It's that time of year again: when fans reflect on the past year of gaming and look forward to the year ahead. That's right: time for end of year awards! Let's look at how Guild Wars 2 did.

PC Gamer's Games of 2012 series shines a spotlight on Guild Wars 2. Chris Thursten explains why PC Gamer is so psyched about the game and chats with our Lead Game Developer Eric Flannum about the core Guild Wars 2 gameplay experience.

Over at Ten Ton Hammer, the fan votes have been tallied and Guild Wars 2 has emerged as the Reader's Choice 2012's Most Anticipated Game. "When it comes to 'fanticipation' our winner took the prize handily," they say.

Guild Wars 2 was included in IGN's list of the top 30 most anticipated games of 2012.

G4TV's The Feed featured Guild Wars 2 as one of the Best MMO Games of 2012, saying, "Guild Wars 2 is taking absolutely everything to the next level, and it's hard to not be impressed by its potential [...]Guild Wars 2 features a stunning art style, beautiful music, and enough story and lore to get any MMO fan hyped for what it has to offer."

Game Informer declares Guild Wars 2 as one of the most anticipated RPGs of 2012, citing "the fast-paced combat," the "genuinely interesting story" and the lack of a subscription fee as some of the reasons they're excited.

Massively awarded us the Most Anticipated for 2012 in their Best of 2011 Awards, citing but a few of the "hundreds of reasons we are pulling our hair out in anticipation for this game's launch."

We won MMORPG.com's annual awards in the Most Anticipated MMO category. "Though we don't know when it's coming out, we all know one thing: we want it now."

MMOCrunch declared Guild Wars 2 as the Most Anticipated MMO in 2012. MMOCrunch have also peered ahead into the next twelve months and have made their bold 2012 predictions. "I predict players will flock to GW2 and before 2012 ends, Guild Wars 2 will have a larger active player base than [unnamed MMO]."

In Beckett Massive Online Gamer's fan poll, Guild Wars 2 was the runner-up for the Most Anticipated MMO category.

AnotherMMO.com picked Guild Wars 2 as #2 in their Top 10 Upcoming Games for 2011-2012, saying, "This amazingly artistic looking game with its awesome fighting animations is bringing you a whole new level of MMO with their revolutionary ideas and it doesn't hurt to be free to play.

Pr0 Gaming listed Guild Wars 2 in their Top 10 Most Anticipated Games feature, while at Shack News staffer Xav chose Guild Wars 2 for his Most Anticipated of 2012, saying, "It's gorgeous, massive, and takes cues from lessons learned around the industry."

We also made gamerFeed's Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2012 list. "Guild Wars 2 could very well be the MMO of 2012."

The European game press love to make New Year's lists as much as everybody else. In France, Jeuxvideo.com ranked our game among the top 10 most anticipated games of the new year. German website PC Games.de features Guild Wars 2 in their PC Releases of 2012 video (around the 4:17 mark), while German print magazine GameStar ranks it as the #4 most anticipated PC game of 2012.

OnRPG picked Guild Wars 2 as one of their most anticipated MMORPGs of 2012 in a cool video countdown of staff favorites.

Across the channel in the UK, the print magazine PC Gamer UK rated Guild Wars 2 as the #10 best game of 2012 and GameSpot UK calls it out as in their Editors' Most Anticipated Games of 2012.

Finally, Britain's own Rock Paper Shotgun found a place for Guild Wars 2 on their Exciting List of PC Games for 2012. They describe the game as "one of the most promising multiplayer titles we've ever seen, with a vast and beautiful MMO world, an astonishing array of characters and potential customisation, and more of an open-world focus..."

Thank you to our fans and everyone who voted for us! We appreciate your confidence and continued support, and we look forward to another great year!

David Campbell is the Marketing and Web Coordinator for ArenaNet. Prior to joining ArenaNet, Dave wrote Live from L.A., the official ABC television blog. He's cranked out text for a wide range of clients ranging from Image Comics to Microsoft to the Walt Disney Company. Dave enjoys going bald and speaks fluent English.

It's that time of year again: when fans reflect on the past year of gaming and look forward to the year ahead. That's right: time for end of year awards! Let's look at how Guild Wars 2 did.

PC Gamer's Games of 2012 series shines a spotlight on Guild Wars 2. Chris Thursten explains why PC Gamer is so psyched about the game and chats with our Lead Game Developer Eric Flannum about the core Guild Wars 2 gameplay experience.

Over at Ten Ton Hammer, the fan votes have been tallied and Guild Wars 2 has emerged as the Reader's Choice 2012's Most Anticipated Game. "When it comes to 'fanticipation' our winner took the prize handily," they say.

Guild Wars 2 was included in IGN's list of the top 30 most anticipated games of 2012.

