Weekly News Recap #93 – May 1, 2017

Weekly MMO News Recap #93 - May 1, 2017 by Omer

A look at MMO News and updates for the week ending May 1, 2017. This is the ninety-third episode in a weekly series every Monday that will cover all major MMO news and updates. The games mentioned this week are: Bless, Bless Mobile, Lord of the Rings Online, Overwatch, Project DH, Neverwinter, Tree of Savior, Battlerite, Black Desert Online, Pantheon Rise of the Fallen, Asta Online, Runescape, Awesomenauts, Guild Wars 2, Revelation Online, Echo of Soul, Wargaming, Wizard101, and Pirate101. Links to individual news articles we covered this week:

• Bless RU to Shut Down For Revision on May 25th
• Joycity Studio Developing Bless Mobile Using Unreal Engine 4
• Lord of the Rings Online Hits 10 Year Anniversary
• New Project DH Details Unveiled at Nexon Developers Conference
• Overwatch Will be Free to Play for a Month in China
• Neverwinter Hits 15 Million Registered Players Across All Platforms
• Lawbreakers Second Closed Beta Test Begins May 19th
• Tree of Savior's Upcoming Stat Changes Detailed
• New Map in Battlerite
• Black Desert Online Patch Lets You Drag UI elements Outside Game Window
• Pantheon Rise of the Fallen Secures Funds, Pushes Game Forward
• Asta Online Relaunches on Steam
• Runescape Opens golden City Menaphos on June 5th
• Awesomenauts Going Free to Play on May 24th
• Guild Wars 2's Next Living World Episode Goes Live May 2nd, Permanent Heart of Thorns Price Drop
• Revelation Online Introduces Players to the Tower of Pain Dungeon
• Echo of Soul Tries Again in China
• Wargaming Launches Wargaming.net Game Center
• Wizard101 and Pirate101 May be Coming to Steam