This morning NCSoft revealed the launch dates for its upcoming MMO Aion. The game will go live in North America on September 22nd and in Europe on September 25th.

Preordering the game through select retailers - Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop were named in the press release - will allow you access to the closed beta so you can play the game throughout the summer before the public launch. Here are the times the closed beta will be live:

• Friday, June 19th to Monday, June 22nd
• Thursday, July 3rd to Monday, July 5th
• Friday, July 17th to Monday, July 19th
• Friday, July 31st to Monday, August 3rd
• Friday, August 14th to Monday, August 16th

You'll be able to buy the game in stores or digitally through NCsoft.com, Direct2Drive, and Steam.