Shanda’s Dream: A Theme Park For Aion
April 19, 2009 by Joel Tan
Filed under Aion, Asian MMO, MMORPG News, MMORPG Videos
Talk about ambitious. After raising awareness of the masses about Aion: The Tower of Eternity with the help of giant Chinese characters on the facade of one of the world’s tallest buildings, online games operator Shanda Entertainment now wants to build a theme park based on the game.
Here’s the lowdown from China-based online games portal 17173:
Shanda to build a theme park for Aion
Shanda Entertainment has announced that it will partner with Long Chuan Xia Travel Company in Tai Jiang City, Zhejiang Province, to build a theme park based on Aion.
Li Yu, chief executive officer of Shanda Games, revealed that they …read more
Six New Servers for Aion Online in China
March 30, 2009 by Joel Tan
Filed under Asian MMO Players, MMORPG, Shanda
Is Aion: The Tower of Eternity really that good? What’s the fuss over the addition of six new servers to Aion China? Well, for starters, this is the second time that Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited, the game’s operator in China, has added more servers. What makes this bit of news even more interesting is the fact that closed beta only started on March 26, 2009.
Of course, the reason for the putting up of new servers is the fast-growing population. From what I hear from a friend who lives in China, Aion’s population is bursting at the seams. Makes me want …read more
Aion tops list of 20 Most Voted New Games in China
January 9, 2009 by Joel Tan
Filed under Aion, Asian MMO, Asian MMO Players, Atlantica Online, Dragon Nest, Dragonball Online, MMORPG, MMORPG News, NCsoft, Random Rants
Yes, it’s a big thing, to answer that nagging question, “What’s the big deal with Aion coming out on top?”, doing the rounds of your noggin. Well, if the news means nothing to you, it simply means you don’t know about the friendly competition between online games developers in China and those in Asian MMORPG capital South Korea.
I remember publishing an article on MMOtaku that detailed an escalating industry “war” between massively multiplayer online games developers in the two countries.
Here’s an excerpt from that story:
Here’s old news that’s still relevant today: Korean MMOs are losing out in China. According to …read more
Aion: The Tower of Eternity combat video
December 31, 2008 by Joel Tan
Filed under Aion, Asian MMO, Asian MMO Players, Coming Soon, MMO Action, MMORPG, MMORPG News, MMORPG Videos, NCsoft
Pardon me for posting this video if you’ve already seen it. I haven’t been keeping tabs on Aion: The Tower of Eternity since its teaser website made my computer crash a several months ago. So you can just imagine the wonder in my eyes when I saw this video:
The graphics of Aion looks great and the sound effects seem crisp, but I just have to go hands on to pass judgment. Knowing NCsoft, however, I’m sure disappointment will be far from my thoughts.
Now, the only hindrances are Aion’s actual release date in North America (yes, I’ll be playing on the …read more
