Weekly News Recap #147 – May 14, 2018

Weekly MMO News Recap #147 - May 14, 2018

A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending May 14, 2018. This is episode 147 in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games covered this week were: Bless, MapleStory 2, Blade and Soul, NCSoft, Albion Online, NEw World, Lord of the Rings Online, Soul Worker, APB Reloaded, GamersFirst, Trove, and EverQuest 2 . Links to individual news articles we covered this week:

• Bless Online Steam Early Access Begins May 28th
• MapleStory 2 CBT Begins Today and Runs Until May 16th
• NCSoft Previews Blade and Soul Unreal Engine 4 Transition
• Albion Online Launching on Steam on May 16th
• Influencers Playtest New World from Amazon Game Studios
• Lord of the Rings Online Launches Update 22.2
• Soulworker Adds New Playable Character and New Citadel Raid
• Game Developer Little Orbit Acquires GamersFirst.com
• NCSoft Reports Q1 2018 Earnings
• Blade and Soul Eternal Night Update Live
• Trove Adding New Battle Royale Game Mode This Summer
• Nexon Releases Q1 2018 Earnings