Bless Unleashed

Bless Unleashed is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Round 8 Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for the Xbox One. It is a reboot of Bless Online[1]. Similarly, Unleashed uses a free-to-play business model.

Bless Unleashed
Promotional banner featuring a female Berserker
Developer(s)Round 8 Studios
Publisher(s)Bandai Namco Entertainment, NEOWIZ
SeriesBless
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows
Release
Genre(s)MMORPG
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The game was released on March 12, 2020, with early access to the game available via paid Founders Packs on the Xbox One.[2]

It will also be released on the PlayStation 4 and PC/Steam at a later date.

Development

Bless Unleashed was announced in 2018.[3]

Beta testing

Closed betas for the game were held during April[4] and July 2019.[5]

The first open beta for the game was held in November 2019.[6] In January 2020, the same beta reopened for the purposes of stress testing the game's servers.[7]

Xbox One Launch

On March 12, 2020 the game was finally released for the Xbox One for the Windows Store.

On July 2, 2020 it had its first major expansion update called "Saurin's Deception" [8]

PlayStation 4 Launch

The game is planned to release in the second half of 2020.[9]

PC Release

The game is planned to debut on Steam and its own website in early 2021. [10]

References
  1. "GDC 2019 Hands-On IMPRESSIONS: Bless Unleashed - oprainfall". Operationrainfall.com. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  3. "Bless Unleashed Announcement Trailer". Mmorpg.com. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  4. •. "BANDAI NAMCO invites you to participate in the Bless Unleashed Closed Beta! - Xbox Wire". News.xbox.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  5. •. "Bless Unleashed's Closed Beta Starts Today July 11th - Xbox Wire". News.xbox.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  6. •. "Bless Unleashed Enters Open Beta Today on Xbox One - Xbox Wire". News.xbox.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. Skelton, Jaime (2020-01-30). "Bless Unleashed: Stress Test Now Live". MMOHuts. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  8. •. "Bless Unleashed Launches Saurin's Deception Content Update". blessunleashed.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  9. "MMORPG Bless Unleashed Confirmed for PS4 Release Following Xbox Console Exclusivity". Push Square. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  10. •. "Bless Unleashed Coming to Steam in early 2021". blessunleashed.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
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