Weekly News Recap #50 - July 4, 2016

Weekly MMO News Recap #50 - July 4, 2016 by Omer

A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending July 4, 2016. This is the fiftieth episode in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games mentioned this week are: Riders of Icarus, HeroWarz, New Diablo Game, Lineage 2, Albion Online, Black Desert Online, Elsword Online, Aion, Rappelz, Neverwinter, Wildstar, and Tera. Links to individual news articles we covered this week:

• Riders of Icarus Open Beta Head Start Begins
• HeroWarz Open Beta Begins
• Blizzard  is Seeking a Game Director for a New Diablo Game
• Lineage 2 Helios Update Brings About a New Age of Giants
• Black Desert Valencia Part 1 Update is Now Live
• Elsword Rose Gets a Wild West Inspired Second Job Path
• Albion Online Final Beta Begins August 1, Current Beta Ends July 18
• Rappelz Epic 9.4 Releasing in West This Year, Hardcore Servers Closing
• Neverwinter Launching on PS4 On July 19
• Wildstar's Heroes Evolved Update Makes Characters More Flexible
• Tera's Aces Wild Update Goes Live July 7