Excitement builds surrounding NCsoft’s newest MMO’s spring release

Sydney, Australia – June 23, 2009: QVS International, Australia’s leading games distributor, today announced the details for the Aion® Collector’s Edition box set (exclusive to EB Games), and Aion Limited Edition box set (exclusive to GAME in Australia). Aion, NCsoft’s highly anticipated fantasy MMO game, is set to fly onto shelves this spring.

In Aion, gamers explore a celestial world of breath-taking beauty and epic adventure. Players create either winged Elyos or Asmodian avatars, sworn enemy races that discover a common foe: the twisted and depraved Balaur. The game has exceeded expectations and captivated gaming populations in Korea, where it won the prestigious Grand Award of 2008, and in China, where Aion garnered unprecedented numbers of paying players during its launch week last month.

Aion Collector’s Edition exclusive to EB Games – RRP: AUD$119.95

• 6 1/2-inch hand-painted figurine of the powerful Aiva, a female winged Asmodian Daeva. Aiva sports detachable wings and wields a removable axe.
  
• Exclusive in-game items, including the Black Cloud Wings, which greatly enhance flight time, the Black Cloud Earring, which boosts health and mana while playing
  
• An exclusive title that enhances an avatar’s abilities
  
• Two exclusive character animations, called emotes, as well as a special dye color to customise player avatars’ equipment
  
• Official Aion soundtrack by composer Yang Bang-Ean (known as Ryo Kunihiko in Japan),
  
• Aion game client
  
• Quick reference card
  
• Game manual
  
• 2 dual sided posters depicting maps of Elysea and Asmodae, the home regions of the two player races

Aion Limited Edition exclusive to GAME – RRP: AUD$99.95

• Special LE exclusive downloadable in-game character ring
  
• Premium steel book case
  
• 20-page concept art booklet
  
• Official Aion soundtrack by composer Yang Bang-Ean (known as Ryo Kunihiko in Japan)
  
• Game manual
  
• Quick reference guide
  
• Aion game client

Both packages include 30 days of game time. After 30 days, a monthly subscription fee of AUD$20.00 thereabouts for the game service will apply. Pre-order purchases, available at retail stores late June/ early July, can be applied to the Aion Limited Edition and Collector’s Edition or the standard edition of Aion. Details about pre-order benefits and subscription pricing options for Aion will be announced at a later date.

In Aion, players experience the thrill of flight as a strategic and integral part of gameplay that touches combat, quests, and exploration. In addition to unprecedented character customisation and unmatched visuals, Aion invites players to soak up its breath-taking world through exploration of more than 1,500 quests, intense visceral combat, and a deep crafting system. For the first time in an MMO, Aion introduces a new game system that pits players against each other and their environment simultaneously in an otherworld zone called the Abyss.

For more information about Aion, go to aion.qvsoftware.com.au. For more news about QV Software, go to www.qvsoftware.com.au.