Weekly News Recap #92 – April 24, 2017

Weekly MMO News Recap #92 - April 24, 2017 by Omer

A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending April 24, 2017. This is the ninety-second episode in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games mentioned this week are: Bless, Phantasy Star Online 2, Ragnarok Mobile, Carbine Studios, Cloud Pirates, Orcs Must Die Unchained, Starcraft, Netmarble, Marvel Heroes Omega, Armored Warfare, Rend, Elder Scrolls Online, Project Gorgon, Dota 2, DomiNations, OrbusVR, Revelation Online, Ashes of Creation, Cloud Nine, Uncharted Waters Online, ArcFall, Million Arthur VR, and The Exiled. Links to individual news articles we covered this week:

• Bless Japan First CBT Begins April 28th
• Phantasy Star Online 2 Remains a Huge Moneymaker For Sega
• Independent Team Released an English Patch for Ragnarok Mobile
• Carbine Studios Hiring For Unannounced Title
• Cloud Pirates Officially Launches Game as Free to Play
• Orcs Must Die Unchained Officially Launches With New Game Mode
• Starcraft and Starcraft Brood War Are Now Available For Free
• Netmarble Raises $2.3 Billion in IPO, Company Worth $11 Billion
• Marvel Heroes Omega PS4 CBT Has Begun
• Armored Warfare's Tanks Get Reloaded in Update 0.19
• Rend Sends Surprise Wave of Pre-Alpha Invites
• New Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind Trailer Shows Off Warden
• Project Gorgon Working to Improve Graphics
• Dota 2 Ranked Now Requires Phone Number
• Mobile Game Dominations Has Raked in $100M Since Launch 2 Years ago
• OrbusVR Begins Closed Alpha Test
• Revelation Online Animated Series Begins Airing in China on Apr 26
• Ashes of Creation's Kickstarter Begins May 1st, More Node Details Unveiled
• Cloud Nine Makes Appearance on Steam Greenlight
• ArcFall is a New Old School MMORPG Hitting Early Access Soon
• Square Enix Million Arthur VR Shows Off Trailer
• The Exiled is F2P In Season 3