MMO Week in Review: Eyes on EverQuest Next (June 7, 2015)

    
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Hey, remember EverQuest Next? Daybreak does too, which is why it announced on Friday that it’s shifting developer attention to the unreleased title. There are caveats, of course; Daybreak won’t commit to a 2015 release, and Landmark is not being abandoned. “You can fully expect updates and hotfixes to Landmark as we continue with this development process; they are simply going to be on a less regular schedule than you guys have been accustomed to over the past year or so,” says Daybreak’s Terry Michaels.

It was a big week for MOBAs as well, with the launch of Heroes of the Storm and the sunset announcement for Infinite Crisis. Read on for the very best of this week’s MMO news and opinions.

A BIG WEEK FOR MOBAS
Infinite Crisis is shutting down on August 14th - DC-themed superhero MOBA Infinite Crisis is shutting down on August 14th, according to an announcement posted on the front page of Turbine's official site. After much deliberation, we regret to announce the official shutdown of Infinite…
Heroes of the Storm readies Eternal Conflict patch - Last week, Heroes of the Storm launched. But that was the past, and Blizzard is all about looking ahead to the future. Part of this forward thinking is the preparation of a meaty content expansion for…
Heroes of the Storm gets an honest trailer - Surely you've heard of the honest trailer phenomenon, wherein a guy with an action movie trailer voice narrates footage of popular films, TV shows, and games to humorous effect. Blizzard's newly released Heroes of the Storm MOBA…
THIS WEEK’S TOP MMO STORIES
ArcheAge’s server merges will spark another land rush - When ArcheAge first announced that there would be some sort of server consolidation, players were understandably nervous. Merges can be a messy business at the best of times, but when you have a game with limited…
TERA is adding a new PvE server on June 9 - [AL:TERA]En Masse is adding a new server to TERA! The firm says that the Steam launch and the introduction of the new Gunner class have been a huge success, so much so that the population cap…
The Game Archaeologist: The Matrix Online - It's not every year that a movie comes along that captures the pop culture zeitgeist so powerfully and so quickly as The Matrix did. I recall lugging a few college friends along to see this back…
CCP financials for 2014 continue their downward slide - It's become a cottage industry for EVE Online fans to try to figure out whether CCP Games is doing well or not. Gone are the days with regular crowing about subscriber numbers, and as with most companies, the…
Aion’s Upheaval begins on June 17th - [AL:Aion]At a time when players are leery of being nickle-and-dimed, Aion is releasing yet another completely free expansion. Also known as patch 4.8, Upheaval launches in just two weeks on June 17th for all players, opening…
You can ride a motorcycle in The Secret World tomorrow - The title really says it all, no? Funcom has announced that it is bringing down The Secret World's servers on June 3rd at 8:30 a.m. EDT. Downtime is currently estimated at two hours. When the servers return,…
The Repopulation on expectations, SWG, and the Q4 launch - When Above & Beyond Technologies announced that its sci-fi MMO The Repopulation will launch before the end of 2015, sandbox fans simultaneously pumped their fists and arched their brows. MassivelyOP tracked down lead developer J.C. Smith and…
Elite: Dangerous launches the Powerplay update - The latest update for Elite: Dangerous does not allow players to personally claim big chunks of the galaxy, but it does allow players to sign up with the people who do. After a little over a…
THIS WEEK’S CASTS & STREAMS
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