AION 2 News
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AION 2 DLSS 4.5 Confirmed for the Global Launch Build
NVIDIA's official gamescom 2026 GeForce article confirms the Western build includes DLSS 4.5 from the September 30 Early Access start, and NC published a dedicated DLSS 4.5 trailer on September 2. DLSS 4.5 has run on the live Korean service since the July 15 update, alongside FSR 4. Still unpublished: the global graphics menu, a per-feature breakdown, and any performance figure — and neither company has claimed ray tracing or Ray Reconstruction for AION 2.
Read story→AION 2 Will Not Have an Oceania Server at Global Launch
NCSOFT confirmed on September 1 that the October 5 global launch ships without an Oceania server, reaffirming North America, South America, Europe and Japan as the four regions — and suggested Oceania players use the Taiwanese build, which it says supports English. That is a separate, region-restricted service with no announced transfer. NC has not said whether an Oceania server could follow later.
Read story→AION 2 Launch Scale Test: September 17-18 Dates and Sign-Up
NC's official August 26 notice sets a two-day server stability test for September 17-18, with pre-download from September 16 — free on Steam and PURPLE, no keys, no invites, no registration list, and the first legitimate chance for Western players to play AION 2. Level 37 cap, all purchasing and trading disabled, and everything wiped at the end of Day 2.
Read story→AION 2 Global Launch Date Confirmed: October 5, 2026
NC named the day at gamescom Opening Night Live on August 25: AION 2 goes free-to-play worldwide on Monday, October 5, 2026, on Steam and PURPLE — and Steam's release field now matches. Founder's Pack Early Access runs September 30 to October 4. Outlets are calling the move out of September a delay; NC has not.
Read story→AION 2 Player Numbers Are Rising Again, NC Tells Investors
NC's August 11 Q2 2026 earnings call: July and August peak concurrents, revenue and MAU on the live Korea/Taiwan service are all above June and no longer falling — plus an admission that the Shengqu China contract is still unsigned, and the first acknowledgement that GTA 6's November release factors into NC's scheduling. Still no global launch day.
Read story→AION 2 Heads to Gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live
NC's August 6 announcement puts AION 2 in the gamescom Opening Night Live showcase on August 25, alongside CINDER CITY and the first reveal of the unannounced Project Bonfire — five weeks before September 30 Early Access, with Guild Wars 3 shown separately in the B2B area.
Read story→AION 2 Founder's Packs Now Include 30 Days of Membership
NC's first global community livestream (August 7) added 30 days of Membership to all three Founder's Pack tiers, retroactively — plus dungeon parties going 4→5, the first raid 8→10, stat-normalised 10v10 battlegrounds, five non-region-locked servers, four character slots, and a pet cap cut to three. Still no free-to-play launch day.
Read story→AION 2 Is Coming to China: NC Signs Shengqu Games as Publisher
NC and Shengqu Games signed a strategic partnership in Shanghai on July 30 for AION 2's Chinese launch, revealing the local service name 永恒之塔2 and a large hands-on booth at ChinaJoy 2026 — with no China launch date announced and no change to the global September/October schedule.
Read story→AION 2 Payment Verification: The One-Time Card Check Explained
NC's official July 22 "One-time Verification Process" notice covers the 3D Secure step on your first payment: a pending authorization you read back from your bank, 3 attempts, a 3-hour window, an automatic refund on success — and no gift or prepaid cards.
Read story→AION 2 Founder's Packs On Sale: Prices, Contents & Sept 30 Early Access
NC's official July 22 notice puts three Founder's Pack tiers on sale on Steam and PURPLE — Standard $24.99, Deluxe $49.99, Ultimate $99.99 — with full contents, PURPLE-only upgrades, platform-locked access, and the first official Early Access date: September 30.
Read story→AION 2 Early Access Explained: Servers, Markets & PvP Rules
NC's official July 17 notice details how Founder's Pack Early Access works: Early Access Servers vs a second Launch Server wave, region-wide dungeon matching, Abyss PvP between EA servers only, a day-one Server Market vs a post-release Cross-Server Market, and a committed Server Transfer Service.
Read story→AION 2 Publishes Official Global Business Model & Monetization Plan
NC's official notice board post confirms the Western economy: Kina/Quna currencies, a $15/month Membership gating the Market and Exchange, a cosmetics-leaning shop, per-character Battle Passes, and Founder's Packs with a 5-day head start.
Read story→AION 2 Listed for September 17 on PURPLE (Unconfirmed)
NCSOFT's official PURPLE store page briefly listed a September 17, 2026 release date for AION 2 Global — the date field has since been removed (July 13), the day was never formally announced, and Steam now shows "September 2026." Treated as unconfirmed.
Read story→AION 2 Season 2 Update: Combat Content & Quality-of-Life
NCSOFT's official Season 2 Update lands on the live Korean service — major combat content with an Abyss Rift Zone event and server rematching, a Gladiator/Assassin/Ranger rebalance, and a wave of quality-of-life upgrades.
Read story→AION 2 Chapter 1: Brawler Class & Land of Sand and Frost
Now live (July 1) on the Korean service: the 'Chapter 1: Land of Sand and Frost' update adds the new Brawler class, the Eltnen & Morheim regions, a level 50 cap, the Fallen Deva's Castle and Abyssal Horn Cave dungeons, and new PvP modes.
Read story→AION 2 Producer Talks RvR Focus and Guild Wars 3 Rivalry
In a Summer Game Fest interview, NCSOFT execs describe AION 2 as a massive-scale RvR MMO and call the Guild Wars 3 overlap 'friendly competition.'
Read story→AION 2 Pre-Registration Rewards Revealed for Global Launch
NCSOFT confirms the first pre-registration rewards — newsletter subscribers get the Pagati pet plus one selectable companion at the September 2026 launch. Reward emails and an official pet video are now out.
Read story→AION 2 Confirms September 2026 Global Launch at Summer Game Fest
The official Launch Reveal Trailer premiered at SGF 2026 — and pins the global PC release to this September.
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