Kingdom Under Fire 2 Set To Launch In Russia This Fall, NA/EU Afterwards

Thanks to a new interview with Blueside CEO Lee Sang-youn that was conducted by 2p, a number of new details regarding Kingdom Under Fire 2, including future plans for the Western version of the game. The important details are as follows.

• China will be the first country that Kingdom Under Fire 2 will launch in.
• The Taiwanese version will enter Beta a month or two after the Chinese launch.
• The Russian version will enter Closed Beta this summer with an Open Beta planned to follow this fall.
• The North American, European, Japanese, and Korean versions will follow after the Russian version launches.
• The PC and PS4 versions are set to go live "simultaneously" in North America and Europe.

A few other interesting details about the game were unveiled during the interview.

• While Kingdom Under Fire 2 was originally developed in the Blueside 2.0 engine, which s up to 10,000 units on screen at once, Blueside is currently developing the Blueside 3.0 engine, which will upwards of 60,000 units on screen at once.
• The PS4 version of Kingdom Under Fire 2 will run on the Blueside 3.0 engine at launch, whereas the PC version will be brought to the new engine shortly after the PS4 version is released.
• More classes are in development, including the Elementalist, Sorceress/Black Mage, and Paladin. Blueside is planning to release a new class once every four or five months.
• The Chinese version's March Closed Beta will feature 120 different types of unit. That being said, approximately 350 types of unit have been developed and Blueside plans to release a new unit type once every month or two.
• Guilds will be able to capture territory, build cities, and then upgrade those cities.
• It was confirmed that Kingdom Under Fire 2 has cost approximately $78 million to develop thus far. 2p referred to it as "the most expensive Korean MMO ever created."

You can find the full interview here.