Official Site:Â Blade & Soul
Studio:Â NCsoft
Launch Date:Â Western ETA Q1 2016
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid Free-to-play
Platform: PC
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The Stream Team: Happy 5th birthday Blade & Soul
Turning five and feeling alive! That's Blade & Soul's motto today as the MMORPG celebrates its fifth birthday in the West. And Massively OP's...
Blade & Soul kicks off its anniversary event with today’s patch
It's time to celebrate five years of Blade & Soul today with the latest patch, and you know what that means: events. The events kicking off...
Blade & Soul outlines the next round of system changes arriving in the five year anniversary update
Sure, the next update to Blade & Soul is all about marking five years of operation, but that's not all that's happening. As is...
One Shots: A friend closer than a brother
When you are heading out to the dangerous wilds where dismemberment, face melting, certain death, or even experience loss might be around every corner,...
Blade & Soul prepares to celebrate five years of operation
It's been five years since Blade & Soul's local release, and the team is going all-out in celebration complete with a big new desktop...
NCSoft announces plans to release mobile MMO Blade & Soul II in 2021
It's been rather quiet on the Blade & Soul 2 front for the most part, with the only major news coming from an NCSoft...
MOP Awards: Best MMO Player Screenshots
Every Friday morning after breakfast, I crack open the comments to the previous week's One Shots column and pick the most eye-catching and interesting...
Grim and glad tidings spread across Blade and Soul
Do you like your holiday season dour or delightful? If you venture into Blade and Soul this week, you can have both!
This week's Grim...
Winter holiday events around the MMO universe, 2020 edition
Ho ho ho, it's Santa's younger brother Derrick here to do all of the jobs that Nick can't be bothered with this holiday season!...
Blade & Soul offers special Blade Dancer bundles and its Christmas event with tomorrow’s Grim Tidings patch
The next patch for Blade & Soul adds a third specialization for Blade Dancer, and if you're enticed by the prospect of the Grim Blade...
Blade & Soul previews the item upgrade changes for its next update
With the next Blade & Soul update arriving on Wednesday players will have access to a new legendary ring and gloves. That means you should...
One Shots: Gaming in the Before Times
The beginning of 2020 seems so, so very long ago now, doesn't it? It's strange to think back to a time when we could...
Blade & Soul’s final major update of the year includes a new specialization and heroic dungeon
The last update for Blade & Soul this year arrives on December 16th, and it brings with it a third specialization for Blade Dancer. The...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: RISE, Carth, Hunternet Starfighter, World of Kung Fu, Heroes Evolved, Arelot Kingdom, and Project EVE
Welcome back to another quick roundup of some MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles you’ve probably never heard of. Of course, YOU have heard of them,...
One Shots: The life of fish people
Indentured servitude is something that Final Fantasy XIV likes to introduce to its players, such as poor Scott, who discovered that he's in for...
One Shots: Rising sun, setting slaughter
"After a short break from Final Fantasy XIV, I’m back with my /gpose addiction," reader Josh said.
Josh, you're breaking our hearts here. We thought...
Blade and Soul celebrates the Thanksgiving season with the Golden Harvest Festival
Today is the day to give thanks in Blade and Soul with the start of the Golden Harvest Festival. As of today, players can...
Blade & Soul adds the Golden Harvest Festival and a new area with its next patch
When the next patch arrives for Blade & Soul, you can take part in the Golden Harvest Festival and make yourself some good eats. Put...
The Stream Team: Going all ghoul-ly in Blade & Soul
What? It's November you say? And Halloween is over? Pffft, nope! Not for Massively OP's MJ, and not for Blade & Soul. The holiday...
One Shots: Don’t stare directly at the book
In most games, a book is a dumping ground for ignored lore or, at best, a prop to make you look extra-nerdy for all...