Weekly News Recap #212 – August 12, 2019

Weekly MMO News Recap #211 - August 6, 2019

A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending August 12, 2019. This is episode 212 in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games covered this week were: Black Desert Online, Apex Legends, Elder Scrolls Online, Cabal Online, Aion, EverQuest 2, DBZ MMORPG, Closers, Perfect World Mobile, Eve Echoes, Hearthstone, and Guild Wars 2. Links to individual news articles we covered this week:

• Zenimax is Offering Free Elder ESO Plus
• Black Desert PS4 Open Beta is Now Live
• ESPN and ABC Cancels Apex Legends Tournament TV Broadcast in Response to Mass Shootings
• Cabal Online Launches Unity Update
• Upcoming Aion Mark of the Vandal Update Adds New Class
• EverQuest 2 Update 111 Adds New Zone, Mount Levels, Events, and More
• Watch Closed Beta Footage of New DBZ MMORPG In China
• Mobile Eve Online Spinoff Eve Echoes to Start Closed Alpha Later this Month
• Guild Wars 2 Previews Upcoming PvP Update and New Map
• Hearthstone Saviors of Uldum Expansion Now Live
• Perfect World Mobile Launching EU Server on August 21
• Closers Launching New Playable Character Seth