Omer Altay, Author at MMOs.com

Neverwinter: Dragonbone Vale Console Release Coming 1 Week Earlier, New Release Date of Feb 1

January 26, 2022 Omer Altay Comments

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Neverwinter: Dragonbone Value is launching on consoles on February 1st, 1 week earlier than initially planned. The PC version went live earlier this month and introduced the new Dragonbone Vale zone, a new grappling hook mechanic, new story quests, and more. Neverwinter: Dragonbone Vale Official Launch TrailerWatch this video on YouTube Neverwinter: Dragonbone Vale introduces the following new features to [...]

Path of Exile: Siege of the Atlas Update Details Revealed, Launching Feb 4, 2022

January 27, 2022 Omer Altay Comments

Path of Exile's newest expansion, titled 'Siege of the Atlas', is launching on February 4, 2022 on PC and February 9th on consoles. With the new expansion comes a new league titled 'The Archnemesis League'. Grinding Gear Games released the latest trailer for Siege of the Atlas below and released additional details on the update as well. Path of Exile: [...]

Dark Eden and Yulgang (Scions of Fate) Will Launch as Blockchain Powered Play to Earn MMORPGs

January 20, 2022 Omer Altay Comments

Wemade, the South Korean developer behind the 'play to earn' crypto MMORPG Mir 4, announced in their last earnings report that they will be releasing additional games on their WeMix blockchain platform and 2 of those games caught my eye - DarkEden and Yulgang (Scions of Fate). Both of these franchises existed as PC MMORPGs for over a decade. Darkeden [...]

Mir 4 Announces Seoul Spooning 2022 - DRACO Currency Evolving with New DeFi / GamFi Features

January 20, 2022 Omer Altay Comments

Mir 4, the first major 'play to earn' cryptocurrency powered MMORPG, announced 'Seoul Spooning 2022' which is a roadmap for the evolution of DRACO (Mir 4's play to earn crypto). The goal is to expand DRACO's used in the decentralized finance / game finance universe with additional features (like staking and a new token called HYDRA). Seoul Spooning 2022 is [...]

New World Continues to Lose Players With No Sign of Stabilization

January 18, 2022 Omer Altay Comments

When Amazon Games launched New World in October it shocked the gaming world with its huge numbers. The game averaged over 410,000 concurrent players on Steam and hit a peak concurrent playerbase of 913,027. These numbers are absolutely staggering. It was the biggest MMO launch since World of Warcraft. Players didn't stick around though; the game averaged 155K players in [...]

Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard for $69 Billion, Bobby Kotick Leaving After Deal Closes

January 18, 2022 Omer Altay Comments

Microsoft announced today that they're purchasing Activision Blizzard for about $69B USD (Nice). The acquisition is the biggest ever in Microsoft's long corporate history and shows that the company strongly believes in the gaming market. Both companies have agreed to the transaction, the deal isn't expected to close until 2023 and there's still a chance regulators may not approve the [...]

Lost Ark Gameplay Introduction Video Released - Game Set to Launch on February 11

January 7, 2022 Omer Altay Comments

Amazon Games released a new video today for their upcoming action MMORPG Lost Ark. The video, titled Lost Ark Gameplay Introduction: Welcome to Arkesia, explains the core gameplay mechanics, customization options, and the lore of Arkesia. Lost Ark Gameplay Introduction: Welcome to ArkesiaWatch this video on YouTube Lost Ark is set to launch on February 11, 2022 and will be [...]

Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.05 Launches - Adds New Savage Raids, Balance Changes, Crafting Items, & More

January 4, 2022 Omer Altay Comments

Final Fantasy XIV launched update 6.05 today which introduces the following new content to the critically acclaimed MMORPG: Savage version of the Pandæmonium raids Excitatron 6000 treasure dungeon New housing items New prizes at the gold saucer Balance changes for Monk, Dragoon, Ninja, Samurai, Reaper, Dancer, Summoner, and Scholar New elite marks New Tomestones (Astronomy) New Items New Mounts New [...]

Square Enix Stock Soars 7% On NFT Plans Despite Massive Backlash Online

January 3, 2022 Omer Altay Comments

Square Enix received a tremendous amount of backlash on Twitter and other social media platforms over the weekend after releasing a letter from the company's president discussing future plans to embrace NFTs. Some folks, namely blockchain enthusiasts, were happy to hear this, but the response by most gamers were universally negative. Despite this though, investors cheered the move by sending [...]

Riot Games Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit For $100 Million. Every Female Worker Past & Present Gets $33K

December 27, 2021 Omer Altay Comments

While Blizzard Entertainment has been in the spotlight over the last year for its hostile work environment towards women, Riot Games officially settled a 2018 gender discrimination lawsuit for a whopping $100 million. While the Riot Games workplace issues have been largely off the news for the last year, they made major headlines when a Kotaku article first exposed them [...]

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