MMORPG.com Daily Digest - February 09 2017

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Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [Giveaways and Contests](20Newsletter/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/%5B|email|%5D,7) [General: Activision-Blizzard Generates Record Earnings in 2016](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) The Activision-Blizzard earnings report for Q4 2016 that contains some record earnings for the gaming giant. A-B generated operating cash flow of $2.01 billion, up over 40% over Q4 2015 ($1.35B). GAAP earnings per share went up 57% in the same time period. Activision-Blizzard earned $6.61B over the entirety of 2016, up 42% from 2015. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [World of Warcraft: Blizzard Communication Compared to a 'Mystical Unicorn'](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) The World of Warcraft forum has a new, lengthy post from Josh "Lore" Allen who defends the Blizzard team and its continuous attempts to improve its presence and responsiveness to the community. The post comes in answer to a stinging thread called "What happened to improved communication" that likens developer presence across a broad variety of perceived issues with Legion to a mythical unicorn: Everyone talks about it, but it doesn't truly exist. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [EverQuest II: Erollisi Day Breezes in on Pink Clouds](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) Those with a poem in their heart or with moony thoughts of someone special will be happy to learn that Erollisi Day has returned to EverQuest II. During the event, a new achievement can be earned, special merchants are available to craft Romantic Gifts and new Marketplace items will be making a comeback next week. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [Cloud Pirates: Gold Rush Gameplay Trailer Celebrates Early Access Start](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) The Allods Team and My.com have announced that Cloud Pirates has sailed into Early Access on Steam. The big day arrives with the Gold Rush update that brings a brand new game mode into the game. Captains are charged with protecting convoy ships from a second team trying to steal the cargo. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [General: Battle Chasers: Nightwar Scores BAFTA Winning Composer](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) Airship Syndicate has announced that it has SCORED a BAFTA winning composer to create the epic music for Battle Chasers: Nightwar. Jesper Kyd has created music for several game titles including Darksiders II, Borderlands, Hitman, and Assassin's Creed to name a few. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [General: Ubisoft's Next South Park Game Delayed Again](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) Ubisoft announced in its latest earnings report that South Park: The Fractured But Whole has been delayed again. The report indicates that the game is now dated for fiscal 2017-2018 (April 2017 to March 2018). South Park: The Fractured But Whole was originally slated for release in December 2016. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [Neverwinter: Illusionist's Gambit Skirmish Detailed in New Blog](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) The Neverwinter site has been updated with a new developer blog detailing the Illusionist's Gambit Skirmish. This new skirmish will be making its way to the game with The Cloaked Ascendancy update in the near future. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [Horizon: Zero Dawn: The Power of Teeth - Meet Mecha-Dinos Snapmaw & Thunderjaw](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) If you've watched any of the previous trailers for Horizon: Zero Dawn, you'll know that gigantic mecha-animals roam the game world. Aloy will be facing off against all of them. Whether she survives depends on her skill. In the game's latest trailer, we get a look at Snapmaw and in a second trailer, Thunderjaw, a pair of gigantic mecha-dinos. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [Torment: Tides of Numenera: The Story of a Changing God](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) inXile and Techland have sent out a brand new trailer for Torment: Tides of Numenera that gives a great basis for the story that is said to be "a billion years in the making". Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [World of Warcraft: Dragging Little Fluffy into the Wailing Caverns](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) Pet battle fanatics will love the World of Warcraft v7.2 update and its special dungeon just for them. In a new quest line, players can journey to the Wailing Caverns that has been reimagined as a new instance specifically for pet battlers. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [Elder Scrolls Online: 5 Tips for New Players - TheHiveLeader](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) The Elder Scrolls Online has just announced its new Morrowind themed expansion. In anticipation, new players will likely be pouring in to TESO, and TheHiveLeader is here to help them out! Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [General: Lineage M Mobile Nostalgia Trailer](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) PlayNC has put out a brand new Korean trailer for Lineage M. Lineage M is a mobile version of the original game that features world bosses, grind, transformation and much more. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [Diablo 3: BattleNet Client to Provide Facebook Integration](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) Players looking for more people to take on enemies of Sanctuary will be able to more easily find like-minded folks via Facebook integration. Folks who tie their Facebook account to the BattleNet launcher will be able to add friends as well as see "Suggested Friends". At the moment, this functionality is available only for Diablo 3 in beta, though Blizzard has plans to bring it to other games as well. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [Ashes of Creation: Dungeon Gameplay Test - Pre Alpha Footage](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) The first game play footage from Ashes of Creation has arrived hot off the video presses. In it, the team shows off game play and provides new information about the combat system. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [General: Elder Scrolls Online - Little House on the Ebony Flask](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) With the news of the pending ESO expansion Rob felt like there was no time like the present to jump back in and see what all the fuss was about. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [Crowfall: Focused on Eternal Kingdoms](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) While taking a break from PAX South, Red Thomas met with Crowfall lead men Gordon Walton and Todd Coleman to find out what the team's focus will be over the next month or so. Read on to learn more about how players can expect to see the Eternal Kingdoms implemented and rolled out over the next several weeks. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/{EMAIL},8) [Games to play, Free now](20Newsletter/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email/eatrack/%5B|email|%5D,7) ©2001-2017 Cyber Creations Inc. Our records indicate we have your permission to send this email to this address. If you wish to UNSUBSCRIBE, go to [(