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]

‘X’ marks Sea of Thieves’ closed beta on January 24

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A bottle just washed up on the shore of Massively OP's treasure island, and tucked inside of it was a note that informed us...

Bless Online teases its solo, story, and raid dungeons ahead of 2018 rollout

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Neowiz has a new dev blog up on Steam today featuring none other than Bless Online's dungeons, which include episodes relating to the main...
The shooter shoots.

Ascent: Infinite Realm’s 2019 launch is the future of Kakao’s international ambitions

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Good news, Ascent: Infinite Realm! The future of Kakao's international plans and possible acquisition of western development studios hinges upon your success! Not that...

Ship of Heroes takes you on a tour of its warehouse district

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City of Heroes veterans no doubt have strong memories of their early superhero careers being spent jumping and dashing through numerous warehouses that seemed...

Sea of Thieves’ official controller is pure pirate gold

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Excited about Sea of Thieves coming to Xbox One and PC this March? Excited enough that you're already putting together your pirate cosplay outfit...

Radiant Worlds is rescued but SkySaga’s fate remains uncertain

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Things looked very bleak for SkySaga and its parent company Radiant Worlds last August when the upcoming multiplayer game shut down production following Smilegate's...

Shroud of the Avatar goes nuts for log cabins

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With such a strong emphasis on player housing, Shroud of the Avatar has fans guessing as to what other interesting abodes the team is...

Identity aims for deep realism and preps gameplay videos

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Contemporary sandbox MMORPG Identity says that it is going to great lengths to deliver an authentic-feeling experience for its fans, which is why the...
Place after place.

Crowfall is spicing up its maps with ‘adventure parcels’

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The maps in Crowfall are assembled in a combination of procedural and hand-crafted generation. Individual bits are hand-crafted, but the maps as a whole...
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Chronicles of Elyria zips past $3.5M in crowdfunding, lays out plans for new year

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Thanks in part to the recent "The Free Kingdom of Elyria" promotion, Chronicles of Elyria has shot past three-and-a-half million dollars in crowdfunding raised...

Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium files motion to dismiss Crytek copyright lawsuit

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The bombshell of December 2017 was the news that Crytek was suing Cloud Imperium Games and Roberts Space Industries, the companies behind the sprawling and...

Amazon’s New World video possibly leaked, New World Amazon page has vanished

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A short, anonymous video posted to the New World subreddit has the community buzzing that this might be an authentic leak from the secretive...
Lady guns are so complicated

Escape from Tarkov makes final preparations for its open beta

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Don't get too comfortable, because the real war is about to begin. Right now, Escape from Tarkov's development team is in the final stage...

Make My MMO: Star Citizen’s new website and private concierge event (January 6, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Star Citizen devs gave a first look at game's brand-new website, which is due to launch later in January. It's...

Camelot Unchained is in the middle of a big hiring push ahead of beta one

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Camelot Unchained has been teasing a slew of big announcements coming over the next few weeks, and finally one of them is here. No,...
I cannot adequately express how much cleaner these screenshots look than my actual play experience.

Richard Garriott on how players ‘destroyed’ Ultima Online’s ecology

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With a couple of months to go before its official launch, Shroud of the Avatar has more than a few challenges to overcome to...
And the cycle continues.

Betawatch: A new year, a new closed beta (January 5, 2018)

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Here we are, in the untamed wilderness of 2018! It feels a lot like 2017 so far, except that it's a year later. Also,...

Antaria Online is the small and quirky MMO to brighten your day

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Looking for a relaxing, colorful, and winsome MMORPG to while away the dark winter nights? You might want to check out Antaria Online, a...

Fractured shows off 14 schools of combat in first gameplay footage

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While Fractured, the dynamic fantasy sandbox MMO, has been sporadic with its development blogs, when they do arrive, you can be assured that they...

Life is Feudal MMO starts early access on January 11

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Have plans for next week? Life is Feudal MMO would kindly request that you make alterations to your schedule to accommodate the launch of its...

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