G4TV's The Feed featured Guild Wars 2 as one of the Best MMO Games of 2012, saying, "Guild Wars 2 is taking absolutely everything to the next level, and it's hard to not be impressed by its potential [...]Guild Wars 2 features a stunning art style, beautiful music, and enough story and lore to get any MMO fan hyped for what it has to offer."

Game Informer declares Guild Wars 2 as one of the most anticipated RPGs of 2012, citing "the fast-paced combat," the "genuinely interesting story" and the lack of a subscription fee as some of the reasons they're excited.

Massively awarded us the Most Anticipated for 2012 in their Best of 2011 Awards, citing but a few of the "hundreds of reasons we are pulling our hair out in anticipation for this game's launch."

We won MMORPG.com's annual awards in the Most Anticipated MMO category. "Though we don't know when it's coming out, we all know one thing: we want it now."

MMOCrunch declared Guild Wars 2 as the Most Anticipated MMO in 2012. MMOCrunch have also peered ahead into the next twelve months and have made their bold 2012 predictions. "I predict players will flock to GW2 and before 2012 ends, Guild Wars 2 will have a larger active player base than [unnamed MMO]."

In Beckett Massive Online Gamer's fan poll, Guild Wars 2 was the runner-up for the Most Anticipated MMO category.

AnotherMMO.com picked Guild Wars 2 as #2 in their Top 10 Upcoming Games for 2011-2012, saying, "This amazingly artistic looking game with its awesome fighting animations is bringing you a whole new level of MMO with their revolutionary ideas and it doesn't hurt to be free to play.

Pr0 Gaming listed Guild Wars 2 in their Top 10 Most Anticipated Games feature, while at Shack News staffer Xav chose Guild Wars 2 for his Most Anticipated of 2012, saying, "It's gorgeous, massive, and takes cues from lessons learned around the industry."

We also made gamerFeed's Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2012 list. "Guild Wars 2 could very well be the MMO of 2012."

The European game press love to make New Year's lists as much as everybody else. In France, Jeuxvideo.com ranked our game among the top 10 most anticipated games of the new year. German website PC Games.de features Guild Wars 2 in their PC Releases of 2012 video (around the 4:17 mark), while German print magazine GameStar ranks it as the #4 most anticipated PC game of 2012.

OnRPG picked Guild Wars 2 as one of their most anticipated MMORPGs of 2012 in a cool video countdown of staff favorites.

Across the channel in the UK, the print magazine PC Gamer UK rated Guild Wars 2 as the #10 best game of 2012 and GameSpot UK calls it out as in their Editors' Most Anticipated Games of 2012.

Finally, Britain's own Rock Paper Shotgun found a place for Guild Wars 2 on their Exciting List of PC Games for 2012. They describe the game as "one of the most promising multiplayer titles we've ever seen, with a vast and beautiful MMO world, an astonishing array of characters and potential customisation, and more of an open-world focus..."

Thank you to our fans and everyone who voted for us! We appreciate your confidence and continued support, and we look forward to another great year!

David Campbell is the Marketing and Web Coordinator for ArenaNet. Prior to joining ArenaNet, Dave wrote Live from L.A., the official ABC television blog. He's cranked out text for a wide range of clients ranging from Image Comics to Microsoft to the Walt Disney Company. Dave enjoys going bald and speaks fluent English.

It's that time of year again: when fans reflect on the past year of gaming and look forward to the year ahead. That's right: time for end of year awards! Let's look at how Guild Wars 2 did.

PC Gamer's Games of 2012 series shines a spotlight on Guild Wars 2. Chris Thursten explains why PC Gamer is so psyched about the game and chats with our Lead Game Developer Eric Flannum about the core Guild Wars 2 gameplay experience.

Over at Ten Ton Hammer, the fan votes have been tallied and Guild Wars 2 has emerged as the Reader's Choice 2012's Most Anticipated Game. "When it comes to 'fanticipation' our winner took the prize handily," they say.

Guild Wars 2 was included in IGN's list of the top 30 most anticipated games of 2012.

G4TV's The Feed featured Guild Wars 2 as one of the Best MMO Games of 2012, saying, "Guild Wars 2 is taking absolutely everything to the next level, and it's hard to not be impressed by its potential [...]Guild Wars 2 features a stunning art style, beautiful music, and enough story and lore to get any MMO fan hyped for what it has to offer."

Game Informer declares Guild Wars 2 as one of the most anticipated RPGs of 2012, citing "the fast-paced combat," the "genuinely interesting story" and the lack of a subscription fee as some of the reasons they're excited.

Massively awarded us the Most Anticipated for 2012 in their Best of 2011 Awards, citing but a few of the "hundreds of reasons we are pulling our hair out in anticipation for this game's launch."

