Calling all Daevas in Europe! Fly as fast as your wings will take you to one of these web sites now to get your hands on an Aion open beta key. You will be able to find the full client for download on GamersHell along with a a patch for the closed beta client if you have the core files already. Torrent files and additional client download locations may also be found at several of the below listed web sites.

Open beta keys are available at:

UK
www.eurogamer.net

Nordic
www.GameReactor.net

Italy
www.multiplayer.it
www.gamesource.it
www.aionitalia.it
www.born2play.it (beginning September 4th)

Germany
www.buffed.de
www.gamestar.de
www.pcgames.de
www.onlinewelten.com
www.gamona.de
www.gamers.at
www.spieletipps.de
www.eurogamer.de
www.4xp.de
www.allvatar.com
www.playmassive.de

Netherlands
www.pu.nl

Belgium
www.9lives.be

France
www.clubic.com

Spain
www.hardgame2.com

Congratulations to Louis Media of Houston, TX, the winner of the Aion Launch Party Contest! Louis and his guest are off to Seattle for a fun-filled weekend, including the sold-out Penny Arcade Expo and the exclusive Aion launch party at the Space Needle. A weekend packed with games, excitement, and Aion – what could be better? Congratulations again, Louis!

The Aion open beta begins next week, and the Internet is all abuzz about it! IGN.com and a number of your favorite gaming sites have all the news about the open beta, head start, and pre-select events. You can also find a preview of this weekend’s fun at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle on IGN.com!

Elsewhere on the ‘Net, Ten Ton Hammer offers another great guide this week, this time offering tips on character titles in Aion.

The “Aion Westernization Army” invaded the Web this week with a developer diary on MMORPG.com, as well as a lengthy interview on WarCry.

Check out this week’s great articles, and stay tuned for an influx of Aion news and excitement next week when PAX and open beta kick off!

WarCry recently caught up with the team charged with localizing all of the content in Aion – no easy task, but an impressive lineup of writers tackled the game head on! Hear straight from the Creative Writing Lead Marti McKenna and other members of the writing team to learn more about “Westernizing” Aion, bridging the culture gap between East to West, and more in this fascinating interview.

Looking forward to open beta? If you participated in the closed beta events or just applied an Aion preorder key to your NCsoft account, don’t forget to update your game password before open beta begins next week! Updates made to the account system require that all players who created their account prior to July 29 change their passwords to log in to the game when open beta begins.

To update your game password:

1. Log in to your NCsoft Master Account.
2. Click Game Accounts.
3. Select your Aion game account.
4. Click Change Password link in the Actions section, and follow directions to update your password.

If you wish, you can choose the same password as the one you used previously. If you applied your preorder key after July 29, or if you created your Aion beta account after July 29, 2009, no action is needed — your account is ready to log in during open beta.

The world of Atreia is waiting for you! See you there soon!

Darkness inside and out threatens to envelop an Asmodian recently ascended as a Daeva. What will happen to this Spiritmaster, and how is his journey tied to the Elyos Ranger who is also discovering her powers? Find out in the second installment in the Tales of Aion on GameZone.com! Then, return to the story of the Elyos Ranger Esala’ayni as she steps into the rift and enters a land of dusk in the third tale of Aion.

September 4, 2009 marks the opening of the sixth annual Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), a major North American gamer festival that takes place in the heart of Seattle, Washington.

With gamescom still in our rear view mirror, Aion is ready to follow up on last year’s efforts at PAX and once again glide over to the convention center with the entire Aion team tagging along for the ride. Don’t miss out on this excellent opportunity to view our beautiful booth (#642), get some hands-on time with the latest version of Aion, chat face-to-face with our present staff, or walk away with some much coveted swag.

Follow our Aion community blog throughout the coming week to get a peek of what delicious highlights to expect!

See you there!

September 4, 2009 marks the opening of the sixth annual Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), a major North American gamer festival that takes place in the heart of Seattle, Washington.

With gamescom still in our rear view mirror, Aion is ready to follow up on last year’s efforts at PAX and once again glide over to the convention center with the entire Aion team tagging along for the ride. Don’t miss out on this excellent opportunity to view our beautiful booth (#642), get some hands-on time with the latest version of Aion, chat face-to-face with our present staff, or walk away with some much coveted swag.

Follow our Aion community blog throughout the coming week to get a peek of what delicious highlights to expect!

See you there!

Following our recent announcement regarding the commencement of Aion’s open beta, we have taken steps to ensure a smooth setup and preparation process for all participants. While our Launcher will incrementally update your client, the new and patched Aion open beta client has been distributed to a select few partners around the web to prepare for our open beta test. To get your hands on it, you may visit FilePlanet or download it from GamersHell (available later this week).

We have also added a new option that the Aion community has long anticipated: downloading the full open beta client via our BitTorrent tracker (md5 checksum). We have even arranged for a torrent patch for those of you who already have the closed beta client installed but want to get prepared for open beta!

As added extra spice, FilePlanet will–in addition to distributing the client–be giving away a load of open beta keys starting on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Get on the starting line if you do not have an eligible Aion account already! Eligible accounts include any previous closed beta participants and those who have preordered or prepurchased Aion.

Remember to update your Aion game password if your Aion account was created prior to July 29, 2009.

Following our recent announcement regarding the commencement of Aion’s open beta, we have taken steps to ensure a smooth setup and preparation process for all participants. While our Launcher will incrementally update your client, the new and patched Aion open beta client has been distributed to a select few partners around the web to prepare for our open beta test. To get your hands on it, you may visit FilePlanet or download it from GamersHell (available later this week).

We have also added a new option that the Aion community has long anticipated: downloading the full open beta client via our BitTorrent tracker (md5 checksum). We have even arranged for a torrent patch for those of you who already have the closed beta client installed but want to get prepared for open beta!

As added extra spice, FilePlanet will–in addition to distributing the client–be giving away a load of open beta keys starting on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Get on the starting line if you do not have an eligible Aion account already! Eligible accounts include any previous closed beta participants and those who have preordered or prepurchased Aion.

Remember to update your Aion game password if your Aion account was created prior to July 29, 2009.