Weekly News Recap #187 – February 18, 2019

Weekly MMO News Recap #187 - February 18, 2019

A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending February 18, 2019. This is episode 187 in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games covered this week were: Kurtzpel, Anthem, Apex Legends, Activision Blizzard, Nexon, NCSoft, Vainglory, DC Universe Online, Bless, Final Fantasy XIV, and Citywars Savage. Links to individual news articles we covered this week:

• Final Fantasy XIV Launches Patch 4.55, Adds New Eureka Zone
• Kurtzpel Closed Beta Begins Feb 20, 2019
• Anthem Early Access Begins, Full Launch Coming Feb 22
• Citywars Savage, an Indie MMORPG based on a Minecraft Server Launching Dec 2019
• Bless Online Launching Urdaata War Fortress Update on Feb 20
• Nexon Reports Q4 2018 Earnings Report, MS/DFO Revenue Surges
• NCSoft Reports Q4 2018 Earnings Report, Shows Sales Figures for All Franchises
• Mobile MOBA Vainglory Launches Cross Play Compatible PC Client on Steam
• DC Universe Online Episode 'Justice League Dark' Launches March 28 2019
• Activision Blizzard Reports Q4 2018 Earnings, Confirms Layoffs
• Apex Legends Hits 25m Players, 2M Peak concurrent