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Press release:
IRVINE, CA – APRIL 21, 2026 – NC America officially confirmed today that AION 2, the action-packed, open-world MMORPG, will arrive later this year on Steam and PURPLE platforms. Featuring flight as a signature experience, players can fly freely across a world 36 times larger than the original AION, dive underwater, and engage in aerial combat in PvE and PvP gameplay.

The AION 2 development team has invested deeply in building a version suited for global PC players and will be actively engaging with Western players and media throughout the year. The AION 2 development team will introduce more news for AION 2 in May, and looks forward to answering questions from the community.

First, the AION 2 global version is built specifically for PC.

Second, servers will be hosted locally in North America, South America, Europe, and Japan. AION 2 will be localized to 10 different languages players can choose from in-game: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.

Third, starting today, global players can visit the AION 2 Steam page to Wishlist it and check out the official website for details and community activity.

“Aion 2 has continuously updated its content and services, listening closely to the community to elevate the player experience,” said Seunguk Baek, Chief Business Officer, NC. “We want to bring that same level of dedication, community responsiveness, and gameplay quality to players around the world. ”

AION 2 offers both deep PvE and intense PvP, built on a foundation of freedom of movement and flight. The game showcases a best-in-class flying experience packed with spectacular aerial combat and environmental traversal. AION 2 features fast-paced combat that blends precision, timing, and positioning with traditional tab-targeting.

AION 2 brings a varied and deep set of PvE content from solo and four-player dungeons to eight-player raids, where the core gameplay experience is about mastering the game mechanics, movement, and teamwork. AION 2 also offers a variety of PvP activities involving high-stakes fights, from 1v1 and 4v4 arenas to massive-scale, cross-server RvR (Realm-vs-Realm) battles, and the return of the faction-based Abyss from the original AION.

AION 2 KEY FEATURES

STUNNING MASSIVE WORLD TO EXPLORE: AION 2 is a gorgeous high fantasy world 36 times larger than the original game with true freedom of movement.
ACCELERATED COMBAT TEMPO: Precision, timing, and positioning shape every battle in AION 2’s fast-paced combat.
DEEP CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION: Players can pick from eight classes and modify more than 200 features for their character.
NEW DRAMATIC STORYLINE: AION 2 is set 200 years after the original conflict. After the destruction of the Tower of Eternity, the traditional Elyos and Asmodian factions must navigate a shattered universe while confronting the newly empowered Balaur faction.

Visit our Steam page, wishlist AION 2, and join our Discord channel today!

For more information, please see AION 2’s social channels:

YouTube: @Aion2Official
Twitch: Aion2Official
Twitter/X: @Aion2Official
Instagram: @Aion2Official
Facebook: AION 2
TikTok: @Aion2Official

ABOUT NC AMERICA 
NC America is the western publishing division and strategic global base for NC, the leading global publisher and developer of the acclaimed original IPs Blade & Soul®, Lineage®, AION®, and Guild Wars®. With an office in Irvine, CA, NC America oversees the live-production and publishing responsibilities for select NC titles in North America, South America, Europe, and Oceania. In the future, NC America will expand its NC-developed portfolio and launch original third-party titles to the global market.