Sydney, AUSTRALIA – July 7th, 2009 – QVS International today announced the start of its pre-order program and availability for the highly anticipated Western launch of Aion™, the new visually stunning fantasy MMORPG scheduled for release this September. 

Available from July 13th, players can now secure their copy by pre-ordering the Aion Collector’s Edition at EB Games (only 50,000 being produced worldwide) or the Aion Limited Edition featuring an exclusive SteelBook case available exclusively in Australia thru GAME, which both feature a variety of exclusive items. Gamers can also pre-order the standard edition. Aion’s western availability comes on the coattails of its phenomenal launch and success winning the Grand Awards of 2008 in Korea and setting launch participation records in China. 

Players who pre-order Aion receive guaranteed entry to all scheduled Aion beta events, early access to the servers at launch, exclusive in-game digital items, and special game benefits including character and server preselection privileges. Featured in-game digital items for Aion pre-orders include an exclusive Black Cloud Hat and Lodas’ Amulet, as well as one of five different Ancient Rings of Power dependent on retail purchase location. The Collector’s Edition, available at EB Games, will have the ancient Ring of Fire whilst the Limited Edition, available at GAME, will include the ring of Magic. 

Aion pre order participants in Australia can be in with the chance of winning and exclusive Aion prize pack including – information along with complete terms and conditions can be found at http://aion.qvsoftware.com.au. To take advantage of the special pre-order promotion and secure their copy of Aion, players may visit one of several participating retailers, including EB Games and GAME. For complete Aion pre-order program details and for more information on Aion or to subscribe to the Aion newsletter, visit http://aion.qvsoftware.com.au.

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