Weekly News Recap #42 - May 9, 2016

Weekly MMO News Recap #42 - May 9, 2016 by Omer

A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending May 9, 2016. This is the forty-second episode in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games mentioned this week are: Atlas Rector, OVerwatch, Blizzard Entertainment, Riders of Icarus, Chronicles of Elyria, Sudden Attack 2, Battleborn, Ryzom, Link Realms, Tera, H1Z1, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Albion Online, and Final Fantasy XI. Links to individual news articles we covered this week:

• Atlas Reactor Makes the Switch to Buy to Play
• Overwatch Beta Extended a day - Activision Blizzard Reports Strong Earnings
• Riders of Icarus Open Beta Begins July 6
• Chronicles of Elyria Kickstarter Raises 145K in 3 Hours
• Sudden Attack 2 in Japan to be Published by Nexon Japan
• Battleborn and Battleborn Tap Are Out Now
• Ryzom is Now Available On Steam
• Linkrealms Launching on Steam
• New Skirmish Mode for H1Z1 King of the Kill
• Star Wars: The Old Republic Launches Chapter 13 Profit and Plunder
• Albion Online Beta 2 Launching in the Summer
  
• Final Fantasy XI Gives 10 Day Free Trials to Celebrate Its Anniversary