This is an exciting time for Blade & Soul, as we just announced the launch date—12:00am PST, January 19, 2016—and have an extended Closed Beta running for seven days, from November 24–30. We’re also partnering with Alienware for this extended test to give away beta keys. While purchase of a Founder’s Pack guarantees access to all beta tests (as well as additional benefits), you can receive a beta code good for this weeklong extended test directly from Alienware—while supplies last.

We’re also holding a special Arena Invitational event on Tuesday, November 24, on our Blade & Soul Twitch channel, where pro player Jaesung Lee will be livestreaming from our studio in Southern California, and dueling our top players from the Arena ranking in Closed Beta 2.

The livestream begins at 10am PST, November 24, and runs all the way until 6:30pm PST. Jaesung will be challenging invited North American and European players, and we’ll be holding giveaways regularly throughout the stream. We’ll be giving out t-shirts, beta codes, and—if anyone happens to beat Jaesung—we’ll give out a Master Founder’s Pack. Duel participants will receive a t-shirt just for showing up, but can also win an extremely rare Blade & Soul jacket if they win.

Here’s the list of players we’ve invited to participate in the Invitational, and challenge Jaesung Lee.

Europe

Character Class Kirisu Blade Master OmegaSoul Summoner Ryudeus Kung Fu Master Bevv Force Master cvnoz Destroyer AleksaTh Blade Master Enoll Blade Master Shiro chan Kung Fu Master Acchan Summoner Shizuru Destroyer Dark blade Blade Dancer CooLSTyLe Assassin Empathy Blade Dancer Iracy Blade Dancer Shivani Blade Dancer Eriiza Destroyer

North America