We won MMORPG.com's annual awards in the Most Anticipated MMO category. "Though we don't know when it's coming out, we all know one thing: we want it now."

MMOCrunch declared Guild Wars 2 as the Most Anticipated MMO in 2012. MMOCrunch have also peered ahead into the next twelve months and have made their bold 2012 predictions. "I predict players will flock to GW2 and before 2012 ends, Guild Wars 2 will have a larger active player base than [unnamed MMO]."

In Beckett Massive Online Gamer's fan poll, Guild Wars 2 was the runner-up for the Most Anticipated MMO category.

AnotherMMO.com picked Guild Wars 2 as #2 in their Top 10 Upcoming Games for 2011-2012, saying, "This amazingly artistic looking game with its awesome fighting animations is bringing you a whole new level of MMO with their revolutionary ideas and it doesn't hurt to be free to play.

Pr0 Gaming listed Guild Wars 2 in their Top 10 Most Anticipated Games feature, while at Shack News staffer Xav chose Guild Wars 2 for his Most Anticipated of 2012, saying, "It's gorgeous, massive, and takes cues from lessons learned around the industry."

We also made gamerFeed's Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2012 list. "Guild Wars 2 could very well be the MMO of 2012."

The European game press love to make New Year's lists as much as everybody else. In France, Jeuxvideo.com ranked our game among the top 10 most anticipated games of the new year. German website PC Games.de features Guild Wars 2 in their PC Releases of 2012 video (around the 4:17 mark), while German print magazine GameStar ranks it as the #4 most anticipated PC game of 2012.

OnRPG picked Guild Wars 2 as one of their most anticipated MMORPGs of 2012 in a cool video countdown of staff favorites.

Across the channel in the UK, the print magazine PC Gamer UK rated Guild Wars 2 as the #10 best game of 2012 and GameSpot UK calls it out as in their Editors' Most Anticipated Games of 2012.

Finally, Britain's own Rock Paper Shotgun found a place for Guild Wars 2 on their Exciting List of PC Games for 2012. They describe the game as "one of the most promising multiplayer titles we've ever seen, with a vast and beautiful MMO world, an astonishing array of characters and potential customisation, and more of an open-world focus..."

Thank you to our fans and everyone who voted for us! We appreciate your confidence and continued support, and we look forward to another great year!

David Campbell is the Marketing and Web Coordinator for ArenaNet. Prior to joining ArenaNet, Dave wrote Live from L.A., the official ABC television blog. He's cranked out text for a wide range of clients ranging from Image Comics to Microsoft to the Walt Disney Company. Dave enjoys going bald and speaks fluent English.

It's that time of year again: when fans reflect on the past year of gaming and look forward to the year ahead. That's right: time for end of year awards! Let's look at how Guild Wars 2 did.

PC Gamer's Games of 2012 series shines a spotlight on Guild Wars 2. Chris Thursten explains why PC Gamer is so psyched about the game and chats with our Lead Game Developer Eric Flannum about the core Guild Wars 2 gameplay experience.

Over at Ten Ton Hammer, the fan votes have been tallied and Guild Wars 2 has emerged as the Reader's Choice 2012's Most Anticipated Game. "When it comes to 'fanticipation' our winner took the prize handily," they say.

Guild Wars 2 was included in IGN's list of the top 30 most anticipated games of 2012.

G4TV's The Feed featured Guild Wars 2 as one of the Best MMO Games of 2012, saying, "Guild Wars 2 is taking absolutely everything to the next level, and it's hard to not be impressed by its potential [...]Guild Wars 2 features a stunning art style, beautiful music, and enough story and lore to get any MMO fan hyped for what it has to offer."

Game Informer declares Guild Wars 2 as one of the most anticipated RPGs of 2012, citing "the fast-paced combat," the "genuinely interesting story" and the lack of a subscription fee as some of the reasons they're excited.

Massively awarded us the Most Anticipated for 2012 in their Best of 2011 Awards, citing but a few of the "hundreds of reasons we are pulling our hair out in anticipation for this game's launch."

We won MMORPG.com's annual awards in the Most Anticipated MMO category. "Though we don't know when it's coming out, we all know one thing: we want it now."

MMOCrunch declared Guild Wars 2 as the Most Anticipated MMO in 2012. MMOCrunch have also peered ahead into the next twelve months and have made their bold 2012 predictions. "I predict players will flock to GW2 and before 2012 ends, Guild Wars 2 will have a larger active player base than [unnamed MMO]."

In Beckett Massive Online Gamer's fan poll, Guild Wars 2 was the runner-up for the Most Anticipated MMO category.

AnotherMMO.com picked Guild Wars 2 as #2 in their Top 10 Upcoming Games for 2011-2012, saying, "This amazingly artistic looking game with its awesome fighting animations is bringing you a whole new level of MMO with their revolutionary ideas and it doesn't hurt to be free to play.

