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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Dark and Light embraces uncertainty with its new Chaos server type

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If the PvP of Dark and Light feels too regimented and orderly for you, you'll be happy to take part in the game's upcoming...

The doors to Hexsylvania creak open in Fortnite

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There's one more haunted house to conquer in online gaming -- and this one may end you once and for all. Fortnite announced the beginning...

The Stream Team: Trick-or-treating in Citadel: Forged with Fire

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Halloween is such a great time that everyone is getting in on it. Citadel is offering the chance to go trick-or-treating, with world chests...
Oh, oh, oh, it's Magic.

Magic: The Gathering Arena kicks off beta testing next month

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Out of mana in your life? Magic: The Gathering Arena has a refill for you waiting. The multiplayer card game announced today that it...

Crowfall explains castle wall construction, addresses patch 5.3

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Chances are that all save but the most architecturally nerdy among you don't find walls, panels, and sockets a particularly exciting topic. But your...

Here’s what to expect from Star Citizen’s CitizenCon this weekend

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Star Citizen's annual CitizenCon event is almost here, kicking off in the Capitol Theater in Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday, with plenty of player panels,...

Sea of Thieves teams up with Dark Horse for gorgeous art book

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Arrrrrr you the kind of video game geek who collects art books, spending more cash on coffee table tomes than actual in-game anything? Yeah,...

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen’s pre-alpha will launch by the holidays – but you can’t afford it

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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen fans viewing the team demoing the game at TwitchCon this past week were delighted to hear one surprise announcement:...
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Project Genom gets a handle on quests and dialogue, demos its siege mech

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Great news for fans of Project Genom and the title's progress: The team announced this week that it has put the wraps on the...

The MOP Up: Warface celebrates its birthday in Chernobyl (October 22, 2017)

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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...

Make My MMO: Dual Universe vrooms into another pre-alpha test (October 21, 2017)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, the much-anticipated indie sci-fi sandbox Dual Universe dropped a starship-load of tutorials on ship construction, the interface, territory, and...

Freeman: Star Edge is a slick-looking space sim that might go multiplayer

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Have that urge to explore the wild galactic yonder? Here's a potential candidate to steal your time in the future called Freeman: Star Edge....

Camelot Unchained adds a post office messaging system

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It's a productive era for the Camelot Unchained, as the team has reduced testing in order to "buckle down and focus" on development projects. One...

Betawatch: Closers Online’s alpha is totally open this weekend (October 20, 2017)

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Welcome back to another edition of Betawatch, the game where literally everything is in early access forever. Except Closers, of course, which is open!...

Gloria Victis wants to make you fight over guild castles

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Ever wanted to fight over a castle in the sky and shout "winter is coming" at your enemies? Gloria Victis will oblige. It recently...
And go punch

Ashes of Creation shows new images, talks about its ‘mini-Sim City’ design

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Following a flurry of blog posts, its PAX West appearance, and its crowdfunding campaign, Ashes of Creation has gone downright silent this fall. It's...
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H1Z1’s three-day $500K prize pool Invitational tourneys kick off right now

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We may roll our eyes at H1Z1's flip-flopping on names, gameplay splits, and apparent inability to actually launch, but there's no doubt Daybreak is...

Chronicles of Elyria begins price increases in preparation of pre-alpha releases

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Great ready to pay more for Chronicles of Elyria. Soulbound Studios announced this week that it is preparing to raise the prices on all of...

Cursed trees and magic traps arrive in Dark and Light

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Hope you weren't planning on getting any sleep today, because Dark and Light has brought nightmare fuel instead of donuts for today's update. I...

Project Gorgon’s huge UI revamp is a ‘major stepping stone’ toward Steam early access

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Interface junkies, gather round, especially if you like detailed old-school-inspired MMORPGs, for Project Gorgon has unveiled a detailed tour of its new UI. It's...

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