<s>
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Piercing	O
Blow	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
South	O
Korean	O
company	O
Zepetto	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
online	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
,	O
players	O
join	O
either	O
the	O
Free	O
Rebels	O
or	O
CT-Force	O
team	O
(	O
the	O
Free	O
Rebels	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Terrorists	O
from	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
,	O
while	O
CT-Force	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Counter-Terrorists	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Blackout	I-Application
is	O
an	O
alternate	O
background	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
South	O
Korean	O
software	O
company	O
Zepetto	O
,	O
who	O
licensed	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
other	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
(	O
published	O
by	O
NCSoft	O
in	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
closed	O
July	O
2011	O
and	O
re-released	O
in	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
Thailand	O
(	O
published	O
by	O
NCTrue	O
in	O
February	O
2009	O
and	O
managed	O
by	O
Garena	B-Application
since	O
January	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
Indonesia	O
(	O
published	O
by	O
Gemscool	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
managed	O
by	O
Garena	B-Application
since	O
2015	O
before	O
being	O
transferred	O
to	O
Zepetto	O
themselves	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
)	O
,	O
Russia	O
(	O
by	O
INNOVA	O
,	O
December	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
Brazil	O
(	O
published	O
by	O
OnGame	O
,	O
August	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
China	O
(	O
by	O
Shanda	O
,	O
4th	O
quarter	O
2010	O
,	O
closed	O
October	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
(	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
transferred	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
)	O
,	O
Turkey	O
(	O
by	O
Nfinity	O
games	O
,	O
August	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
Italy	O
(	O
by	O
Accelon	O
Italy	O
in	O
April	O
2011	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
1.5	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Singapore	O
and	O
Malaysia	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Garena	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
variant	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
backstory	O
and	O
is	O
called	O
Project	B-Application
Blackout	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
Garena	B-Application
released	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
Revolution	O
,	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
interface	O
and	O
character	O
customizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
Blackout	I-Application
NA	O
adopted	O
the	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
Revolution	O
(	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
Malaysia/Singapore	O
)	O
UI/Interface	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
old-school	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
game	O
to	O
adopt	O
the	O
Revolution	O
Look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
Blackout	I-Application
was	O
renamed	O
Piercing	O
Blow	O
in	O
another	O
major	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