Pr0 Gaming listed Guild Wars 2 in their Top 10 Most Anticipated Games feature, while at Shack News staffer Xav chose Guild Wars 2 for his Most Anticipated of 2012, saying, "It's gorgeous, massive, and takes cues from lessons learned around the industry."

We also made gamerFeed's Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2012 list. "Guild Wars 2 could very well be the MMO of 2012."

The European game press love to make New Year's lists as much as everybody else. In France, Jeuxvideo.com ranked our game among the top 10 most anticipated games of the new year. German website PC Games.de features Guild Wars 2 in their PC Releases of 2012 video (around the 4:17 mark), while German print magazine GameStar ranks it as the #4 most anticipated PC game of 2012.

OnRPG picked Guild Wars 2 as one of their most anticipated MMORPGs of 2012 in a cool video countdown of staff favorites.

Across the channel in the UK, the print magazine PC Gamer UK rated Guild Wars 2 as the #10 best game of 2012 and GameSpot UK calls it out as in their Editors' Most Anticipated Games of 2012.

Finally, Britain's own Rock Paper Shotgun found a place for Guild Wars 2 on their Exciting List of PC Games for 2012. They describe the game as "one of the most promising multiplayer titles we've ever seen, with a vast and beautiful MMO world, an astonishing array of characters and potential customisation, and more of an open-world focus..."

Thank you to our fans and everyone who voted for us! We appreciate your confidence and continued support, and we look forward to another great year!

David Campbell is the Marketing and Web Coordinator for ArenaNet. Prior to joining ArenaNet, Dave wrote Live from L.A., the official ABC television blog. He's cranked out text for a wide range of clients ranging from Image Comics to Microsoft to the Walt Disney Company. Dave enjoys going bald and speaks fluent English.

It's that time of year again: when fans reflect on the past year of gaming and look forward to the year ahead. That's right: time for end of year awards! Let's look at how Guild Wars 2 did.

PC Gamer's Games of 2012 series shines a spotlight on Guild Wars 2. Chris Thursten explains why PC Gamer is so psyched about the game and chats with our Lead Game Developer Eric Flannum about the core Guild Wars 2 gameplay experience.

Over at Ten Ton Hammer, the fan votes have been tallied and Guild Wars 2 has emerged as the Reader's Choice 2012's Most Anticipated Game. "When it comes to 'fanticipation' our winner took the prize handily," they say.

Guild Wars 2 was included in IGN's list of the top 30 most anticipated games of 2012.

G4TV's The Feed featured Guild Wars 2 as one of the Best MMO Games of 2012, saying, "Guild Wars 2 is taking absolutely everything to the next level, and it's hard to not be impressed by its potential [...]Guild Wars 2 features a stunning art style, beautiful music, and enough story and lore to get any MMO fan hyped for what it has to offer."

Game Informer declares Guild Wars 2 as one of the most anticipated RPGs of 2012, citing "the fast-paced combat," the "genuinely interesting story" and the lack of a subscription fee as some of the reasons they're excited.

Massively awarded us the Most Anticipated for 2012 in their Best of 2011 Awards, citing but a few of the "hundreds of reasons we are pulling our hair out in anticipation for this game's launch."

We won MMORPG.com's annual awards in the Most Anticipated MMO category. "Though we don't know when it's coming out, we all know one thing: we want it now."

MMOCrunch declared Guild Wars 2 as the Most Anticipated MMO in 2012. MMOCrunch have also peered ahead into the next twelve months and have made their bold 2012 predictions. "I predict players will flock to GW2 and before 2012 ends, Guild Wars 2 will have a larger active player base than [unnamed MMO]."

In Beckett Massive Online Gamer's fan poll, Guild Wars 2 was the runner-up for the Most Anticipated MMO category.

AnotherMMO.com picked Guild Wars 2 as #2 in their Top 10 Upcoming Games for 2011-2012, saying, "This amazingly artistic looking game with its awesome fighting animations is bringing you a whole new level of MMO with their revolutionary ideas and it doesn't hurt to be free to play.

Pr0 Gaming listed Guild Wars 2 in their Top 10 Most Anticipated Games feature, while at Shack News staffer Xav chose Guild Wars 2 for his Most Anticipated of 2012, saying, "It's gorgeous, massive, and takes cues from lessons learned around the industry."

We also made gamerFeed's Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2012 list. "Guild Wars 2 could very well be the MMO of 2012."

The European game press love to make New Year's lists as much as everybody else. In France, Jeuxvideo.com ranked our game among the top 10 most anticipated games of the new year. German website PC Games.de features Guild Wars 2 in their PC Releases of 2012 video (around the 4:17 mark), while German print magazine GameStar ranks it as the #4 most anticipated PC game of 2012.

