BLADE AND SOUL PC

Blade & Soul was hugely successful in Asia when it first launched in 2013, reportedly hitting 1.8 million concurrent users within the year in China alone (via Engadget). By comparison, Blizzard’s World of Warcraft hit one million subscribers in North America and Canada a year after its launch. The game will feature seven classes at launch, 30 dungeons, a level cap of 45, and a 1v1 Arena. Players interested in signing up can do so at the Blade & Soul website. Alernatively, NCSoft West is also offering various paid packs for players who wish to gain access to the upcoming Closed Beta tests. Blade & Soul is a free-to-play MMO which draws inspiration from classic Asian martial arts adventure films. It is developed by Korean studio NCSoft (Team Bloodlust), who has worked on games such as Lineage, Aion, and more recently, Guild Wars 2. NCSoft also published Carbine Studios’ WildStar.