Gameforge, Europe’s leading developer and publisher of online games, today revealed details about the account model for fantasy MMO Aion. With Aion’s relaunch at the beginning of February, the game will switch from a subscription-based model to a free one, in which payments are optional: the model known throughout the industry as free-to-play. Continue reading AION – Free2Play Model Detailed & Explained→
Great news for all MMO fans as AION is going free-to-play in February in Europe. According to NCSoft, this is an attempt to boost the player numbers as the lands in Atreia have become more and more deserted in the last few years. As the company stated, they have teamed up with the German publisher Gameforge for the switch-over. The Gameforge Aion-Team consists of 38 employees and they will soon be responsible for the running of the game across the whole of Europe. Continue reading Aion goes free-to-play in February→
NCSoft confirmed that Aion’s much-anticipated Update 2.6 will go live on August 3 and to celebrate it, the company has also released four new screenshots that can be viewed after the jump. The update will feature the “Crucible Challenge,” a solo version of the Empyrean Crucible instance, a new auto-party matching system, difficulty level adjustments to Dark Poeta, Empyrean Crucible and Beshmundir Temple, a new pet, new conditioning stones and improvements to boss looting in Fire Temple and Steel Rake. Continue reading Aion Update 2.6 Coming in early August + New Screenshots→
