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 PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One in 2020. It is a reboot of Bless Online.[1] Similarly, Unleashed uses a free-to-play business model. It is also be released for the PC in 2021.

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
ReleaseXbox One
  • WW: March 12, 2020
PlayStation 4
  • WW: October 22, 2020
Windows
TBA
Genre(s)MMORPG
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Development

Bless Unleashed was announced in 2018.[2]

Beta testing

Closed beta releases for the game were held during April[3] and July 2019.[4] The first open beta for the game was held in November 2019.[5] In January 2020, the same beta reopened for the purposes of stress testing the game's servers.[6]

Xbox One

On March 12, 2020, the game was finally released for the Xbox One for the Windows Store, with early access to the game available via paid Founders Packs on the Xbox One.[7] On July 2, 2020, it had its first major expansion update, "Saurin's Deception".[8]

PlayStation 4

The PlayStation 4 version was released on October 22, 2020.[9][10]

PC

The PC version is planned to debut on Steam and its own website in early 2021.[11]

Reception

References
  1. "GDC 2019 Hands-On IMPRESSIONS: Bless Unleashed - oprainfall". Operationrainfall.com. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  2. "Bless Unleashed Announcement Trailer". Mmorpg.com. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  3. "BANDAI NAMCO invites you to participate in the Bless Unleashed Closed Beta! - Xbox Wire". News.xbox.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  4. "Bless Unleashed's Closed Beta Starts Today July 11th - Xbox Wire". News.xbox.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  5. "Bless Unleashed Enters Open Beta Today on Xbox One - Xbox Wire". News.xbox.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  6. 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.
  9. "MMORPG Bless Unleashed Confirmed for PS4 Release Following Xbox Console Exclusivity". Push Square. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  10. "Bless Unleashed for PS4 launches October 22". Gematsu. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  11. "Bless Unleashed Coming to Steam in early 2021". blessunleashed.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  12. "Bless Unleashed for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2021-01-26.


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