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]

Make My MMO: Space sim 3001SQ is put on hold, Star Citizen rolls out 3.3.5 to the Evocati

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This week week in MMO crowdfunding, we've got some sad news from MMO space colonization sim 3001SQ: Development on the game has been halted...

Valiance Online promises bi-weekly news updates going forward

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With the first phase of its crowdfunding campaign a success, Valiance Online looks ahead to the next steps for this superhero MMORPG. The creation...
All right, here we go.

Betawatch: Torchlight Frontiers plans its alpha test for next week

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Aw dang, check out the big brain on Torchlight Frontiers! First the game teases us with forts, which get to be our homes in...

Crowfall’s November ACE Q&A delves into monumental 5.8 update

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November is looking to be a pretty big month for Crowfall. In addition to making a slew of recent improvements, such as the recently...

Star Citizen is delaying quite a bit of alpha 3.4 into 3.5 to make its December goal – including female toons

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Cloud Imperium's Sandi Gardiner and Chris Roberts are back with another episode of Star Citizen's Around the Verse - with good news and bad...

Torchlight Frontiers’s first closed alpha test will start November 16th

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November is going to be a milestone month for Echtra Games's upcoming action-RPG Torchlight Frontiers, as the studio has announced that the game's first...

Black Desert’s Xbox One beta has officially begun – here’s the trailer

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It's happening: Black Desert's Xbox One beta has officially begun as of today, running through November 12th, with a slew of events on tap...

NCsoft formally reveals Aion and Blade & Soul sequels ahead of G-Star

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This week's NCsoft game announcements aren't going to surprise most of you who've been following NCsoft for a while. We've known for many moons...

Smilegate MMORPG Lost Ark finally, finally starts Korean beta testing

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You know that we've been anticipating, slavering, and hoping for Lost Ark for so long that when the Korean beta kicks off, it's a...

Osiris New Dawn says an update is coming, though some employees have apparently been sacked

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I'm gonna be honest, I had mostly forgotten about early access survival sandbox Osiris New Dawn until Fenix Fire blasted out some ominous messages across...
Meeeeeeerp

Crowfall shows off its new and improved lobby screen

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Ah, the noble lobby! The place where you wait for something interesting to happen! Who doesn't love the lobby? The answer is probably just...

Bethsoft says it’s working on addressing Fallout 76’s many bugs, including the nastier exploits

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I'm surprising no one by saying that Fallout 76's beta thus far has been a mess. We've seen report after report on the bugs...
HOORAY

Fallout 76 still has lots of fun hacks that are being tracked down

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What do you get when you combine a company legendary for its ability to release buggy or unpolished games and an online game with...

Chronicles of Elyria marches forward to alpha testing

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Ever take stock of things and realize that it's been a long time since you last checked in on a developing MMO? If that's...

Worlds Adrift posts Stairway to Haven tutorial video, opens community council nominations

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There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is yours, and she's ganking you now on your sky ship. Hey don't look at me. It's...

Rend’s new classic and exploration game modes go live on the PTR

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The folks at Frostkeep Studios have announced that two new game modes have hit the PTR of their Norse-flavored survival game Rend. The two...

Camelot Unchained continues work on rubble physics, readied weapons, and the crafting UI

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You might think that Camelot Unchained would be spending all its beta one time building the game, but no: City State is busy breaking...
Uh...huh.

Netease talks up Diablo Immortal to Chinese fans and onlookers

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While American fans at this weekend's BlizzCon went into full-on meltdown mode, NetEase was also telling Chinese fans about the upcoming Diablo Immortal. It...

Amazon’s New World gives a peek into the eerie Weaver’s Fen

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If you haven't figured it out by now, Amazon's New World isn't going to feature nonstop lush golf course landscapes. The supernaturally tainted game...

Ascent Infinite Realm teases player housing and floating islands

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Last month, Ascent Infinite Realm -- the in-development steampunky MMORPG from Bluehole and Kakao Games -- broke its long Twitter silence to share some...

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