Weekly News Recap #257 – August 10, 2020

Weekly MMO News Recap #257 - August 10, 2020

A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending August 10, 2020. This is episode 257 in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games covered this week were: Nexon, Elder Scrolls Online, Final Fantasy XIV, Hearthstone, Tree of Savior, Ironsight, Tera, Path of Exile, Twin Saga, Crowfall, Phantasy Star Online, Pantheon Rise of the Fallen, and Grand Theft Auto Online. Links to individual news articles we covered this week:

• Nexon Reports Q2 2020 Revenues, MapleStory Revenue at All Time High
• Elder Scrolls Online Will be Launching on PS5 and Xbox Series X With Backward Compatibility
• New Final Fantasy XIV Reflections in Crystal Microsite is Now Live with Patchnotes
• Hearthstone Scholomance Academy Expansion is Now Live on All Platforms
• High Speed Growth Servers Are Coming Back to Tree of Savior Next Week
• Free to Play FPS Ironsight Shutting Down Relaunching By Developer
• Tera 64 Bit Client and New 20 Man Raid Coming In Next Week's Update
• Path of Exile Reveals PC and Console Launch Dates for Update 3.12
• Twin Saga Launches Patch 28, Adds New Senshis, Dungeon, PvP Gear, & More
• Artcraft Entertainment Announces the Start of Crowfall Beta Tests Next Week
• Phantasy Star Online 2 Launches on Steam, Hits over 18,000 Concurrent Players on Platform
• Pantheon Rise of the Fallen Announces Pre-Alpha Shakeout Test Dates
• Grand Theft Auto Online Will Get New Missions, Vehicles, Open Wheel Races, and More