OnRPG picked Guild Wars 2 as one of their most anticipated MMORPGs of 2012 in a cool video countdown of staff favorites.

Across the channel in the UK, the print magazine PC Gamer UK rated Guild Wars 2 as the #10 best game of 2012 and GameSpot UK calls it out as in their Editors' Most Anticipated Games of 2012.

Finally, Britain's own Rock Paper Shotgun found a place for Guild Wars 2 on their Exciting List of PC Games for 2012. They describe the game as "one of the most promising multiplayer titles we've ever seen, with a vast and beautiful MMO world, an astonishing array of characters and potential customisation, and more of an open-world focus..."

Thank you to our fans and everyone who voted for us! We appreciate your confidence and continued support, and we look forward to another great year!

David Campbell is the Marketing and Web Coordinator for ArenaNet. Prior to joining ArenaNet, Dave wrote Live from L.A., the official ABC television blog. He's cranked out text for a wide range of clients ranging from Image Comics to Microsoft to the Walt Disney Company. Dave enjoys going bald and speaks fluent English.

Visit The NCsoft Store or the in-game Paragon Market at 12:01am PST, November 25, to get great deals on these Guild Wars and City of Heroes items.

Guild Wars

• Guild Wars Trilogy - Newcomers to Guild Wars can begin their adventures by purchasing the Guild Wars Trilogy for the reduced price of $14.99, a fifty percent savings of the regular price (download only)
• Guild Wars: Eye of the North - Existing Guild Wars players will be able to purchase the Eye of the North expansion for the special holiday price of $9.99

City of Heroes

• VIP Starter Kit - For those that have yet to don a cape or cowl, the VIP Starter Kit gives new crusaders or villains the opportunity to experience one month of VIP membership privileges for only $0.99
• Paragon Market Sales - Current players will be able to choose from huge discounts on a wide selection of buffs & boosters, enhancements, account services and more with discounts ranging from fifty to eighty percent off

These Black Friday sales will be ending on at midnight on November 28, so make sure to put Guild Wars and City of Heroes on your holiday shopping list before the sale ends!

Etes-vous prêts à affronter le Colisée de l'Ordalie ? Dès le 19 octobre, les Daevas les plus téméraires pourront accéder aux nouvelles arènes PvP de l'Ordalie et acquérir des armes et armures pouvant atteindre le deuxième niveau de conditionnement. Si le PvP n'est pas votre tasse de thé, Padmarashka a aussi fait peau neuve dans la version 2.7 et offre désormais des combats épiques pour des groupes de 48 joueurs. Si vous souhaitez vous faire une idée du nouveau contenu, les serveurs de test publics (PTS) seront mis à jour avec la version 2.7 d'Aion® le 13 octobre. Pour plus d'informations sur cette mise à jour, consultez les Notes de version 2.7.

De plus, les comptes inactifs à la date du 14 septembre 2011 seront réactivés du 22 septembre au 1er octobre, afin de permettre à tout le monde de prendre part aux réjouissances du second anniversaire d'Aion.

Nous espérons vous rencontrer sur Atréia pour le lancement de la version 2.7 !

—L'équipe communautaire d'Aion

Seid ihr bereit für die ultimative Feuerprobe? Ab dem 19. Oktober können sich kühne Daeva in den neuen PvP-Arenen der Feuerprobe der Rivalen schlagen und neue, bis auf Verbesserungsstufe 2 aufwertbare Waffen und Rüstungen erbeuten. Wenn euch der Sinn nicht nach PvP steht, hält 2.7 einen neuen, großangelegten Boss-Kampf für 48 Personen in der Instanz Padmarashkas Höhle für alle bereit, die eine Begegnung mit einem epischen Boss-Monster suchen. Wenn ihr die neuen Inhalte schon einmal vorab ausprobieren wollt, steht euch ab dem 13. Oktober unser aktualisierter Spieler-Testserver (PTS) für Aion® 2.7 zur Verfügung. Mehr Informationen zum neuen Update findet ihr in den 2.7 Patchnotes.

Vom 22. September bis zum 1. Oktober läuft außerdem unsere Willkommen zurück- Reaktivierungsaktion, bei der wir alle am oder vor dem 14. September 2011 inaktiven, nicht gebannten Accounts reaktivieren, damit ihr Aions 2. Jahrestag mit uns feiern könnt.

Wir freuen uns schon auf den Launch des 2.7 Updates! Bis bald in Atreia!

—Das Aion Community Team

Are you ready to face the Arena? Starting October 19 daring Daevas can enter the new PvP Crucible Arenas and acquire new Tier 2 conditioning weapons and armors. If PvP is not your thing, 2.7 also adds a large-scale, 48-person instanced boss fight in Padmarashka's Cave for those seeking an epic boss encounter. If you'd like to try out the new content, we will update the player test server (PTS) to Aion^® 2.7 on October 13. For more information on the upcoming patch, please check out the 2.7 Patch Notes.

