Weekly News Recap #108 – August 14, 2017

Weekly MMO News Recap #108 - August 14, 2017 by Omer

A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending August 14, 2017. This is episode 108 in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games mentioned this week are: Lineage Eternal, Blade and Soul, Guild Wars 2, Tartaros Online, Ragnarok Mobile, Final Fantasy XIV, Dual Universe, Revelation Online, Artifact Dota Card Game, Shroud of the Avatar, Faeria, Tera, Plarium, and Vainglory. Links to individual news articles we covered this week:

• Lineage Eternal Delayed, Will Use Unreal Engine 4
• Blade and Soul Coming to Consoles
• NCSoft Reports Earnings, GW2 and Aion Revnues Sink
• Tartaros Online Launching in November
• Hugely Successful Ragnarok Mobile Going Global in English
• Final Fantasy XIV Patch 4.06 Launches, 10M Cumulative Players Have Tried FF14
• MMO Dual Universe Developer NovaQuark Raises $3.7M From Investors
• Revelation Online Safe Haven Update Now Live
• Valve Reveals Dota Card Game
• Shroud of the Avatar Launches Yet Another Free Trial
• eSports Currently Considered in 2024 Olympics
• Mobile Game Studio Plarium Acquired for $500M
• Faeria's First Expansion Launches
• Tera Prepares Patch 58.03.01a
• Vainglory Studio Secures $19M in Funding