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]

Exclusive: Survival MMO Population Zero deep-dives its unique perk system

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Population Zero caught out attention at the tail end of last year when developer Enplex announced the survival MMO was hitting pre-alpha and opening...

Legends of Aria players grumble over perceived pay-to-win items in new cash shop

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Yesterday, Legends of Aria players were startled to see the new cash-shop in the early access version of the game. Upsetting players even more...

Dauntless details how account migration to the Epic Games Store will work

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Back in December, Phoenix Labs announced that it was working with Epic and the Epic Games Store to release Dauntless on the store simultaneously...

Mad World’s gameplay trailer is long on gore and short on lore

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It's a dark and scary world out there, and you won't be blamed for just staying in bed with the covers pulled up over...

Star Citizen addresses crashes as testers recap the player-run Daymar Rally

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Star Citizen's alpha has been plagued with stability issues in its latest build, and you might be tempted to think, duh, it's an alpha,...
Sea what you did there.

Atlas plans to make the climb to the top less arduous for players

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The development team behind Atlas is happy with the influence that hardcore players and large companies have upon the game. That's a core part of...

Choose My Adventure: Where Elite Dangerous and Star Citizen meet

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I'm going to attempt to connect apples and oranges here. In my final days with Elite Dangerous for CMA, I have actually managed to...

Ship of Heroes works on super speed, missions, and leveling, plus hunts for ancient City of Heroes videos

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Last week, Ship of Heroes boss Casey McGeever gave a quick status update on the forums. Heroic Games has been focused on super speed,...

PlanetSide Arena previews its Echoes of Amerish map ahead of tomorrow’s closed beta

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Just ahead of its first closed beta event tomorrow, Daybreak has released a new video walking through the experience of playing one of PlanetSide...

First Rend patch of 2019 overhauls archery with new projectile weapon mechanics

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The first patch of 2019 for Norse-flavored survival game Rend goes live today, bringing with it a comprehensive reworking of the game's archery mechanics...
I want noisemakers.

Anthem recaps lessons learned from VIP demo in preparation for next weekend’s public demo

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As you may have heard, Anthem's VIP demo this past weekend was a bit turbulent, to say the least. Shocking, we know. BioWare's Head...

MMOs you’ve never heard of: Swordsman X, Grounds of Glory, Dekaron, KAL Online, and Apsis Online

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Howsabout another fun roundup of MMOs and other online games you've never heard of - or have totally forgotten about? Let's do it. Were you...

The Survivalist: Outpost Zero improvements have really increased its fun factor

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Sitting back and loosely following the development of an early access game, then hopping in here and there to check out a score of...

Camelot Unchained’s latest battlefield test included nearly 3000 players and bots, surpassing Kickstarter promise

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Camelot Unchained's beta has gotten a bit wider this week with the addition of more backers into the testing phase. It's still beta one;...

2013 voxelbox Cube World is apparently back in development, again-again

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Last week, in the comments of our podcast ranting on early access, reader TomTurtle brought up the fate of Cube World. The blocky, sandboxy MineCraft-like from Picroma...
Hooray, no shouting LFG for hours, that's enticing.

Anthem addresses ‘rocky’ demo launch, server capacity, ongoing issues, and compensation

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If for some reason you thought the Anthem VIP demo was going to go smoothly this weekend, first I have to welcome you to...
Work that soul, yo

The MOP Up: SoulWorker introduces Chii Aruel

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There's a new character on the horizon for SoulWorker, and her name is Chii Aruel. The studio hasn't said much about her just yet, but...
Cyclic.

The Cycle postpones its sixth alpha test for longer access while adding stress tests

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Bad news first for fans of in-dev survival sandbox The Cycle. The game's sixth alpha test has been pushed back by two weeks, so it'll...
WE... STILL... FUNCTION (maybe)

Betawatch: Project Genom is remaking itself

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The state of play for Project Genom appears to be a tear-down and rebuild. After a long period of silence the game announced that it...
Why must life be so hard?

Daybreak opens PlanetSide Arena closed beta signups, promises forums next week

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Daybreak's announcement yesterday that it's delayed PlanetSide Arena's early access launch from January 29th to March 26th didn't seem to surprise any MMO players...

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