From September 22 to October 1, we will also hold an Account Reactivation event in which all inactive accounts in good standing on or before September 14, 2011, will be reactivated to allow players to take part in the Two-Year Anniversary Celebration.

We look forward to the launch of the 2.7 update. Hope to see you in Atreia!

--The Aion Community Team

Are you ready to face the Arena? Starting October 19 daring Daevas can enter the new PvP Crucible Arenas and acquire new Tier 2 conditioning weapons and armors. If PvP is not your thing, 2.7 also adds a large-scale, 48-person instanced boss fight in Padmarashka's Cave for those seeking an epic boss encounter. If you'd like to try out the new content, we will update the player test server (PTS) to Aion^® 2.7 on October 13. For more information on the upcoming patch, please check out the 2.7 Patch Notes.

From September 22 to October 1, we will also hold an Account Reactivation event in which all inactive accounts in good standing on or before September 14, 2011, will be reactivated to allow players to take part in the Two-Year Anniversary Celebration.

We look forward to the launch of the 2.7 update. Hope to see you in Atreia!

--The Aion Community Team

September 22, 2011--NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs), is proud to announce the two-year anniversary of its hit Aion™ . In celebration of this momentous occasion, NCsoft is hosting daily community in-game events for current players and special reactivation activities for those that have not spread their wings in Atreia in recent months, including double XP and double drop rates. In addition to the in-game celebration, NCsoft is earmarking this celebration with the reveal release timing for its Player vs Player (PvP)-centric 2.7 update, available on the Play Test Server (PTS) on October 13 and the Live Server on October 19.

Starting today, players can participate in Ascension Festival, one of many events scheduled daily throughout the ten-day anniversary celebration. The community team is also running daily contests that can be seen from the forums and main website. And for players looking to jump back into the game, Aion's special Welcome Back Reactivation Celebration commencing at 8am PDT on September 22, 2011 and ending at 8am PDT on October 2, 2011 brings a bevy of boons, buffs and rewards to all participating players. For a full listing of events, dates and times please visit the Aion Reactivation Celebration Game Guide.

Along with the in-game events, NCsoft is also detailing the upcoming 2.7 update, announcing playable in North America and Europe via PTS on October 13 and on the live server October 19. Within the update, players will quickly realize they need to bring their A-game, as they can thrust themselves into two new PvP arenas, together known as the Crucible Coliseum, bringing a new era of PvP combat to Atreia. The first, Arena of Discipline, will allow for one-on-one deathmatch battles between like-minded Daevas; while the second, Arena of Chaos, supports free-for-all bouts on a grand scale for the indiscriminate Daeva looking for glory! Additional content in 2.7 will consist of a large-scale, 48-person instanced boss fight in Padmarashka's Cave for those seeking an epic boss encounter as well as new armor and weapon sets. Additional details can be found in the Aion Game Guides Crucible Coliseum Game Guide, Crucible Coliseum Armor, and Weapons.

For more information about the Aion Community Events, Two-Year Reactivation Celebration and 2.7 Update visit www.aiononline.com.

22 septembre 2011--NCsoft, leader mondial du développement et de l'édition de jeux en ligne massivement multijoueur (MMO), est ravi de fêter le second anniversaire de la sortie de son jeu à grand succès, Aion ! Pour commémorer dignement ce grand événement, NCsoft a organisé des activités communautaires quotidiennes pour les joueurs actifs et une Période de réactivation pour ceux qui n'ont pas déployé leurs ailes au cours des derniers mois, avec notamment, des événements Gain d'XP amélioré et Taux de butin doublé. En plus de ces activités en jeu, NCsoft marque l'événement d'une pierre blanche en annonçant que la mise à jour 2.7, et son contenu orienté Personnage versus Personnage (PvP), sera disponible sur le serveur de test le 13 octobre et sur les serveurs normaux le 19 octobre.

Dès aujourd'hui, les joueurs peuvent participer au Festival de l'Ascension, l'un des nombreux événements de cette période de 10 jours de festivités. Par ailleurs, l'équipe communautaire animera des concours quotidiens sur les forums et le site officiel. Les joueurs qui souhaitent se replonger dans le jeu pourront bénéficier de la Période de réactivation qui commencera le 22 septembre 2011 à 17 h (heure de Paris) et se terminera le 2 octobre 2011 à 17 h (heure de Paris). Tous les participants obtiendront des cadeaux, des bonus et bien d'autres récompenses ! Visitez la page Période de réactivation du Game Guide d'Aion pour obtenir une liste complète des festivités.

