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]

Marvel Heroes cuts console storage cost but denies refunds

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Here's an interesting good news/bad news situation for Marvel Heroes Omega console players. Gazillion announced that it is permanently cutting the prices in half...

The MOP Up: Destiny 2’s class roster (June 18, 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...

Camelot Unchained creates inventory screen mockup

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As Camelot Unchained transforms from a ramshackle collection of ideas and features into a cohesive product, it's neat to see glimpses of the game that it's...

E3 2017: Hands-on with Sea of Thieves’ multiplayer ship crewing

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As I mentioned in MassivelyOP's Best of E3 Overthinking article, I came away from this year's con thinking Sea of Thieves was the best playable...

The Stream Team: Test driving ARK’s latest dinos

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Are your old dinos looking a bit worse for wear? Are you in the market for a new one or two? Come on down...

The Stream Team: Slaying the Conan Exiles lag monster

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There are many dangers in Conan Exiles waiting to kill Massively OP's MJ, but hopefully the lag monster is no longer one of them!...
Here we go.

Betawatch: E3 2017 brings launch dates, new titles, and delays (June 16, 2017)

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Oh, E3, always a magical time full of promises when some aren't meant to be kept, some are meant to be kept but won't...

Tale of Toast starts bi-weekly alpha tests on Steam

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Self-labeled "hardcore" MMO Tale of Toast is kicking off bi-weekly alpha tests, and you are invited to the party. The two-person development team told...

Here’s how to participate in Gigantic’s big stress-test event this weekend

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Nothing to do this weekend now that E3 is winding down and everything you want to play is way far off in the future?...
ride the build train

Albion Online’s fantastic beasts and where to find them

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Albion Online is riding high -- in more ways than one. The fantasy sandbox is fresh off of the release of its Hector update...

Destiny 2’s PS4 exclusives won’t arrive on Xbone and PC until 2018

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If the fact that Destiny 2's PC edition is being held back seven weeks following the release of the console versions sticks in your...
Titan-size!

City of Titans on endgame, alting, PvP, business models, lockboxes, and whales

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The first and most-backed City of Heroes successor City of Titans has a couple of dev pieces out this month answering questions posed to...

Star Citizen Around the Verse: Female character meshes, engineering, and the LA studio

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Hellion isn't the only sci-fi sandbox finally getting female characters underway: Star Citizen is working on the female body meshing, just one of the tidbits...
The first dozen of cuts are all equally deep, really.

Master X Master’s launch client and name reservations are now available

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We are still a few days off from Master X Master's official launch, but that shouldn't stop you from preparing for the launch of...
We could have planned better.

So why is Destiny 2’s PC version being held back?

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PC players looking forward to Destiny 2's fall release are probably going through a torrent of emotions this week. While it's great that Bungie...

Next week’s Hellion patch adds female toons and a tutorial

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Multiplayer sci-fi survival sandbox Hellion is getting a big update next week. Zero Gravity is calling it the "biggest update" to the game since...

Crowfall’s AI is about to get a huge makeover

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Hey, look over there -- a shiny! Crowfall Principal Programmer Chris Ledwith, the newly dubbed "AI Guy," explains in a dev blog today that the...
And we may not pass this way again.

Pathfinder Online makes territory control more meaningful

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Controlling territory doesn't mean a lot if anyone can still enter the territory you control, does it? Pathfinder Online players can make use of...

Lineage 2 Revolution has soft launched on Google Play and iTunes

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The Netmarble take on NCsoft's Lineage franchise, Lineage 2 Revolution, has soft launched as a global version in multiple English-speaking markets and app stores...

Valiance Online hints that alpha test could be near

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"As a superhero MMORPG developer, what would you require before officially launching your alpha build?" This intriguing question was presented to the Valiance Online community...

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