Weekly News Recap #27 - January 25, 2016

Weekly MMO News Recap #27 - Jan 25, 2016 by Omer

A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending January 25, 2016. This is the twenty-seventh episode in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates.  Blade and Soul, Hero's Song, Rappelz, Mytheon, MapleStory 2, Paladins, AirMech, Heroes of the Storm, Spellweaver, Forsaken World, and The Black Death. Links to individual news articles we covered this week:

• Blade and Soul Implements Measures to Reduce Queue Times
• Smedley Returns With Hero's Song, a Kickstarter Game with an 800K Goal
• Rappelz Epic IX Part 3 Launches February 2nd
• Mytheon Egypt Content Launches as Paid DLC, Base Game Price Increases
• MapleStory 2 Rune Blader Gameplay and Making Music
• Paladins Cutting Down on Customization to Become more Moba Centric
• Carbon Games Website Blocked by Portuguese Government
• Heroes of the Storm Reveals NEcromancer and Wizard From Diablo Universe
• Spellweaver Launches on February 1st
• Forsaken World Awakening is now Live
• The Black Death Challenges Players to Survive the Plague