Weekly News Recap #199 – May 13, 2019

Weekly MMO News Recap #199 - May 13, 2019

A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending May 13, 2019. This is episode 199 in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games covered this week were: Black Desert Online, SINoALICE, Astellia, Heroes of the Storm, Alliance of Valiant Arms, Albion Online, Legends of Aria, ReWorld Online, Dragon Raja, MapleStory 2, New Zenimax Game, and Nexon. Links to individual news articles we covered this week:

• Nexon Reports Q1 2019 Earnings
• MapleStory 2 New Expansion Launching May 30
• Zenimax President Matt Firnor Confirms New AAA Game in the Works
• Mobile Sandbox MMORPG Dragon Raja Revealed
• ReWorld Online Split into 2 Games
• Legends of Aria Allegiance Update Adds Third Faction
• Albion Online Adds 3 New Outland Zones in Mid Season Patch
• AvA Dog Tag Launches on Steam with over 1k Concurrent Players
• New Heroes of the Storm Character Anduin Debuts
• Astellia Shows off Enhancement System in Dev Diary
• U.S. Senator Proposes to Ban Lootboxes and P2W Elements
• SINoALICE Global Pre-Registrations Begin
• Black Desert Underwater Ruins Update Launching May 22