Alphas & Betas

MMOs in various stages of testing and crowdfunding, playable and… not. Don’t forget to follow our Betawatch and Make My MMO columns for a weekly rundown. [Follow this category’s RSS feed]

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Crowfall details a quartet of its racial disciplines

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Your choice of race matters in Crowfall. Not simply in the sense that it affects your options when it comes to character classes, although there's...

Fallout 76 previews Wastelanders’ looting and gardening, Fallout Shelter Online goes global

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Bethsoft has dropped another preview of what's coming with Fallout 76's Wastelanders expansion next month, with a little hint of everything from the acid...

Chronicles of Elyria kicks off its Settlers of Elyria virtual land auction for a second time

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Allow us to share a little bit of background on this one: Chronicles of Elyria had first announced an "event" in December of last...

Star Citizen hosts an AMA regarding the survival mechanics of alpha 3.9

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Operation: Feed the Avatars of Star Citizen will be underway with update 3.9, which will introduce, among other things, some light survival mechanics. It...

Crowfall previews the Frostweaver class, says War of the Gods update is imminent

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Crowfall's March developer Q&A session has been uploaded, and once more it's got a lot of tasty informational bits for fans of the game....
In a world of human wreckage.

Blizzard roundup: Michael Chu leaves Overwatch, Acti-Blizz gets a new COO, and WoW Classic drops a banhammer

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Blizzard's been on a tear this week with staffing shifts and patches and cancellations, so let's dig in. First, probably the saddest part of...

League of Legends card game Runeterra is having a productive beta

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The League of Legends game universe is rapidly expanding, and at the forefront of this new generation is Runeterra. The Hearthstone-like digital card game...
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MMORTS Starborne announces an open beta on April 2

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No April foolin', Starborne, the large-scale MMORTS that comes from several former EVE Online luminaries is making way for new territory with a confirmed...

Phantasy Star Online 2 gets its transmedia synergy on with a Sonic-themed founder pack

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Hey, you said you wanted more transmedia synergy in your MMOs, probably, so here it is: Phantasy Star Online 2 just announced a Sonic...

Desert Arena: First impressions of Shadow Arena, the Diet Black Desert of battle royales

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Did someone just cast Arcane Echo? Because this'll be our second piece on Shadow Arena this week, following its deep-dive by our PvP columnist...

You’re going to have to work to get a home in New World

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If you've already called the movers to lug your stuff into New World when it (supposedly) launches this spring, you might want to reschedule....

Dreadlands is a shared world turn-based tactics game set in a post-apocalyptic land

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We've got a little something different arriving to Steam Early Access, and that is kind of saying something, all things considered. Allow us to...
Might as well jump.

Phantasy Star Online 2 looks back at its closed beta for some statistics

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The open beta for Phantasy Star Online 2 is just around the corner, but the game did have its first beta test already, and that...

Interview: Saga of Lucimia on themepark design, SWG inspiration, and the MMO genre

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Last week, we ran an interview with Stormhaven Studios' Tim Anderson, the boss behind upcoming MMORPG Saga of Lucimia. That interview was focused on...
Very, very, very late.

Phantasy Star Online 2 starts an open beta test on March 17

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It's time to open the doors to Phantasy Star Online 2. Or nearly time, at least; the game's open beta testing is kicking off on March...

Hardcore sandbox MMO Trials of Ascension is back under a new team – with yet another Kickstarter

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You folks remember Trials of Ascension, right? The hardcore permadeath sandbox MMO with all the messy Kickstarters and drama? The one whose last Kickstarter...

Fight or Kite: Shining a light on Pearl Abyss’ Shadow Arena

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Last week, Pearl Abyss allowed players to finally jump back into its take on the battle royale craze with Shadow Arena. The game was...

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen discusses stats balancing, character models for next pre-alpha

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The numbers game of an MMORPG is pretty vital, especially one where stats, levels, and other sorts of numerical progression are concerned. Pantheon: Rise...

RuneScape Mobile gameplay is demonstrated on iOS in a developer livestream

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RuneScape Mobile as been chugging along in early access for Android devices for quite a while now, but that's also left iOS users perhaps...

Make My MMO: OrbusVR gets a permanent price cut, Book of Travels talks art

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, OrbusVR, one of the few virtual reality MMOs out there, announced and implemented a permanent price cut to $19.99...

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