<s>
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
NCSoft	O
(	O
Team	O
Bloodlust	O
)	O
of	O
Wuxia	O
theme	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
in	O
Western	O
territories	O
on	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
adaptation	O
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
Revolution	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
features	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
martial	O
arts	O
-	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
style	O
of	O
Wuxia	O
and	O
qinggong	O
in	O
an	O
open-world	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
provides	O
a	O
highly	O
customizable	O
system	O
and	O
NPCs	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
customization	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weeks	O
before	O
NCmedia	O
day	O
,	O
NCSoft	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3-based	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
only	O
known	O
by	O
its	O
codename	O
Project	O
 [ M ] 	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2007	O
,	O
Sony	O
entered	O
into	O
an	O
exclusive	O
deal	O
with	O
NCSoft	O
to	O
produce	O
new	O
titles	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
,	O
alongside	O
Guild	B-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
,	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
Tencent	O
gained	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
of	O
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
in	O
China	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
its	O
first	O
appearance	O
at	O
ChinaJoy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
launched	O
in	O
China	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
which	O
seamlessly	O
moved	O
into	O
official	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
test	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
record	O
number	O
of	O
150,000	O
players	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
Korean	O
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
launch	O
commenced	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
HTK	O
gained	O
the	O
rights	O
for	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
,	O
initially	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
sometime	O
in	O
2014	O
after	O
the	O
Chinese	O
commercial	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
anime	O
in	O
Japan	O
alongside	O
Taiwan	O
and	O
Russia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
NA	O
and	O
EU	O
region	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCSoft	O
developed	O
"	O
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
Vision	O
Update	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
renovation	O
project	O
that	O
aimed	O
to	O
upgrade	O
the	O
engine	O
to	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
as	O
the	O
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
Revival	O
expansion	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
for	O
South	O
Korea	O
servers	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Q3	O
2021	O
for	O
NA	O
and	O
EU	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
NC	O
Media	O
Day	O
2018	O
,	O
NCSoft	O
has	O
announced	O
three	O
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
IP	O
games	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
2	O
,	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
1	O
by	O
Team	O
B2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
development	O
team	O
and	O
Team	O
Bloodlust	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
upgrade	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
console	O
port	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
of	O
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
M	O
has	O
been	O
halted	O
and	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
NCSoft	O
has	O
announced	O
that	O
Team	O
Bloodlust	O
has	O
canceled	O
the	O
mobile	O
port	O
version	O
and	O
merged	O
the	O
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
M	O
team	O
into	O
Team	O
B2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
M	O
was	O
canceled	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
developed	O
elements	O
have	O
been	O
integrated	O
into	O
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
2	O
is	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
all-new	O
PVE	O
and	O
PVP	O
combat	O
experiences	O
designed	O
for	O
playing	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	O
platform	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
PCs	O
,	O
sharing	O
a	O
little	O
connection	O
to	O
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
1	O
,	O
and	O
presenting	O
the	O
beautiful	O
graphics	O
that	O
powered	O
by	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-play	O
function	O
was	O
applied	O
for	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Blade	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Soul	I-Protocol
2	O
.	O
</s>
