Video: After becoming a hit in Korea and China, Aion gets an Australian release date.
Avid MMO fans looking for an alternative to the world-eating power of World of Warcraft will be pleased to know that there's soon going to be a new kid on the Australian MMO block. It's been announced that Aion is launching in this country on the 23rd of September this year, with both a standard and sexy collecter's edition available.
Aion's a game of celestial combat and adventure, with players choosing to be either of two warring races - the Elyos or the Asmodian avatars. Most interestingly, the game features flight (which unlocks at level 10 for all players) as a heavy gameplay element. It'll influence questing, combat and much more. On top of that Aion features a deep crafting system, serious character customisation options (which will be a necessity with only two races) and over 1,500 quests.
The game already very popular in Korea, where it won the Grand Award of 2008, and in China.
To get a greater idea of the game's scope, check out this vid featuring key members of the dev and community teams.
That's some slick graphics right there. We're endeavouring to get some time with the ongoing beta shortly, so should have views on the game itself soon. Watch this space.
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