The former head honcho of Blade & Soul, Bae Jae Hyun, is currently under investigation by the Financial Services Commission, South Korea’s top financial regulator, under suspicion of insider trading. This illegal action reportedly took place last year, when Bae Jae Hyun was holding the position of Vice President in NCsoft. He sold 8,000 of his NCsoft shares worth around USD 3 million before the company’s stock plunged by 11.41% in late June 2017. The big drop in stock price was due to NCsoft announcing there will be no cash auction house in its then-launching mobile MMORPG, Lineage M. NCsoft claims Bae sold his stock to “raise money needed to exercise some of his stock options.” A maximum of 10 years of jail time and 5 times the corruption amount as fine awaits Bae Jae Hyun if he is found guilty. … [Read more...] about – Former Blade & Soul producer under investigation for insider trading
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Battle Bards Episode 57: Blade & Soul
A new episode of Battle Bards is up! Syl finally realizes a long-held dream to cover Blade & Soul on Battle Bards. Truly, this is the highlight of her life, the apex of her existence, and the sunshine beams through her kitchen window. It’s pretty groovy for the rest of the bards, too, as the threesome enjoy this Asian soundtrack and vie for their favorite picks. LISTEN NOW Episode 57 show notes Intro (featuring “Main Theme” and “Cheerful Festival”) “Silverfrost Mountain/Main Theme” “Little Shepherd” “Boss Gorilla” “Black Pirates” “Shadow in the Sunset” “Kun Theme/Character Creation” “The Pot Thief” What one did we like best? Mail from Rory: Taylor Davis Jukebox: Destiny (“Excerpt from Hope”), The Sims (“Verisimilitude”), SWTOR II (“The Final Battle”) Outro (featuring “Fly Into the Sky”) … [Read more...] about Battle Bards Episode 57: Blade & Soul
STEPARU News, Reviews, Previews & Information for Foreign Games Blade & Soul Revolution Actual Gameplay Footage From G-Star 2017
Netmarble's Blade & Soul Revolution is looking pretty good from the latest floor demos shown at G-Star 2017. While I'm not physically at the event myself, Netmarble is also streaming the event and I recorded some gameplay from there. It looks like it has the same quest system as Lineage 2 Revolution with quest helper, auto-run, and auto-combat. As for the skills, the game uses a combo chain system where you can keep pressing the same skill to chain combo after another. The 30vs30 event was interesting to watch. It was a very close battle with an unexpected turnout near the end! Anyway, I wasn't happy with the results. It seems like the top 10 players on both sides were mostly Force Masters... Netmarble needs to needs to balance this out! I like how the game is full 3D and not top-down view. Noticed a lot of load times, graphics looked decent. Feels and looked like they weren't running on max or using Unreal Engine 4's full power. Blade & Soul Revolution currently has four … [Read more...] about STEPARU News, Reviews, Previews & Information for Foreign Games Blade & Soul Revolution Actual Gameplay Footage From G-Star 2017
STEPARU News, Reviews, Previews & Information for Foreign Games Guess How Many Different Versions of Blade & Soul Exist
Are you a Blade & Soul fanatic? Can you guess how many different versions of Blade & Soul exist? If you can't, that's okay because there are actually a lot and I've listed them all below. Some of the games are already released while some are still currently in development or in limbo status. Be one of the first to discover the existing Blade & Soul games and the future upcoming ones. Starting with the original PC version of Blade & Soul Online game developed by NCSoft and Team Bloodlust. The game picked up popularity around the world and was published and localized in many different languages. Fun fact, I enjoyed B&S so much that I had multiple max level character in the Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and English versions of the game. Did you know there was a browser-based isometric version of Blade & Soul Online around? That would be Blade & Soul Hongmoon Rising published by Tencent, the same publisher that localized the Chinese version of Blade & Soul … [Read more...] about STEPARU News, Reviews, Previews & Information for Foreign Games Guess How Many Different Versions of Blade & Soul Exist
STEPARU News, Reviews, Previews & Information for Foreign Games Black Desert VS Blade & Soul 2016 Special
I figured the first article of this year should be one my most commonly asked question and no, it's not another question about my mysterious identity or gender. It's a question regarding whether they should play Black Desert or Blade & Soul! It's going to be one long article, so I hope you're ready for it. Introduction - About Me I'm sure there are a lot of people who don't know me, since I'm a ninja and all. I'd like to say I'm pretty experienced with both games having played them for over a year or two and longer. Both games were my main MMORPG during the early beta phases and releases in various languages. I played the CBT, OBT, and release of Blade & Soul since the early 2012~2015 on and off and Black Desert 2013~2015. You can find my ancient videos on my Youtube Page or my site. I figured now would be the best time to write about both games given I'm not as actively playing them anymore, which can rule out favoritism or that "fresh" new video game feeling. Honestly, I … [Read more...] about STEPARU News, Reviews, Previews & Information for Foreign Games Black Desert VS Blade & Soul 2016 Special