Have just preordered this, it looks great, and will fill in the time nicely whilst waiting for Guildwars 2 and Diablo 3.
Aion: The Tower of Eternity is a visually stunning massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), where players ascend to divinity and fight in a celestial war. Here they will wield divine powers and the capability of true flight, to bring deliverance to your people and restore balance to a world shattered by cataclysm. Choose your side, spread your wings, and claim your rightful place among the immortal legions of Atreia. This is the glory that is Aion.
Explore the Stunning World of Aion
Explore one of the most amazingly beautiful and detailed MMORPGs ever as you fight to save a vibrant world ripped asunder by a celestial war. Choose between two divine factions, the Asmodians or the Elyos, and save your people from an ancient evil that threatens to destroy everything in its path. Over 1500 story-driven quests lead you through a wondrous and expansive world like no other.
Experience the Thrill of Flight
Soar to great heights and battle in the open skies of Aion. Flying in Aion is not just a way to travel–it is a strategic and integral part of the game that adds a new dynamic to all aspects of the genre, including combat, quests, exploration, and harvesting.
Engage in Visceral Combat
Engage in a spectacular and evolving combat system utilizing combos, skill chains, counter-attacks and stunning aerial combat. Group with friends or fly solo in the Abyss, where attacks can come from any direction. Experience the thrill of combat like never before.
Unprecedented Customization
Totally customize your character through an incredibly in-depth character creation tool, advanced crafting systems and extensive item customization. Take individuality to a new level with the innovative Stigma system, allowing characters to utilize and combine skills and abilities not normally available to that particular character’s class.
Key Features
Fight for the radiant, luminous Elyos or the grim, foreboding Asmodians in a massive celestial war raging all around you.
Soar above the world and fight while airborne–the chains that bind you to the earth are gone.
Adventure through captivating quests fit for an immortal.
Hurl enemies down into stony chasms or pullem them mid-air in the Abyss. Tactics and strategy rule the skies in Aion.
Customize your avatars to be truly unique.
Reign over a world whose beauty, vibrance, and spirit shines with the brilliance of divinity.
Join the battle in massed legions, with thousands of avatars to count as friends or to fight against as enemies.
Experience an exotic atmosphere for adventure with an amazing musical score by Yang Bang Ean (Ryo Kunihiko).
Behold a new graphical standard among MMORPGs–CryTek powers the heart of Aion.
Battle in a New Breed of Conflict
Battle for control of valuable strongholds and artifacts within the Abyss, a hotly contested battlefield resting between the upper and lower halves of Atreia. Plan and execute raids against rival factions, earn special ranks and rewards through victory, and prepare for unexpected attacks by the Balaur, an ancient race freed from imprisonment within the Abyss.
Class selection screen, click on thumbnail for full picture:
Cutting-edge graphics redefine your expectations of online role-playing and reveal a true fantasy world where divine beings wage a war that will determine the future of the world. Your role in this war is pivotal. The fate of the world rests on your shoulders as you and your allies participate in brutal warfare, devise brilliant strategy, and claim power. For the first time in the MMORPG genre – Aion brings PvP and PvE together. PvPvE manages the complex relationships between races and guilds and also controls the mighty Dragons, a non-player faction and a common enemy to all players. Take combat to the skies – Flying is not just a means of transportation. Flight is an extension of the combat system and can be an integral part of taking on your foes in battle. A supremely powerful graphical engine – brings the world of your fantasies to life like never before. Ryo Kunihiko – one of the world’s leading composers of movie and television soundtracks, is creating incredible music that seamlessly interweaves with on-screen action, setting the perfect atmosphere for your adventures in the world of Aion.
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September 28th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Once upon a time, in the world of online gaming, there was but one king: World of Warcraft — the role-playing extravaganza that has snared millions of fans to become one of the most valuable entertainment properties.
Now there is a challenger for its crown: Aion, created by the South Korean company NCSoft. The game had already been ordered by more than 400,000 players across Europe and North America before its launch in Britain yesterday.
Like World of Warcraft, Aion gives players the chance to immerse themselves in a fantasy world alongside thousands of other people. Its unique hook is that each character in the world of Atreia is a winged, angelic warrior who can engage in combat with monsters or other players.
Even more dramatic than those battles, however, is the battle between NCSoft itself and its arch rival — Blizzard Entertainment, the creator of World of Warcraft.
With 11.5 million subscribers around the world, World of Warcraft has secured Blizzard as the most profitable and influential company in the rapidly growing online games market.
NCSoft, however, is far from being an upstart challenger to the throne. The Seoul-based company was one of the pioneers of online videogames, launching titles such as Lineage and Lineage II, which, at their peak, boasted more than four million subscribers and helped to create the thriving market for online games across the Far East.
With Aion, NCSoft hopes to regain at least some of its former prestige as the industry’s top dog. The early signs are positive — not only had 400,000 players signed up before Aion had even been launched but they were so keen to get online that they flooded the service, causing queues of more than an hour to access the game
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/gadgets_and_gaming/virtual_worlds/article6850276.ece