Weekly News Recap #34 - March 14, 2016

Weekly MMO News Recap #34 - Mar 14, 2016 by Omer

A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending March 14, 2016. This is the thirty-fourth episode in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games mentioned this week are: EverQuest: Next, Hearthstone, Wildstar, Black Desert Online, Diablo 2, Shot Online, The Division, Riot Games, Rising Thunder, Stonehearth, Skyforge, Battlerite, Overwatch, and World of Tanks. Links to individual news articles we covered this week:

• EverQuest: Next Has officially Been Canceled
• Overwatch is Launching on May 24th
• Hearthstone Expansion Whispers of the Old Gods Announced
• Carbine Studios Lays off over 70 People in Reorganization, Cancels Wildstar China
• Daum Attempts to Suppress Goldsellers in Black Desert
• Daum Adding Server Capacity for Black Desert
• Diablo 2 Patch Optimizes game for Modern Computers
• Shot Online set to receive a Major Update on March 15th
• The Division Sold More Copies on Day One than any Other Ubisoft Title
• Riot Games Acquires Radiant Entertainment, Shutting down Rising Thunder
• Skyforge - Dark Omen Update Arrives March 16th
• Stunlock Studios and Coffee Stain Studios Announce Battlerite
• World of Tanks Introduces Improved Physics, Sound, and Models in Patch 9.14