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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Fallout 76 won’t allow crossplay but is talking up mods and multiplayer

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Bethesda isn't really that keen on allowing crossplay with its games these days. The studio recently confirmed that Fallout 76 isn't going to feature...

Torchlight Frontiers is being built by an ‘all-star team’ of former Torchlight and Diablo II devs

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"So now I am very, very pleased to announce to everybody that we are taking the next step with Torchlight and making an MMO." By...

The Black Death starts you in your underpants. Deal with it.

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Thanks to the latest patch for the medieval survival sandbox The Black Death, all players will start their lives in the game in their...

Zeal tosses out patches like there’s no tomorrow

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Did our reporting on Zeal get you interested about the possibilities for this upcoming action RPG? Then you might want to be tracking the...

Broke Protocol is currently free on Steam to celebrate its first birthday

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Remember Broke Protocol, the funky sandbox that's basically a mash-up of Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto, with voxel graphics bolstering cops-and-robbers gameplay? It's apparently...

Orake’s devs ask someone, anyone, else to take over this 2-D MMO

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No, you've probably never heard of Orake before -- and chances are that you never will again, either. The crude-looking indie MMORPG has been slowly...

A judge has mostly denied Star Citizen studio’s motion to dismiss the Crytek copyright lawsuit

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MMO-watchers will recall that just before the turn of the new year, Crytek filed to sue Cloud Imperium, the company behind the sprawling and...
THE HEAD

MapleStory 2 is getting really close to launch, you guys

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With its second closed beta run and done, MapleStory 2 is turning its sights to something bigger. Something grander. Something... launch-ier. Nexon said that it's...
Oh, this again.

Wild Buster is back as Champions of Titan under a new publisher

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Remember Wild Buster? Back in February, Valve booted its publisher, Insel Games, off Steam, accusing it of review manipulation after a dev leaked a...

Fortnite expands Android testing, wants to match players up depending on their control scheme

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Good news for Android players who felt left out of the initial batch of Fortnite beta invites: Epic Games announced that the test has...

NCsoft Q3 2018: Aion, Blade & Soul, Guild Wars 2 revenues dip, while NCsoft teases three new titles

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NCsoft's second quarter financials for the year hit this morning, and it's not exactly bad news. Sales are down slightly, but everything looks wimpy...

The Stream Team: Seeking a way to survive in Will to Live Online

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Will did not necessarily keep Massively OP's MJ alive in Will to Live Online. Apparently the wild dogs' will to tear her to shreds...

Star Citizen highlights community rover events, the group system, and atmospheric worlds

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Cloud Imperium's Sandi Gardiner and Chris Roberts are both back in the latest instalment of Star Citizen's Around the Verse. You've probably noticed the...

EverFeud’s Kickstarter has been canceled, but the devs say they’ll ‘pursue other options’

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At the tail end of July, we covered the Kickstarter of EverFeud, a PvP-focused MOBA/MMO hybrid that sought $105,000 to fund development. Unfortunately, the...
Catching up, caching out.

Camelot Unchained’s latest beta build patches up the UI, fixes superpowered rocks

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Camelot Unchained's beta one is rolling on, and we're assuming City State's Mark Jacobs is napping on a beach somewhere enjoying his long-delayed vacay...

Project Gorgon’s casino features games with ‘strategic elements’

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Project Gorgon is an MMO that packs itself full of activities, all of which it does in its own special way. You can clearly...
Hey, what's your deal, inky?

OrbusVR plans its first major expansion with OrbusVR: Reborn

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It's never too early for an expansion, right? OrbusVR is still in early access, but it's already planning its first major expansion with the...
Answer a question, Todd.

Fallout 76 reveals more about perks, PvP, and proprietary platforms

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This past weekend was a treasure trove of information for fans of Fallout 76. Bethesda ran some panels and Q&A discussions at QuakeCon, giving...

The MOP Up: Worlds Adrift makes room for PvE servers (August 12, 2018)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Survival sandbox Scum hits Steam early access on August 29

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As a criminal who is trying to get out of the supermax system, you should probably know that nothing comes easily. So if you're...

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