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]

Project Genom’s morgue is almost open for business

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You know what every good MMO needs? A fully functional morgue. Considering just how many corpses players accrue over a career, it's not a...

War of Rights’ Civil War battlefield is up to 16 maps

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In case you haven't been reading the newspapers hot off the wire, the Civil War is still waging (at least, on the test server)....
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Crowfall’s latest development stream is all about hello and goodbye

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If you missed the most recent development livestream from Crowfall's team, you can watch it now just below. And it's covering a lot of...

Sea of Thieves will make your character for you

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As an online multiplayer RPG, Sea of Thieves is making its own playbook instead of copy-and-pasting features and structure directly from other games. One...

Fortnite’s Valentine event isn’t launching today [Updated]

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Hope you PvE folks didn't have your Valentine hearts set on that Fortnite update that was supposed to roll out today because... it didn't. As...

Villagers and Heroes asks for more iOS beta testers, addresses bizarre rumors

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With the launch of Villagers and Heroes on iOS mobile devices this February 26th, the team desperately needs all testers on deck to make...
Burn it, sure.

World of Warcraft explains hunter pets in Battle for Azeroth while datamining unearths more secrets

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We're not going to blow anyone's mind by stating that pets are pretty central to the experience of playing a Hunter in World of...
But the same old story.

Amazon’s New World seeks a software development manager

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Despite coming onto the scene with a flurry of prospective titles, Amazon Game Studios has yet to really make a great impression on the...

Siege war game Conqueror’s Blade plans March European test

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If leveling and organization get in the way of your true passion in online games -- massive PvP siege warfare -- then allow Conqueror's...

Prosperous Universe gets ready to jump to FTL

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Faster-than-light travel may be an impossible dream of our time, but for the three-person crew piloting the Prosperous Universe development ship, it's all but...

Star Citizen’s Cloud Imperium reps meet with California Better Business Bureau

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Cloud Imperium apparently met with representatives of the Better Business Bureau in California for an "introductory meeting" that the Star Citizen studio described as...

Dead Maze unleashes the zombie apocalypse today

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Where will you go and what will you do when the zombie apocalypse hits? You better figure it out real fast, pal, because it's...
Watch out! He's got a thing that throws sticks with knives!

Black Death patch 0.24 lets you drag and drop to your heart’s content

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Yes, it's true, the latest patch for Black Death adds lots of drag-and-drop functionality. Want to drag something onto your new quick slot bars?...

Fireflies and flocks of seagulls: Worlds Adrift adds beautiful touches to island creation

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With the island creator toolset, players have been able to build new content for Worlds Adrift right alongside the dev team. The best of...

Camelot Unchained’s beta will launch on the 4th of July; we interview Mark Jacobs

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You can go ahead and order extra sparklers because you're going to need 'em this July 4th. That's the auspicious day that Camelot Unchained's...

Shroud of the Avatar on R51’s vendor changes, new maps, and bears

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As Shroud of the Avatar surges toward its formal launch later this year, the devs are continuing their stream of weekly newsletters. This week,...

Free-to-play Korean import Soulworker Online launches forums on the road to the west

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Back in November, MMO gamers were bummed to find out that Soulworker's western rollout had been delayed into the first quarter of the new year....

Bless Online interview: Soft launch plans, why Gamigo bowed out, and avoiding pay-to-win

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Bless Online is one of the biggest MMORPGs we're expecting to launch in the west in 2018. Over the last six years, we've watched...
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Project Gorgon explains the upcoming changeover to Steam and beta development

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It's an exciting time for Project Gorgon as the game heads toward Steam! It's not happening right now, of course; the game will be...

Ashes of Creation shows off 52 minutes of pre-alpha gameplay

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Open world dungeons, node tending, and other pre-alpha adventures were all part and parcel of Ashes of Creation's developer livestream last week. The team...

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