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]

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Crowfall offers a not-so-spooky look at the fate of your body when you die

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So Crowfall offers you a bit of a good news/bad news scenario right from the start. The bad news? You are dead at the...

Fallout 76 modding is at least a year away, and then only for private servers

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"Fixing" Bethsoft's games is a time-honored tradition among modders of all stripes, and no doubt the promise of mods in Fallout 76 had amateur...

Star Citizen’s CitizenCon 2018 has officially begun – here’s how to watch at home

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Just as this post goes live, Star Citizen's "CitizenCon 2948" in Austin, Texas, throws open its doors. You might recall there was initially some fuss over...

Greed Monger’s original lead programmer now says he’s working on a prototype for the failed Kickstarter MMO

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The Greed Monger saga never freakin' ends. But hey, at least we're getting some twists and turns for the Kickstarter money that got pissed...

MapleStory 2 is only in headstart and Nexon is already waging war on gold farmers and spam

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MapleStory 2 hasn't even fully launched out of its headstart - that's tomorrow - but the bots, spammers, and gold farmers, are already swarming...

Dark and Light is still in early access, and now it has an expansion: Shard of Faith

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As promised, early access MMO Dark and Light has pushed out its first expansion pack today on Steam, free for everyone who already owns...
Launch or do not, folks.

Skyforge launches into open beta in Japan on October 11

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If there's one thing Japanese people like, it's science fantasy action RPGs. (If there are two things, the other one is not having kids.)...

Worlds Adrift is launching PvE servers today – if the griefing put you off, give it another look

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Worlds Adrift is laying New Foundations today - literally, as that's the name of its 27th update. The downside with this update is that it...
Shoot cycle.

Survival sandbox The Cycle drops its NDA before its third alpha

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If you've been testing out not-a-battle-royale survival sandbox The Cycle and long to share your story with the world, you can do so now. Sure,...
Now, the real question is whether this is a Gary Jules reference or a Tears For Fears reference.

Mad World shows off some gameplay videos that do, in fact, involve people running in circles

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All around me are computer platforms, Some are Windows, some are Android, I would like to play the same game on them, This game does it, thanks...
No, we'd still prefer not.

Fallout 76 is essentially another ‘alone together’ MMO, previewers report

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Bethsoft is on an all-out media Blitz for Fallout 76 today - even the Washington Post lowered itself to a hands-on with a video...
I'm on a mount!

Dark and Light’s first F2P expansion, Shard of Faith, is set to launch tomorrow

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Dark and Light is gearing up for its first big expansion, Shard of Faith, which is set to hit Steam tomorrowday as a free-to-play...

New World shows off is alpha map in reveal of East Windsward locale

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With practically everyone I know now in the alpha but hiding out behind a not particularly effective NDA, it might seem odd for New...

Camelot Unchained details development updates on UI overhaul, tech improvements, and more

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We come to the end of another week, which means it's time for another installment of City State Entertainment's Top Tenish for Camelot Unchained....

Betawatch: Crowfall calls its own races monsters

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Wow, Crowfall, that's rude. Very rude. Are you really going to label your own races as monsters just because they're part deer or part...

MassivelyOP’s first impressions of MapleStory 2, Nexon’s latest MMORPG

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It's fair to say that MapleStory always did appeal to an audience that was into a very specific look and feel. If chibi anime...

TUG studio Nerd Kingdom owes its Kickstarter backers an explanation – or their money back

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We've been following the sad story of TUG, The Untitled Game, for years now, ever since its May 2013 Kickstarter. At the time, studio...

The crucial part of Star Citizen’s alpha 3.3, OCS, will make it into the build by CitizenCon after all

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If you were put out by the delay of Star Citizen's alpha 3.3's features to the hastily fabricated 3.3.5 patch, well, you can stop...
This mailbox is mine.

Chronicles of Elyria’s latest blog post recaps the development of Adventure 0.4.0, previews Adventure 0.5.0

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It's an exciting time for the folks over at Soulbound Studios, as they're putting the wraps on the development of Chronicles of Elyria's Adventure...

I’m totally playing a naked gerbil pistoleer when Crowfall launches

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The latest entry in Crowfall's ongoing Monster Month is also the best, full-stop, for it features the adorable and spunky Guineceans. Usually with more clothes,...

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