MMOs.com Podcast - Episode 192: E3 2019, FFXIV, Bless, & MoreWatch this video on YouTube MMOs.com Podcast Episode 192 - Omer (@remotayx) and Erhan (@Ehaltay) This is episode one hundred and ninety two of the MMOs.com Podcast and we look at the most recent news and happenings in the MMO and gaming world. We started the week by discussing Google [...]
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A mere 12 days after AvA Dogtag launched on May 2 the game announced that its shutting down on May 15, with the servers scheduled to shut down on May 28. Apologies for not covering this earlier, as it didn't hit my radar until today, but it's remarkable that this game shut down so quickly. This is like the fourth [...]
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Square Enix release released the launch trailer for Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers at E3 yesterday and also announced that the game is currently at an all time high in active subscriptions (which exclude free trials). This is noteworthy because the period in between expansions is typically the low point for most MMORPGs. Shadowbringers is set to launch on July 2, [...]
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Ever since Pearl Abyss announced that Black Desert Online was coming to Xbox One in June, 2018 at last year's E3, we knew the game would make its way over to PS4 eventually, just as soon as their exclusive contract with Microsoft expired. And it looks like it just did. Pearl Abyss announced today that Black Desert Online will be [...]
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Just 3 weeks after its May 31, 2019 launch, Dauntless more than quadrupled its playerbase from its PC open beta, largely thanks to Epic's push of the game on PC and additional distribution on Xbox and PS4. While 10 million total players is impressive, without concurrent player data, it's not clear how sticky those players are. Anyone who registers for [...]
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Sega announced today at E3 that Phantasy Star Online 2 (PSO2) will finally be launching in English for Western audiences in Spring 2020. The game originally launched in Japan back in 2012 and originally had plans to launch in English within a few years, but those plans never materialized, until now. Better late than never! Phantasy Star Online 2 - [...]
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MMOs.com Weekly News Recap #203 June 10, 2019Watch this video on YouTube Weekly MMO News Recap #203 - June 10, 2019 A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending June 10, 2019. This is episode 203 in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games covered this week were: [...]
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Shortly after the Japanese version of Bless Online announced its closure, the global English version from Neowiz announced that they will also be shutting down on September 8th, 2019. No one should be surprised with this announcement as the game's playerbase has been in rapid decline since it launched. Full announcement: To our loyal Bless Online Community, It has been [...]
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Bungie announced yesterday that Destiny 2 will be going free to play on September 17, the same date the game's Shadowkeep expansion launches. Keep in mind though only the base game will be free to play. Expansions will continue to cost money. The free to play transition shouldn't be surprising as the game's price has fallen quickly since its launch [...]
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Bless Japan will be shutting down on August 8, 2019 after running continuously since November, 2017. Given the game's poor performance globally, this shouldn't be too surprising. The Western version seems to be losing players at a rapid clip and may soon join the Japanese version in the great MMO graveyard. The Neowiz global English version averages just 210 players [...]
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