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]

Swings and roundabouts!

Albion Online kicks off its mobile testing on Apple devices

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One of the big selling points for Albion Online right out of the gate was the promise of a game that could be played...

The Repopulation has big plans for housing, combat, trade, and astronomy in 2018

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So here we are in January, one whole year after Idea Fabrik bought The Repopulation from a beleaguered Above & Beyond. The new company...
Sure, who cares.

Survival sandbox Rust leaves early access on February 8

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Remember Rust? It was a survival sandbox and - wait, no, this one was actually one of the first ones! It made people angry...

The Stream Team: Peek into Darkfall New Dawn during free trial

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If you've wanted to get a peek for Darkfall: New Dawn before it launches, here's your chance. Massively OP's MJ is taking advantage of...

Closers welcomes players to the sky ship

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En Masse's Closers is sprinting through open beta these days, and with today's patch, there's more to test and enjoy than ever. The Sky Bridge...

Broke Protocol adds a chase cam and armored car for your epic escapades

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There can never be too many ways to check yourself out, which is why department store changing rooms have all of those mirrors. It's...

Shroud of the Avatar cries wolf (upgrades), attends emulator anniversary party

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Not satisfied with Shroud of the Avatar's storebought wolves (seriously), Portalarium decided to breed, er, rebuild its own creatures from the ground-up. The new and...

Sea of Thieves’ ‘bespoke experience’ closed beta begins Wednesday with Xbox Play Anywhere fully functional

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Avast and so on, pirate MMO fiends: Sea of Thieves' closed beta is almost here. As Rare reminded us this morning, the closed beta...

Swivel guns and a wipe are making their way to Worlds Adrift

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Despite reportedly struggling with issues caused by Worlds Adrift's 0.1.5 patch, the team is forging ahead with the next update. It's still a week...

SpatialOS ‘tactical shooter MMO’ Project X will show off gameplay footage in February

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Back in September of last year, we covered a mysterious "tactical shooter MMO" called Projext X by Automaton Games. Its chief claims to fame...

Wild West Online polls fanbase on maps, quickdraw, coaches, and crafts

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Wild West Online's devs are digging around for player opinions on what it should work on next. "Over the last few months you've given...

The MOP Up: Battlerite’s magnificent magician (January 21, 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...

Conan Exiles is working hard on its launch build and new combat system

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With an official May 8th launch date looming over Conan Exiles, Funcom has a lot of work ahead to get the survival sandbox ready...

Make My MMO: Greed Monger resurfaces; Camelot Unchained snags $7.5M (January 20, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Greed Monger is back in the headlines, as former owner Jason Appleton told Kickstarter backers that as a result of...

War of Rights makes the battlefield sound like hell

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In its quest to replicate the authentic Civil War battlefield experience, the team at War of Rights has added a sound pack with this...

Wild West Online teases upcoming state of the game report

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Howdy pard'ners, it looks like you're fresh off the trail. Why don't you hitch your wagon to our newsreel and let us entertain you...

Chronicles of Elyria’s latest cinematic pits elks vs. everything

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"The only enemy more dangerous than the one you see is the one you don't see." Poor Dryas Elk, they can't catch a break. If...
It's a real laugh.

Betawatch: Chronicles of Elyria hit with sizable layoffs (January 19, 2018)

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So it looks like things are not all roses and light behind the scenes for Chronicles of Elyria, as the studio has apparently let...

Crowfall shows off the Assassin’s toxic skills

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Nasty toxins, sneaky attacks, and underhanded tactics: If these things appeal to your style of play, then you're definitely going to want to check...

Star Citizen explains where baby ships come from

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Star Citizen just wouldn't be Star Citizen without its obsession with meticulously crafted starships, and they're exactly the focus of the Ship Shape segment...

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