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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Betawatch: Closed beta explosion (October 30, 2015)
It's a week of games entering closed beta. That is the joke here, if you want to call it a joke. Front and center,...
Blade & Soul’s Destroyer wields a giant axe, generates low threat
It's Destroyer week on the Blade & Soul website, which means that there is plenty of new class-specific stuff to read. The Destroyer is...
Buy a founder’s pack, get into this weekend’s Blade and Soul alpha
If you're looking for a sure way to get into Blade and Soul's alpha test, then it won't hurt to hand NCsoft a little...
Blade and Soul starts technical alpha, talks closed beta features
The very first technical alpha for Blade and Soul is live, according to the game's official Twitter feed. The studio is sending out alpha...
Blade & Soul dedicates a week to the Summoner
Would you consider a cat to be a faithful battle companion? If not, you probably haven't played a Summoner in Blade & Soul, the...
Blade & Soul shines a spotlight on the Blade Master
You would think that a class by the name of Blade Master would be really important in Blade & Soul. It's half of the...
Blade & Soul’s website talks skills and skill trees
NCsoft has updated Blade & Soul's western website with a bit about the game's skill trees. You'll earn a skill point with each character...
Blade and Soul beta begins October 30th, still launching Q1 2016
You can stop holding your breath now: The beautifully rendered action MMORPG Blade and Soul arrives on western shores very soon. NCSoft officially announced today that...
Blade & Soul founder packs are now available for planned Q1 2016 launch
I was very excited to sit down during Gamescom with Nicolas Coutant, producer at NCSOFT West, about the upcoming US and Europe release of...
Blade & Soul’s website updates with new race/class combos
Did you catch the classes page update on Blade & Soul's website today? NCsoft has fleshed out what exactly will be playable in the western...
Blade & Soul’s chi and pet systems teased
Want to know even more about Blade & Soul's Chi? There's a new update on the fantasy title's website that offers a few cryptic...
What is Blade & Soul’s chi about, anyway?
Chi is vitally important to Blade & Soul's lore and gameplay, but it's perfectly OK to not completely understand what it's about. That's why...
E3 2015: Blade & Soul’s ‘full-access F2P’ model and hands-on
Long before NCsoft officially announced that Blade & Soul was heading west, fans were eager for the chance to get their hands on the game...
Blade & Soul offers an overview of the world at large
There's a great big world out there in Blade & Soul, but if you were hoping it would be a calm and welcoming place...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 15
Justin and Bree talk about Blade & Soul's western approach, WoW's war on flying, The Repopulation's launch date, EverQuest's progression server, Age of Conan's anniversary, and Guild Wars 2's Lion's Arch rebuild, plus mailbag questions on repellent MMO IPs.
Help Oceanic Blade & Soul fans by signing this petition
Some folks from fan site Blade & Soul Dojo have started a petition that asks NCsoft to consider an Oceanic server for its upcoming...
The Daily Grind: Did the Blade & Soul announcement improve your outlook on MMOs?
So, Blade & Soul! Huzzah, and stuff. I don't know about you, but NCsoft's heading-west announcement has reinvigorated my inner MMO fan, at least...
Betawatch: May 22nd, 2015
It's been a busy week for the folks at Blizzard. We've gotten a quartet of videos for Overwatch characters showing off early gameplay, and...
Hands-on: Blade & Soul’s western port is a cheerful cliche storm (and I want to play more)
I spent a ridiculous amount of time playing Blade & Soul just moving around.
Most of the time in a given game, I'm moving around because...
Blade & Soul hits western shores this winter
Remember when comic books had little call-outs on the front cover proudly proclaiming that something happened because the readers requested it? I always thought...