Blade&Soul announced for the west

• Hazeri wrote on 2012-09-14 06:13

  NCsoft to Introduce Western Gamers to Asian Martial Arts Fantasy with Blade & Soul®
  
  Western development confirmed for acclaimed MMO
  
  SEATTLE - SEPTEMBER 13, 2012: NCsoft ®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), today confirms its Western expansion plans for Blade & Soul, the wildly successful Asian martial arts fantasy MMO developed by Team Bloodlust, an in-house studio based in NCsoft's headquarters in Seoul. Blade & Soul has already captured the hearts of millions, consistently ranking as one of the top games in PC cafés across South Korea since its launch eleven weeks ago, and plans to reach the same level of success and popularity in Western markets.
  
  Blade & Soul brings MMO and RPG gaming communities an online world rich in Asian martial arts, a theme that has traditionally been limited to fighting games. Once Blade & Soul launches in the West, players will have the ability to experience the flowing nature of action martial arts that they have come to love, but will experience it in a modern format blended together with deep story lines and an epic online world populated by millions.
  
  Bringing to life the fantasy style and signature character movement made popular by the classic martial arts adventure films House of Flying Daggers and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Blade & Soul embraces the essence of historic martial arts combat, set in a beautiful world inspired by the stunning art of renowned artist Hyung-Tae Kim, Team Bloodlust's Blade & Soul lead artist. Kim's strong international manga following and his unique style of blending Japanese anime and Korean art will expand Blade & Soul's appeal to a broad range of audiences.
  
  Exact release timing for Blade & Soul has not been confirmed, but NCsoft is already aggressively tailoring the title for Western players, working closely with Team Bloodlust to ensure the rich Asian martial arts theme stays intact.
  
  For more information on Blade & Soul, visit the official website at www.bladeandsoul.com.

  
  http://www.bladeandsoul.com/en/news/
  
  It's finally going to be available in english, hopefully it releases before the end of the year, we'll see.
• Tornado765 wrote on 2012-09-14 15:14
  Your killing me dude, your killing me with happiness... :imdead:
• Meiji wrote on 2012-09-14 15:45
  By what I played on private servers I wasn't thaaaaat impressed anymore. But we'll see.
  
  Combat certainly failed to meet my expectations a bit, but maybe cause I was low level.
• ZazieTheBeast wrote on 2012-09-14 15:50
  finally, ive waited for this game since i first saw it a long time ago
• BizarreJuju wrote on 2012-09-14 16:40
  Ya I also played the beta, game play didn't feel as "intense" like shown on trailer. Despite the beautiful graphics, the game feels outdated (waited for 3-4 years?)