Alphas & Betas

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Check out another 10 minutes of gameplay footage from Anthem

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Everything has hidden depths. Anthem definitely does. Literally, it's got a mission named Hidden Depths, and today's latest burst of gameplay footage from IGN covers...
Build a little dark-house in your soul.

ArtCraft outlines Crowfall’s (surprisingly short) road to alpha 6.0

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Even as a Crowfall backer, I've been occasionally confused about the game's test status, especially after it missed two of its original planned soft-launch...

Atlas just rolled back the North American servers five hours after an admin account was ‘compromised’

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In case you needed your daily reminder not to buy early access games that are still neck-deep in testing and problem children, here's your...
leave my dagron alone

Legends of Aria’s Steam early access launch is now slated for spring

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The testing through early access continues for Legends of Aria, and that includes figuring out the schedule for the game's patches and ultimate release. The...

Atlas teases dev livestream and the guillotine, announces imminent devkit release

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Avast, ahoy, and all that jazz, Atlas players: It's time for another entry of the Captain's Log, in which the folks at Studio Wildcard...

Modern-fantasy dungeon-crawler Breach enters early access tomorrow

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After spending the last few months in alpha testing, multiplayer dungeon-crawler Breach is almost ready to make the leap to early access, allowing players...
Put this in a thing to store it.

Lost Ark updates with more storage while outlining future content plans

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The update train for Lost Ark keeps rolling on in the game's beta. The most recent patch (which has translated notes here, if for some...

With the Improbable/Unity dispute lingering on, MMOs like Worlds Adrift are literally adrift

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Last week, Improbable and Unity stunned the gaming industry with their ugly spat over SpatialOS integration and licensing, as both companies issued statements about their...

Pantheon maps out 2019, promising new website, Faerthale development, and more

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Brad McQuaid's Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is kicking off 2019 with a new edition of its newsletter that recaps 2018 - including our...

Black Desert’s battle royale mode, Shadow Arena, hits early access for current players today

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Black Desert is formally hopping on the battle royale bandwagon this week with the "early access" release of Shadow Arena today. How does a...

The Stream Team: Win a chicken change in Realm Royale

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Do you prefer your chicken from jail or a bunny burrow? Massively OP's MJ has Realm Royale chicken skins to give away while she...

Camelot Unchained recaps reabilitation, trebuchets, dances, and ongoing testing

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The Friday updated for Camelot Unchained wasn't actually posted until Monday, but hey, we'll take it, am I right? City State Entertainment's Tyler Rockwell...
Leashes? We don't need no stinkin'... oh, never mind.

Bless Unleashed is still happening in 2019 – here’s the latest class trailer

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Did you forget Bless Unleashed was still happening this year? Because it is! Bandai Namco and Neowiz announced the new game last year, and...
Hooray, no shouting LFG for hours, that's enticing.

Anthem promises matchmaking for all of its content

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We don't yet know all of the content that will be available for Anthem, as previews thus far have showed off open-world questing and the...

Interview: Astellia’s western team on pay-to-win, themeparks, and dodging early access and battle royale

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Yesterday we covered the news that South Korean born MMORPG Astellia is heading westward in 2019, with its holy trinity classes, solid PvE and...

Snap up a Prosperous Universe early access key from Simulogics and MOP!

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We took our first look at indie space MMO Prosperous Universe just about a month ago now when German studio Simulogics dropped it into...

Dark and Light is closing down 70% of its early access servers

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Snail Games' early access MMO Dark and Light has suffered a few growing pains during its development. The company originally announced it was resurrecting...

Amazon’s New World hints at supernatural guardians and survival struggles

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Amazon Game Studios' New World is picking up steam as it continues to expand its alpha test this month. And whether or not the...

Torchlight Frontiers reworks gear system following alpha feedback

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Fans of the upcoming Torchlight Frontiers should feel good knowing that both closed alpha testers and developers are pushing for the best game possible....

South Korean MMO Astellia is coming westward in 2019, vows to steer clear of P2W

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It's official: Astellia is launching in the west this year. "Let the Stars Guide You this Summer 2019," the official site says. As we've...

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