En plus des événements en jeu, NCsoft dévoile également de nouvelles informations sur l'arrivée prochaine en Amérique du Nord et en Europe de la mise à jour 2.7, qui sera disponible sur le serveur de test à partir du 13 octobre et sur les serveurs normaux à partir du 19 octobre. Avec cette mise à jour, les joueurs en mal d'action effrénée pourront se lancer dans deux nouvelles zones PvP, collectivement appelées le Colisée de l'Ordalie, et ainsi découvrir la nouvelle ère des combats PvP d'Atréia ! En effet, l'Arène de la Discipline permettra aux Daevas de s'affronter en duel, tandis que l'Arène du Chaos abritera des combats anarchiques où chaque Daeva sera seul face à ses adversaires assoiffés de gloire ! Autre nouveauté de la mise à jour 2.7, la Grotte de Padmarashka est une instance de combat de boss à grande échelle, dans laquelle 48 joueurs pourront affronter une terrifiante créature et tenter de récupérer des morceaux de nouveaux ensembles d'armure et d'armes. Vous trouverez des informations complémentaires à ce sujet sur les pages du Game Guide d'Aion Colisée de l'Ordalie et Art conceptuel du Colisée de l'Ordalie.

Pour plus d'informations sur les événements communautaires d'Aion, la Période de réactivation et la mise à jour 2.7, visitez http://fr.aiononline.com/.

22 septiembre 2011--NCsoft, el editor y desarrollador líder en el mundo de juegos multijugador masivos, se complace en anunciar el segundo aniversario de su gran éxito Aion. Para celebrar esta ocasión tan especial, NCsoft va a organizar eventos diarios para los jugadores actuales, así como actividades especiales de reactivación para aquellos que no hayan desplegado las alas en Atreia durante los últimos meses, que incluyen el doble de XP y el doble de botines. Además de estas celebraciones dentro del juego, NCsoft también va a estrenar por todo lo alto la nueva actualización jugador contra jugador (PvP) 2.7, que estará disponible en el servidor público de pruebas (Public Test Server, PTS) el 13 de octubre y en el servidor general del juego el 19 de octubre.

A partir de hoy, los jugadores pueden participar en el Festival de la Ascensión, una de las muchas actividades diarias programadas durante los diez días de celebración del aniversario. El equipo de la comunidad también ha organizado concursos diarios a los que se puede acceder desde los foros y la página web principal. Y para los jugadores que quieran regresar al juego, Aion ha organizado una celebración de reactivación especial que transcurrirá desde el 22 de septiembre a las 17:00 hasta el 2 octubre de 2011 a los 17:00 (hora española) en la que habrá un montón de sorpresas y recompensas para todos los participantes. Para conocer la lista completa de actividades con su fecha y hora, visita la Guía de la reactivación especial de Aion.

Además de estas actividades dentro del juego, NCsoft también ha anunciado detalles de la próxima actualización 2.7, que estará disponible para los jugadores norteamericanos y europeos en el servidor de pruebas PTS el 13 de octubre y en el servidor general del juego el 19 de octubre. Con esta actualización, los jugadores pronto se darán cuenta de que necesitan alcanzar la perfección para poder salir airosos de las dos nuevas zonas PvP, conocidas en conjunto como el Crucible Coliseum, que traen una nueva era a los combates jugador contra jugador en Atreia. La primera zona, llamada Arena of Discipline, albergará combates a muerte uno contra uno entre Daevas; por su parte, la Arena of Chaos permitirá que todos los Daevas que buscan la gloria se enfrenten entre sí en batallas a gran escala. Además, la actualización 2.7 también incluirá una batalla épica de 40 personas en el mapa privado Padmarashka's Cave en la que los valientes deberán lidiar contra un jefe, además de nuevas armaduras y conjuntos de armas. Más detalles en la Guía del Crucible Coliseuma> y las guías de Armas y Armaduras del Crucible Coliseum.

Para más información sobre las actividades de la comunidad de Aion, la celebración especial de reactivación y la actualización 2.7, visita www.aiononline.com.

NCsoft, der weltweit führende Publisher und Entwickler von Massively Multiplayer Online-Spielen (MMOs), freut sich, das zweite Jubiläum seines Erfolgsspiels Aion ankündigen zu dürfen. Um diesem bedeutsamen Ereignis gebührend Rechnung zu tragen, feiert NCsoft mit täglichen Community-Events im Spiel für aktuelle Spieler sowie mit ganz besonderen Reaktivierungsaktionen mit Doppel-EP und doppelten Dropraten für all jene, die ihre Flügel in letzter Zeit nicht in Atreia ausgebreitet haben. Zusätzlich zu den Feierlichkeiten im Spiel nimmt NCsoft die Jubiläumsfeierlichkeiten zum Anlass, um das Veröffentlichungsdatum für sein Update 2.7, das den Schwerpunkt auf PvP (Player vs. Player/Spieler gegen Spieler) legt, publik zu machen: Ab 13. Oktober wird es auf dem öffentlichen Testserver (PTS) und ab 19. Oktober auf dem Live-Server verfügbar sein.

