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]

Mortal Online devs will launch Mortal Royale to Steam early access today

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So here's a thing that did not exactly make my list of favorite trends this year: MMOs transparently courting the battle royale market with...

The Stream Team: Dog pile on Ship of Heroes!

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Ship of Heroes is conducting another test, this time focusing on logging in a large chunk of players at once. It sounds like a...
Huh.

Betawatch: Atlas delays alpha a week, Division 2 hits tech alpha

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Studio Wildcard, you... er... wild cards. Yeah, that seems right. You announced the big surprise splash of Atlas, and then you delay the launch from...

Dual Universe opens winter alpha to all Kickstarter donors next week

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If you put any money at all into sci-fi sandbox Dual Universe back during its 2016 Kickstarter, you're about to have a happy Christmas...
Pshew, pshew, pshew!

Rend’s newest patch adds in the first selection of artifacts

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Let's get something out of the way very quickly. Wielding Mjolnir in Rend will probably not allow you to fly, nor will it give you...
Take him out.

Red Dead Online testers are getting some cash shop and gold bar freebies starting today

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According to our own Eliot's taxonomy of corporate apologies in video games, compensation for screw-ups takes one of three forms: an effort to correct...
Yarr, cut out all carbs, got much lighter.

More details emerge about Studio Wildcard’s Atlas as next week’s launch looms

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Even with a slight delay, the launch of Studio Wildcard's Atlas has come out of nowhere this holiday season and sent many MMO gamers...

Anthem tries to sell you on slick skins and inspirational speeches

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There's no doubt that BioWare's Anthem has a lot of expectations and excitement resting on its shoulders, so it's a good thing that those...

The Stream Team: Celebrating werewolves and vampires this AQ3D season

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The holiday season is filled with hustle and bustle as folks prepare for festivities. And for Massively OP's MJ, that includes werewolves and vampires...

Ashes of Creation shows off alpha gameplay while prepping fans for the Apocalypse

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With the public battle royale-style Apocalypse mode coming to Ashes of Creation next week, Intrepid Studios is leveraging the increased attention as best it...

You HAVE to see these Roaring Twenties-inspired Star Citizen clothes concept pieces

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Chris Roberts and Sandi Gardiner are back at the helm of Star Citizen's Around the Verse this week, and it's fun! But let's be...
Capital idea!

The Division 2 is hosting its first technical alpha test this weekend

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Although Ubisoft's upcoming MMO shooter The Division 2 isn't set to launch until March of next year, some lucky players will be able to...

Text-based sci-fi sandbox MUD Starmourn hits open beta this Saturday

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Hardcore roleplayers and sandboxes may want to give Starmourn a sliver of precious attention this week: The elaborate MUD hits open beta this weekend....

Daybreak’s new game is PlanetSide Arena, and yes, it’s a battle royale

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Earlier this week, Daybreak began sending emails to players and former players teasing a new game being worked on within the studio's walls and...

Prosperous Universe blasts off to early access today

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Call it early access, call it first access, just don't call it late to space dinner. The sci-fi sim Prosperous Universe is taking one...

Midweek Mop Up: GTAO, Ubisoft, Path of Exile, Heroes & Generals, Foxhole, Vindictus, Crew 2, War of Rights, and more

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It would not be unfair to say that this week has been one of the most news-heavy weeks of the year, to the point...

Population Zero starts selling founder’s packs, lays out 2019 testing schedule

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Russian-made survival MMO Population Zero plans to head into alpha testing at the start of 2019 -- and hopes to end the year with...
Sir Viva!

Survived By is moving forward and tackling bugs, starting with items and economy

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The development team is listening to player feedback in Survived By, and there are issues to be addressed. First and foremost are the issues with...

Pantheon’s full world begins to emerge as pre-alpha winds down

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One of the big hopes of the future of the MMO genre is finally putting all of its pieces together. Pantheon announced in its...
Neigh. Is that the sound elk make? We honestly don't know.

Kickstarted MMORPG Crowfall is preparing to test its first real campaign

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Crowfall's on a "fast track" to its first campaign, ArtCraft says. Getcher "it's happening" gifs: "After a few weeks of testing, our final pre-alpha...

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