MMO Week in Review: Secret World Legends’ soft launch (June 25, 2017)

    
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Ready or not, The Secret World has become Secret World Legends this weekend as Funcom game soft-launched into the headstart of its reimagined MMORPG. The launch hasn’t been without its issues, however, including today’s downtime and patcher problems, though the weekend revelation that vets will get more than they expected has been welcome.

Meanwhile, Final Fantasy XIV’s Stormblood formally launched, racking up praise from our veteran players.

Read on for the very best of this week’s MMO news and opinions.

SECRET WORLD LEGENDS
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THIS WEEK’S TOP STORIES
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood has launched today - [AL:FFXIV]The time is finally here. While pre-ordered players were able to play from Friday onward, Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood officially launches today. Players of all sorts can log in and…
NCsoft MOBA Master X Master launches today - Master X Master is officially launching in the West today, bringing NCsoft's take on a multi-IP MOBA-with-a-twist to our shores. The twist is the PvE element, which was relatively novel…
The MMOs of the Steam Summer 2017 Sale - After some ups and downs this afternoon -- everybody loves the "try again later" message, right? -- Valve's summer Steam sale is finally underway and stable. Here's what we're looking…
E3 2017: Fortnite is Crowfall for PvE fans - The other day when I made a rare venture out of my E3 coverage den, my slightly younger brother asked, "Hey, did you hear about a game called Fortnite?"  Now, my…
Dark and Light starts its closed beta test - Fantasy sandbox reboot Dark and Light kicked off its first closed beta test yesterday, but chances are that you are not a part of it. That's because only a relatively small number…
THIS WEEK’S CASTS & STREAMS
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