Ab heute können Spieler am Fest der Aufgestiegenen teilnehmen, einer von vielen Veranstaltungen, die während der 10 Tage andauernden Jubiläumsfeierlichkeiten täglich stattfinden werden. Des Weiteren wird das Community-Team täglich Wettbewerbe organisieren, über die es in den Foren und auf der Webseite des Spiels mehr zu erfahren gibt. Für Spieler, die gerne wieder in das Spiel einsteigen möchten, bietet Aions Reaktivierungsaktion „Willkommen zurück" vom 22. September 2011 um 17 Uhr MESZ bis zum 2. Oktober 2011 um 17 Uhr MESZ eine willkommene Gelegenheit, um allen Teilnehmern tonnenweise Segen, Verstärkungen und Belohnungen zu bescheren. Eine vollständige Liste aller Veranstaltungen, Daten und Zeiten finden Sie auf der Seite Willkommen zurück - Reaktivierungsaktion im Aion-Game Guide.

Neben den Aktionen im Spiel gibt NCsoft auch die Details des kommenden Updates 2.7 bekannt, das in Europa und Nordamerika ab 13. Oktober auf dem öffentlichen Testserver (PTS) und ab 19. Oktober auf dem Live-Server spielbar sein wird. Spieler werden bald bemerken, dass sie in diesem Update ihr Bestes geben müssen, wenn sie sich in die zwei neuen PvP-Arenen stürzen, die gemeinsam als „Feuerprobe der Rivalen" bekannt sind und die eine ganz neue Ära des PvP-Kampfes in Atreia einläuten. In der ersten der beiden Arenen, der Arena der Disziplin, treten kampfwillige Daeva in Deathmatch-Kämpfen einer gegen einen an, während Daeva, die auf der Suche nach Ruhm sind, in offenen Runden Kämpfe im ganz großen Stil in der Arena der Vehemenz austragen können. Weitere Inhalte in 2.7 sind ein groß angelegter instanzierter Bosskampf für 48 Personen in Padmarashkas Höhle für all jene, die es nach epischen Bosskämpfen gelüstet sowie nagelneue Rüstungs- und Waffensets. Weitere Details finden Sie auf den Seiten Die Feuerprobe der Rivalen sowie Rüstungen und Waffen der Feuerprobe der Rivalen im Aion-Game Guide.

Weitere Informationen über Aions Community-Events, die Reaktivierungswoche, das zweite Jubiläum und das Update 2.7 finden Sie auf http://de.aiononline.com/.

September 22, 2011--NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs), is proud to announce the two-year anniversary of its hit Aion™ . In celebration of this momentous occasion, NCsoft is hosting daily community in-game events for current players and special reactivation activities for those that have not spread their wings in Atreia in recent months, including double XP and double drop rates. In addition to the in-game celebration, NCsoft is earmarking this celebration with the reveal release timing for its Player vs Player (PvP)-centric 2.7 update, available on the Play Test Server (PTS) on October 13 and the Live Server on October 19.

Starting today, players can participate in Ascension Festival, one of many events scheduled daily throughout the ten-day anniversary celebration. The community team is also running daily contests that can be seen from the forums and main website. And for players looking to jump back into the game, Aion's special Welcome Back Reactivation Celebration commencing at 8am PDT on September 22, 2011 and ending at 8am PDT on October 2, 2011 brings a bevy of boons, buffs and rewards to all participating players. For a full listing of events, dates and times please visit the Aion Reactivation Celebration Game Guide.

Along with the in-game events, NCsoft is also detailing the upcoming 2.7 update, announcing playable in North America and Europe via PTS on October 13 and on the live server October 19. Within the update, players will quickly realize they need to bring their A-game, as they can thrust themselves into two new PvP arenas, together known as the Crucible Coliseum, bringing a new era of PvP combat to Atreia. The first, Arena of Discipline, will allow for one-on-one deathmatch battles between like-minded Daevas; while the second, Arena of Chaos, supports free-for-all bouts on a grand scale for the indiscriminate Daeva looking for glory! Additional content in 2.7 will consist of a large-scale, 48-person instanced boss fight in Padmarashka's Cave for those seeking an epic boss encounter as well as new armor and weapon sets. Additional details can be found in the Aion Game Guides Crucible Coliseum Game Guide, Crucible Coliseum Armor, and Weapons.

For more information about the Aion Community Events, Two-Year Reactivation Celebration and 2.7 Update visit www.aiononline.com.