Blade & Soul – Tencent Games reveals 9th playable class at annual event

Over at Tencent Games Carnival 2015, the publisher of Blade & Soul in China announced the 9th class, loosely translated as Qi Master (English name unconfirmed). The new class is showcased in the game trailer below, starting from 2:10 fighting the Destroyer…

Blade & Soul – Stage musical based on main game villain announced

On 13 November, NCsoft will hold its annual Blade & Soul PVP World Championship in South Korea. During the tournament, a stage musical based on the story of the main villain, Jin Seo-Yeon, will be performed. Other than dance and music, it will…

Blade & Soul – NCsoft starting Closed Beta weekends from next month

[Game website] NCsoft announced today that Closed Beta will start on 30 October for its upcoming wuxia-inspired MMO, Blade & Soul. There will be a minimum of five beta weekends spanning at least 20 days, which will give players a…

Blade & Soul – NCsoft teases several more pets currently in development

Blade & Soul Korea recently got its pet update, right after the China server has gotten them less than two weeks ago. The Korean server will get an exclusive Ghost pet, along with the two boss pets and four penguins. NCsoft also…

Blade & Soul – Founder’s Packs now available with Closed Beta access

[Game website] NCsoft announced that Founder’s Packs for Blade & Soul are now available for purchase in North America and Europe. Players have the option to choose from three different Blade & Soul Founder’s Packs, all of which offer access…

Blade & Soul – New game content and 9th class teased at Soul Party

Just when I thought this year’s Soul Party is more about the PVP tournament, NCsoft threw a curve ball and teased the 9th class at the beach event. While little is known, the awesome stage performance is apparently teasing a…

Blade & Soul – Exclusive partner system goes live in China server

Rather than pets, Blade & Soul China has labeled the new system as “partner”. Two are based on game bosses, and the penguin represents Tencent’s mascot. Players will have to search for penguin pieces from dungeons, and form three penguins to try…

Blade & Soul Mobile – Game enters Closed Beta first in China this month

Tencent Games, the publisher for Blade & Soul and Blade & Soul Mobile in China, recently announced the mobile game will enter the Closed Beta phase on 17 August. The previous test phases were mostly small scaled ones, and I…

Blade & Soul – NCsoft to organize Soul Party next week in Busan

I can’t be sure if Soul Party is an annual event for Blade & Soul in South Korea (I think it is), but during the first few years, it is where the major game announcements were made. This time, NCsoft…

Blade & Soul – New wings and pet system arriving in China server

The China server for Blade & Soul, published by Tencent Games, recently saw its biggest update of the year, which included new playable classes added to certain races among many other new features. Not willing to be outdone by competitor’s massive Dragon…

Blade & Soul – Free-to-Play model confirmed with Premium Membership

Since being announced back in May, gamers have been curious about the business model for Blade & Soul. NCsoft today revealed that Blade & Soul English will be Free-to-Play, with a monthly Premium Membership plan. There will be no power…

Blade & Soul – China server adds new playable classes to existing races

Tencent Games, the publisher for Blade & Soul China, recently announced a new update which will see three races getting new playable classes. The Lyn race will be getting the Warlock class, the Yun race will get the Kung Fu…

Blade & Soul – Official panda Lyn figurines now on sale in China

Tencent Games, the publisher of Blade & Soul in China, has started selling panda Lyn figurines online. They should sell like hotcakes given Blade & Soul’s high popularity in the country. For USD 25.00 a pop, one should not anticipate…

Blade & Soul – Watch the first livestream for highly anticipated game

[Game website] After re-announcing Blade & Soul for the English market with a winter launch scheduled, the team over at NC West wasted no time in organizing a livestream to share details with the gamers. We might never know the…