Aion will launch in North America on September 22, 2009 and in Europe on September 25 of this year. Besides the retail edition, the game will be released digitally via NCsoft.com, Direct2Drive, and Steam. For those who pre-order the game now, access to close beta is available as scheduled below:

Friday, 3rd July to Monday, 6th July
Friday, 17th July to Monday, 20th July
Friday, 31st July to Monday, 3rd August
Friday, 14th August to Monday, 17th August