The latest Blade & Soul server in Japan entered its commercial phase earlier today. The business model used is monthly Pay-to-Play (P2P), with 2 different packages – 30 days at 3,000 JPY (30 USD) and 90 days at 9,000 JPY…
Blade & Soul – Launch dates revealed for Japan server and new anime trailer
NCsoft Japan held a private “Premier Show” event for Blade & Soul earlier, and announced several new details. First, the “Limited Trial” will start from 13th May to 15th May, followed by the “Open Trail” from 16th to 19th May,…
Blade & Soul – Game popularity spreading to China internet cafes
With Blade & Soul’s popularity still surging in China, Tencent Games released a new video to highlight how it is working with internet cafes around the country to further spread the product. Tencent has an internet cafe management software, hence…
Blade & Soul – NCsoft to introduce game at special premier show
It hasn’t been long since Blade & Soul Japan was announced, and NCsoft Japan is doing very well in organizing the very first event. Dubbed the “Blade & Soul Premier Show”, it will be a live event taking somewhere in…
NCsoft – Lineage leads again as sales breakdown for 2013 revealed
Lineage, which is over a decade old now, continues to lead the sales chart for NCsoft in 2013. According to the latest financial records posted by NCsoft, sales for Lineage 2 more than double Guild Wars 2’s, which is at…
Blade & Soul – NCsoft invites players to Hell in new Season 2 update
Made public yesterday, NCsoft has added the “Hell” map to the Korean server of Blade & Soul. This is a new area where faction PvP and PvE takes place at the same time, with intense combat expected to take place…
Blade & Soul – Important member leaves game development team
After the departure of influential former Art Director, Kim Hyung Tae, another important member for Team Bloodlust announced his leaving. 김호식, or “hosix”, is the game designer and writer who first suggested that an epic storyline is important for Blade & Soul.…
Blade & Soul – First official images for upcoming anime revealed
As some of you Blade & Soul fans have read a few days back, NCsoft Japan is teaming up with anime studio Gonzo to release a Blade & Soul anime this April. Gonzo was also the studio behind the previous…
Blade & Soul – NCsoft reveals teaser image for upcoming Japan server
After a very successful launch in China for Blade & Soul, NCsoft is turning its attention to the Japanese server next. This comes after the announcement was made way back in October 2011. NCsoft Japan will be the publisher, with…
Blade & Soul – New costumes to welcome the Chinese New Year
While the Korea server is getting its Season 2 update, Blade & Soul China is preparing to welcome Chinese New Year, which is starting next Friday. To celebrate the event, permanent holiday costumes are sold in the cash shop, which…
Blade & Soul – Preview trailers tease new zones and gears for Season 2
Blade & Soul Korea is getting its Season 2 update today, with a brand new storyline taking place after the previous evil was defeated. As usual, players can expect a bevy of new zones, monsters and antagonists. Taking a rather…
Blade & Soul – New loli boss debuts with her very own music video
I do not actually know how to name her in English, but going by her Chinese name, I would roughly translate it to Cannon Lan (火炮兰). Thing is, Tencent Games put up an awesome music video to celebrate the recent…
Blade & Soul – Tencent reveals official numbers for top online game
After several estimates from the “industry analysts”, Tencent Games revealed the actual number for Blade & Soul China earlier today. The highest number of players online at the same time (CCU) is at a record 1,500,000 (rounded down), with around 6…
Blade & Soul – Former Art Director confirms departure from NCsoft
Initially thought to be just taking a break by stepping down from Art Director to “Illustrator” and focusing on NCsoft’s other products, Kim Hyung Tae has confirmed his departure from the company “due to personal reasons”, but will continue to draw.…