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Launch announcements, financials and event coverage from AION 2's live KR/TW service — every story you need before the global release. (14 guides)

AION 2 Confirmed for Global PC Launch in 2026 — Steam and PurpleNC has confirmed AION 2 launches globally on PC in 2026 through Steam and Purple, bringing the Unreal Engine 5 MMO to North America, South America, Europe and Japan.Read guide NCSoft 2025 Earnings: AION 2 Delivers Record PC QuarterNCSoft's 2025 annual report shows AION 2 driving PC revenue to a 1.68 trillion won quarterly high, the strongest since 2017, while the company outlines its 2026 global strategy.Read guide AION 2's Style Shop Scandal: Celebrity Lookalike Presets Draw FireAION 2's Style Shop lets players sell character presets — and lookalikes of real Korean celebrities are being listed under their real names, sparking a legal and ethical debate.Read guide From Bans to Court: NC Sues 5 AION 2 Players Over CheatingNC filed a criminal complaint against five AION 2 players in Seoul, part of a crackdown that has already banned 72,621 accounts across 23 enforcement waves.Read guide AION 2's Unreal Engine 5 Makeover: Nanite, Lumen and Cinematic FacesAION 2 uses Unreal Engine 5's Nanite and Lumen to deliver film-grade characters and dynamic lighting — a visual deep dive on the MMO's technical leap.Read guide AION 2 Feature Overview: Flight, Underwater Zones and Full-Manual CombatA complete tour of AION 2's headline features — Unreal Engine 5 visuals, sea-sky-land exploration, seamless flight, faction war and cross-platform play.Read guide AION 2 Adventure Prologue: 28 Login Days Earn Free WingsAION 2's launch celebration event Adventure Prologue rewarded 28 days of logins with a free wing cosmetic — here's how the KR/TW launch event was structured.Read guide AION 2 Global Release Window Confirmed for 2026 — With Underwater CombatNC's Q3 2025 report confirmed AION 2 goes global in 2026, and the Western version ships with underwater combat alongside DLSS 4 and Reflex support.Read guide AION 2 Worldview and Combat Primer: Atreia's War RebornA primer on AION 2's setting and systems — the Elyos-Asmodian war, a 36x world with 200+ dungeons, dynamic weather and flight-first combat.Read guide AION 2's World Is 36 Times Larger — and the Classic Zones ReturnAION 2's map is 36 times the size of the original's, with classic zones like Poeta, Verteron and Ishalgen rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 around a central Abyss.Read guide AION 2 PC Requirements Announced: Unreal Engine 5 Raises the BarOfficial AION 2 PC specs call for a GTX 1660 and 16GB RAM at minimum, RTX 3060 Ti and 32GB recommended, with NVMe SSD storage for the full experience.Read guide AION 2 Launch Day: Korea and Taiwan Servers Open November 18AION 2 opened its Korea and Taiwan servers on November 18, 2025 after seven years of development — a look at how the UE5 MMORPG launched.Read guide AION 2 Character Customization: 200+ Options and the Classic Eight ClassesAION 2's creator offers over 200 appearance parameters while keeping the classic eight-class roster — here's what the customization system delivers.Read guide AION 2 Ships With DLSS 4 and NVIDIA Reflex at LaunchNVIDIA confirmed AION 2 supports DLSS 4 multi-frame generation and Reflex at launch — a story trailer and the tech that keeps UE5 MMO playable.Read guide