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]

Saga of Lucimia expands its dev team and readies a June test

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Chatter around the in-development Saga of Lucimia seems to have died down since this past spring, although it has not disappeared entirely. The dev...

Bless Online goes on an all-out offensive with its upcoming 140-player battle

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Pushing back against poor reviews and mass refunds, Bless Online has grand plans to turn public perception of the game around with big ol'...

City of Heroes emulator SEGS announces new update with NPCs, database support, and a GUI

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If you've been following SEGS' twitter over the last week, you know the team there has been teasing something big. And now we know...

The Survivalist: Eight ways to give Just Survive a fighting chance

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Do you remember at the beginning of May when Just Survive was talking about "working on a plan to go forward"? I understand if...

Occupy White Walls’ artificial intelligence just got a smarty-pants upgrade

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One of the core features of Occupy White Walls that you have to wrap your head around is the game's ARTificial intelligence, D.A.I.S.Y. The...

The Stream Team: A first romp in Paladins’ Realm Royale

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Remember Paladins: Battlegrounds? Massively OP's MJ played it when it was debuted at Hi-Rez Expo 2018. Now, it is rebranded and in early access...

Wild Terra spinoff Corrupted hits Steam early access wearing Wild Terra’s favorite shirt

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Heading into Steam early access today is new isometric game called Corrupted, and if it looks familiar, that's because it's from Juvty Worlds, which...

Star Control Origins includes multiplayer fleet battles

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Hands up if you've played Star Control 2 back in the day (and shame on you if you haven't!). This '90s-era space RPG sent...
I believe we have a spaceship.

World of Warcraft gives us a comic-based tour of the Windrunner family reunion

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Sometimes it's debatable whether or not World of Warcraft needs more of its lore in-game. Obviously, the newest Battle for Azeroth lead-up comic focused...

ARK Survival Evolved Mobile is really happening – in fact, it launches June 14

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Howsabout that mobile version of ARK: Survival Evolved? It's happening, and it's happening soon, as Studio Wildcard and War Drum Studios announced today that...

Identity’s town square module is almost ready for testing

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With only three major tasks remaining on the board, Identity's town square module is just about ready for player testing. This slice of the...
Give me my point.

Rend explains its new Control Points in the alpha test

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The big focus in Rend is about building and augmenting your faction's base, but there are other parts of the map worth vying for...
JUST TELL ME

Crowfall’s team answers design questions about classes, crafting, and mounts

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Will Crowfall have mounts? That burning question is one of several that the development team fielded as the MMORPG's creation turned into the summer...
Crew crew crew

The Crew 2 is getting an open beta while the original The Crew goes into maintenance

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It's probably not much of a surprise to hear that The Crew is slipping into maintenance mode, as patches had been quiet for a...

Ever, Jane just gave you a personal butler. You’re welcome.

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One of Ever, Jane's biggest advantages is providing a social gameplay experience that is unlike what you've experienced in other MMOs. And while your...

More rumors: Fallout 76 is a co-op game coming in August

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While we will have to wait for the June 10th Bethesda E3 showcase for the full scoop on Fallout 76, the rumormill is churning...

Legends of Aria hopes to recruit newbies to test the game with free trial keys

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It's Bring-a-Friend Week in Legends of Aria, but you're going to need a working email account. That's because Citadel Studios wants you to email...

Steam Workshop modding is live in Dark and Light today

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Modders, start your engines: The Dark and Light dev kit is officially available as of today, meaning that modding and uploading those goodies to...

Hi-Rez launches standalone F2P game Realm Royale, a mix of ‘open-world PvP MMO and your favorite hero shooter’

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You can't accuse Hi-Rez of not chasing trends: Not only is it introducing a battle royale mode to SMITE, but it's actually just launched...

E3 2018: Fallout 76 takes over the L.A. skyline

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If you're heading to E3 in Los Angeles next week, it is going to be quite difficult indeed to avoid any thoughts of Bethesda's...

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