NCSoft has revealed the box art for Aion: Tower of Eternity headed out to retail sale in September. Check it out after the jump.

This week on The MMO Report, Casey's back to bring you news about Aion's upcoming launch, how an MMO site paid a Russian porn star to tattoo their web address on her breasts, and another edition of WTF Second Life.

NCSoft West executive producer, Lance Stites, has written an open letter to all fans of NCSoft games such as Aion, Exteel and Lineage/Lineage 2. Find out what's new in the NCSoft world by clicking below.

Phase three of the Aion: Tower of Eternity closed beta will be coming on July 2-6, 2009. Grab the official announcement after the jump.

NCSoft has announced that Aion: Tower of Eternity will be put into retail release in North America on September 22nd and in Europe on September 25th. Check out the official word by clicking below.

How much of an MMO is button smashing and how much involves actual skill? This installment is an investigation of how armor choices and shield employment can yield more combat decisions.

The next round of the Aion Online closed beta has been published on the official site. The closed beta is scheduled to resume on June 19th and continue through June 22nd. Check out the announcement after the jump.

Exclusive content, early access and in-game items, OH MY! The details for the European community preordering Aion: Tower of Eternity have been revealed. Check them all out by clicking below.

I like stats as much as the next person (probably more), but when warfare is boiled down to raw probabilities, battlefield skill disappears. The building of the best stat base becomes much more important than any sort of tactical competency. Instead of seeking a skill based work-around, games come up with new statistical probabilities.