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]

Population Zero dishes on three of its planned player factions

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Enplex Games' upcoming survival MMO Population Zero has thus far distinguished itself from other multiplayer survival titles with features including a hand-crafted world, factions,...

Star Citizen’s 3.5 alpha is really, truly ‘imminent’ this time

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The last week of March, everyone was super excited because patch day for Star Citizen had finally arrived. The 3.5 alpha, with its playable...

Camelot Unchained explains how environmental light and color affects biome creation

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Camelot Unchained's newsletter this week is like a lot of the game's newsletters: It shows iterative but forward progress on both the siege battles...
Our faith has been rewarded!

Peria Chronicles promises to announce something soon via Facebook

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Those of us who were still looking forward to Peria Chronicles got used to being mocked. We grew accustomed to being told that we were...

The Survivalist: Why I love survival games but refuse to touch Atlas

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I love survival sandboxes. They give me that virtual world experience I'm missing from most MMOs. And I can build! So, why won't I...

Free Realms Sunrise devs show off incredible progress in bringing back a sunsetted MMO

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Free Realms is dead -- long live Free Realms Sunrise! For the past few years, this emulator project has endeavored to return the beloved family...

Make My MMO: Albion Online is free-to-play, so of course the review bombing has begun

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Never let it be said that no crowdfunded MMOs ever succeed: This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Albion Online launched for what one might...
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Betawatch: The Cycle kicks off a weekly playtest cadence

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Technical alpha testing for The Cycle has reached a conclusion, and that means that the developers are moving into the next phase of development...

City of Titans wraps up its landmark previews with some new buildings and a zone map

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The City of Titans folks have been spending some time showing off several landmark locations in their developing superhero MMO, and today marks the...

Jukebox Heroes: The best of Astellia’s soundtrack

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One of the more promising MMORPG imports that should be arriving in the west this year is Astellia, and we here at Massively OP...

Ashes of Creation has finally brought its forums back online

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After four months in the dark, Ashes of Creation's forums are finally back in the light. The bizarre ongoing saga of Ashes' website and forum...

Red Dead Online adds a new Showdown game mode and pretty new clothes

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The "beta" for Red Dead Online has seen another new update this week, this time introducing a new mode for Showdown, some snazzy new...

Lost Ark job postings hint at mobile version and upgraded engine

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Want to get your hands on Lost Ark? So do we, but all we can do for the time being is sit on our...

Libraries and teleportation await for Ashes of Creation’s scientifically minded players

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With an overview of its node system done, the Ashes of Creation team is going deeper to explain the different types of evolving areas...
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Atlas rolls out new public test server and ‘megapatch’ with multiple PvP and PvE modes

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Wildcard's early access pirate MMO Atlas entered a new phase this past week: It's finally got a public test realm. "It’s here! Our Public Test...

Broke Protocol’s Repair and Rearm update adds vehicle repairing and fixed turrets

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Life in the blocky sandbox world of Broke Protocol is about to get... well, maybe not easier exactly, but somewhat more convenient perhaps. The...

Check out Star Citizen’s new ‘environmental AI bounty hunting’ in action

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It's still not really ready for primetime after some much-deserved delays, but Star Citizen's 3.5 alpha features a big chunk of content aimed squarely...

Crowfall’s Illara campaign – and a wipe – arrives this week

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One of the hallmarks of Crowfall is its cyclical campaigns that feature firm beginnings and endings before coming back in different forms. This format...
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Chronicles of Elyria kicks off land selection starting on April 29

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At long last, Chronicles of Elyria is ready to start a good old-fashioned land rush. Sort of, at least. It won't be in-game because...

Interview: Astellia deep-dives its dungeon systems and Western tweaks

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Incoming buy-to-play MMORPG Astellia has been a whirlwind in 2019 as Nexon and Barunson EA have prepared the game for release in the west:...

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