Now that we’re officially into 2018, it’s time to take stock of the year and months ahead and pick your Most Wanted MMO of 2018. Log in, vote, and let’s see who comes out on top this year. Who knows, maybe one of them will actually launch finally…
– Nexon Going Great Guns for Mobile MMOs Including FFXI, LawBreakers a Disappointment
During a recent investors’ call, Nexon revealed its “pipeline” of games coming to both PC and mobile devices. In the pipeline for PC is Titanfall Online, Battlerite and Moonlight Blade. The mobile pipeline, however, is more interesting, with several MMOs making the cut: Elsword M, Mabinogi Mobile, Dungeon Fighter 2D Mobile, MapleStory Blitz, Tree of Savior Mobile Remake and Final Fantasy XI.
Overwatch – 27th Hero Already Being Tested Internally & More in Latest Developer Update
Jeff Kaplan has risen from his place before the Christmas fireplace and has posted the first Overwatch developer update for 2018. In it, Kaplan takes a look back at 2017 as well as discusses current changes to the competitive league and the game’s 27th hero that’s already being tested internally.
Heroes of the Storm – Starcraft’s Blaze Heats Up the Latest Hero Spotlight
Starcraft’s “Blaze” is the next warrior hero coming to Heroes of the Storm. He brings with him a lot of fiery abilities and burning action that you won’t want to miss. Blizzard has released the latest hero spotlight video to show what he can do.
– Astro A40 TR Gaming Headset and MixAmp: Tournament Ready
Since Autumn, we’ve been exploring headphones and headsets like never before. As we round out into regular coverage, we knew we had to reach out to one of the biggest headset makers in the world: Astro. They were kind enough to send us a selection of their best, and we’re kicking this off with the A40 TR: a high-end tournament ready headset with its own surround sound MixAmp. This is our review.
– The Biggest Stories on MMORPG.com in 2017
Now that 2017 is in the bag, we decided to take a look at the things that caught our community’s — YOUR — eye the most over the past year. Think about the things you saw and read and see if they come up in some of our top news and content for 2017.
Final Fantasy XIV – Looking Forward to 2018
Happy new year, everybody! 2017 was an incredible year for FFXIV, and 2018 is already looking great. There’s a lot to look forward to in the short term: a new patch is dropping at the end of the month, along with a new raid tier, a new primal, as well as a continuation of Stormblood’s story, and shortly after that we’ll get Eureka and the next relic weapon grind. If you’re lucky, maybe someone you know in game will have sent you a gift to commemorate the year gone by.
Black Desert Online – Mobile Version FAQ – Pearl Abyss Shares Details for Global Release
The South Korean version of Black Desert Mobile will be released in the coming weeks, with a Western release on its way sometime after that. For the first time, Pearl Abyss is directing its attention to the Western market with an extensive FAQ to lay out the details for the game when it comes out.
Pokemon Go – Niantic Partners with NetEase to Bring Pokemon Go to China
Nearly 18 months after the release of Pokemon Go to most of the world, Niantic has announced a partnership agreement with NetEase to bring the augmented reality game to China. Prior to today’s announcement, Pokemon Go was banned in China “due to concerns around national security and public safety”. Niantic has been working since them to tweak the game and add warning messages to it to prevent accidents and provide more personal security to players.
Overwatch – Competitive Season 8 Begins with Several Changes
If you’re into Overwatch competitive play, you’ll definitely want to check out a recent developer blog post about changes coming to Season 8 which has now kicked off. Most of the changes come through matchmaking including limiting the “maximum Skill Rating” differences between the highest SR player and the lowest SR player on the same team.