure you the team is fully engaged in the release of this product. We’ve got an army of creative writers generating an enormous amount of rewrites as we execute to our total commitment of quality of content. Our Localization Manager has vendors in place, keeping pace with the French and German translation. We’re actively recruiting an additional native German speaking localization Project Manager and have added QA Testers (native French and German speaking) to the Seattle office. We’ve got Voice Over recordings underway (of course for all three languages) and our PR and Marketing teams are releasing the hounds and you’ve likely seen the articles on class descriptions hit the internet. We also have tutorial videos in production, this should provide a great Aion first experience, both to novice and experience MMO players. We’ve shared details of our Collector’s Edition recently, our first public access beta event was very well received, and we’ll continue these events through our launch. We’ll have a flood of information in the upcoming days and invite you all to share the experience as Aion takes flight in North America and Europe this fall.

Aion Pre-order Aion, Play Aion Beta Now!

The pre-purchase for Aion is now available on Steam. Customers who pre-purchase the game on Steam will be able to play in the full aion closed beta all the way until the game's official launch on September 22nd, 2009.


In addition to being able to play in the beta, customers will receive an extra seven days of free game time (for a total of 37) when the game launches and several special in-game items that include:

- Attribute boosting hat
- Experience boosting talisman
- Exclusive special effects ring (water)
Additional items are available to those who pre-purchase the Collectors Edition of Aion on Steam, and they include:

- Black Cloud Wings which give 40 seconds of additional flight time
- Black Cloud Earring which gives an HP and an MP boost
- Special character title, "Pioneer of Aion", with stat boost
- Color dye to tint one in-game item
- Two character emotes - Disco Emote and Samba Emote

Aion: Tower of Eternity Launching this September!

The full release date for Aion has been announced on the official Aion website. If you're in North America, you'll be able to get your hands on Aion this September 22nd. For the Europeans out there, you'll have to wait a few days until September 25th.



Your adventures in Aion begin this September! NCsoft is proud to announce that Aion launches in North America on September 22, 2009 and makes its official debut in Europe starting September 25, 2009.

Not only can you find the game at your favorite retail store, Aion will also be available as a digital download at NCsoft.com, Direct2Drive, and also through Steam this September.

Don’t forget to take advantage of the special preorder promotion at participating retailers now to receive access to the Closed Beta events as well as a head start to your journeys in Atreia.

Take to the skies and become a part of a stunning world brimming with otherworldly inhabitants, mysterious enemies and ancient secrets. There is no reason hesitate - Become a part of Aion this fall!
Check out the full announcement here.