Perfect World Entertainment has been busy releasing a steady stream of information about Battle of the Immortals, its upcoming MMO. The company recently revealed the story of the game, and now it has actually unveiled a bulleted list of features.

According to the blog entry, Battle of the Immortals is a 2.5-dimensional action MMO that features five classes and hardcore PvE and PvP. More details can be found after the jump. PWE plans to announce the closed beta dates for the game later this week.

Greetings Again Folks,

The shroud of mystery continues to lift and provide our fans with more information about BoI.  So far our previous updates have covered Soul Gear, as well as the story behind BoI.  Let's get into the meat and potatoes of what BoI is.

In short bullet point form:

- Battle of the Immortals is a 2.5D Action MMORPG

- The story of BoI incorporates Eastern and Western culture, ranging from Norse Mythology to the Qin Dynasty.

- 5 Classes, each with their own unique skill sets and equipment.

- Zodiac System, empower your character according to their birth date.

- Auto-Navigation Quest System, progress easily without having look up quest information.

- Soul Gear System, unique sets of armor and gear for each class that grow and change as players use them.

- Hardcore PvP.  Battle other players within a deep and detailed ranking system.

- Hardcore PvE.  Battle against players within dungeons for the right to take down epic bosses.

- PvE Timetrials.  Race against other groups and guilds to kill bosses, the group with the fastest time gains access to even greater challenges.

- Pet System.  Collect a wide variety of pets ranging from cute animals to devastating monsters.

- Mount System.  Ride upon giant beasts in order to shorten your travels, players can even fight while riding!

- Territory War System.  Battle other guilds for rare relics, resources, and other treasures within the Territory War System.

Rest assured that we'll be diving into each of these features and explaining them more in-depth as we get closer to launch.  By the way, we'll be posting a huge update on BoI later this week, along with the dates of our Closed Beta!