'Blade And Soul' US Release Date Finally Revealed' Closed Beta Testing Coming Soon

by Christian Pepito / Nov 21, 2015 01:29 AM EST

The "Blade and Soul" US release date has finally been revealed, according to PC Gamer.

NCSoft, the game publisher, first launched this martial arts MMO in Korea in 2012. The game became a hit instantly with its unique gameplay. It was then launched in China in 2013. Afterwards it was launched in Japan in 2014 together with Taiwan.

The game became popular with its martial arts gameplay and MMORPG elements. The game has some of its elements based on ancient mythologies. The character that a player will take on will be seeking revenge in the storyline.

NCSoft has now announced the official release date of the popular MMO, "Blade and Soul," for the West. North America and Europe will get the game on Jan. 19, 2016 at 12 a.m. EST, according to Gamespot. If a player has bought the Founder's Pack edition then he or she will get an earlier access to the game which will be on Jan. 15, 2016.

The game will be fully localized for the West which will have languages like English, German and French. The game will also feature seven classes, according to Destructoid.

In addition, players who have bought the higher tier Disciple or Master Founder's Pack will be able to reserve names for their character on Jan. 11, 2016.

On release date, the game will have a max level of 45, according to VG247. Players can access the 1v1 Arena and they can check out two dungeons which are the Blackram Supply Chain and the E. Fleet Supply Chain.

In addition, there are planned regular content updates and patches for the game. All of those updates and patches are now in-progress.

There will be another "Blade and Soul" closed beta test before the release date. The closed beta test for this game will be running from Nov. 24 until Nov. 30.