Blade & Soul – New Maestro class arriving in Korean server next month

NCsoft recently announced the official name for the upcoming new dual-pistol class in Blade & Soul, Maestro. Teased late last year, the Maestro will be debuting in the Korean test server of Blade & Soul next week on 2 June,…

Blade & Soul – Secrets of the Stratus expansion arriving next month

[Play free now] NCsoft West today announced that Blade & Soul will be getting a massive new expansion, Secret of the Stratus, this April in NA and EU. Moving forward, NCsoft West announced it will offer larger and more ambitious expansions…

Blade & Soul: Table Arena – Debut trailer for Unreal Engine 4 VR game

Developed by NCsoft, Blade & Soul: Table Arena is a new virtual reality (VR) revealed at Game Developers Conference 2017, over at the Oculus Rift experience booth. The current demo version, powered by Unreal Engine 4 took only 1 year…

Blade & Soul – Job posting by publisher hints at possible SEA server

According to a recent job posting found online, it seems that Blade & Soul is being prepared for a launch in Southeast Asia. Garena is currently seeking a System Engineer who will work on Point Blank or Blade & Soul,…

Blade & Soul – Korean server goes Free-to-Play following winter update

Over 4 years after launching in South Korea to immense success, NCsoft today converted Blade & Soul from the original Pay-to-Play mode to Free-to-Play together with the first part of the massive Winter 2016 update. With a new storyline and max…

Blade & Soul – NCsoft confirms dual pistol class arriving next year

While NCsoft is not having a booth at G-Star 2016, it still held the Global Blade & Soul PVP Tournament at the location. Similar to last year’s finals, a teaser trailer for the next major update was shown. But that…

Blade & Soul: Hongmoon Rising – NCsoft and Tencent reveals new game

Earlier today, Tencent Games announced a new game based on NCsoft’s Blade & Soul IP, Hongmoon Rising. Co-developed between the 2 companies, Blade & Soul: Hongmoon Rising is reported as a “multi-platform” title, with PC and mobile versions heavily speculated.…

Blade & Soul – Soul Fighter class arriving in English servers this month

[Game website] In the latest producer’s letter, NCsoft confirmed the new Soul Fighter class will be arriving in the North America and Europe servers on 22 June, which is just some weeks away. If you have forgotten, this class is…

Blade & Soul – Gender and race change functions arriving this week

This week, players in the Korean server of Blade & Soul will be getting 2 much-anticipated functions they have been campaigning for – gender and race change. I can’t exactly tell from the short video, but these functions most likely…

Blade & Soul Mobile – First look at prologue and tutorial gameplay

Blade & Soul Mobile launched in China for Android devices yesterday, and I managed to give it a try through the prologue and tutorial stages. Basically, players collect character cards, upgrade them, and use them in battles. Normal combat is…

Blade & Soul – New Qi Master class heading to China server this month

While the new Qi Master class has been added in the Korean server of Blade & Soul for a few weeks now, I have yet to see it in real action. Nevertheless, the China server will be getting the Qi Master…

Blade & Soul – Cosmetic wings set to launch in China server this month

Blade & Soul will soon get its own cosmetic wings in the China server’s cash shop. While it was mentioned these wings would not turn the tide in battle, they still do give passive bonuses. The first 2 wings apparently…

Blade & Soul – Live stage musical is now available on YouTube

On 13 November, NCsoft held the finals of its Blade & Soul World Championship. On the same day, a live stage musical was performed as well, which tells the story of Blade & Soul’s iconic female villainess, Jin Seo-Yeon. Many familiar…

Blade & Soul – NCsoft announces launch date and eSports ambitions

[Game website] NCsoft West announced today that its highly anticipated MMO, Blade & Soul, is set to launch in Europe and North America on 19 January, 2016, at 06:00 CET (05:00 UTC). Ahead of the official launch, Name Reservation will…