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]

Cloud Imperium rejects wild claim that Star Citizen is ‘owned by a bank’

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The Star Citizen subreddit is aflame this weekend after bloggers on multiple sites and social media platforms, seemingly spurred on by a certain self-proclaimed...

The MOP Up: Gamescom’s big opening by Angela Merkel (June 25, 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...

E3 2017: Preta Vendetta Rising is multiplayer VR in the right direction

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I have a love-hate relationship with VR. I've bought an Oculus Rift and the Touch, but don't play it much these days. Part of...

Make My MMO: Star Citizen sells 14K concept ships in 24 hours (June 24, 2017)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Star Citizen followers once again proved their game's dominance by purchasing 14,000 of its new Nox concept ships in less...

Pitching a tent in Camelot Unchained

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City State's Tyler Rockwell has returned again this week to helm another Camelot Unchained update, and my favorite part is the tents. Seriously, how...

E3 2017: Fortnite is Crowfall for PvE fans

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The other day when I made a rare venture out of my E3 coverage den, my slightly younger brother asked, "Hey, did you hear...

The Stream Team: Potty humor in ARK Survival Evolved

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It's hard to be king of the carnivores without a throne, but that has all changed now! ARK has introduced the mighty commode to...
BEARS &c.

Betawatch: Dark and Light enters closed testing (June 23, 2017)

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One game enters the list and another leaves. Dark and Light has started its closed testing, although there's a very small number of people...
OFF WITH HIS KNEES

Gloria Victis shows off the results of its combat upgrade

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We don't mean to surprise you, but Gloria Victis involves a whole lot of fighting things. You have various sharp bits of metal that...

ArcheAge Begins puts a call out for Android mobile testers

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ArcheAge Begins' title is never going to be as appropriate as it is right now. Gamevil's spin-off of XLGAMES' well-known MMO sandbox has just...

How Star Citizen uses science to build out its galaxy

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This week's episode of Star Citizen Around the Verse sees Cloud Imperium's Chris Roberts and Eric Kieron Davis bookending Foundry 42, Ship Shape, and...

Hands-on with Secret World Legends: A second chance for a first impression

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I would like to start this article by saying that there are a lot of things to like about Secret World Legends, but for...
This town is, in fact, big enough for the both of us. We need a fourth.

Wild West Online asks players what sort of gambling they want to see

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It's just not right to think of the stereotypical wild west without including some gambling. Based on movies on the subject, cheating at poker...

E3 2017: ARK Survival Evolved on scope creep, Xbox One X, and leaving early access

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So ARK: Survival Evolved is going to be the first big survival sandbox not named Minecraft or Don't Starve to not only make it to launch...

Secret World Legends’ headstart launches today

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Pack up your stuff, The Secret World fans: It's movin' day, at least if you don't care about playing on Steam, as Secret Worlds Legends'...
Be here now.

City of Titans demos animations in new video

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City of Titans has this week posted a new video dubbed "Animation while Holding Objects," which kinda sounds boring, but it's a superhero MMO...

Shot Online Golf’s closed beta test has begun

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BREE: I can't believe neither of you pranksters has taken the golf thing to make fun of yet. JUSTIN: Just par for the course for...

Here’s how you can transfer your Secret World account perks to Legends

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Starting Friday, June 23rd, Secret World Legends' headstart goes live for any veteran TSW players as well as those who have signed up for...

Zombie-fighting title Fortnite announces deluxe box edition

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When we were kids, we honed our fort-making skills with pillows, couch cushions, blankets, and other impregnable materials. Those skills will come in handy...

Ship of Heroes fires up a red-hot powerset

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Meanwhile, in the deep void of space, a fire has broken out on a starship. Jets of flame and a rain of red-hot meteors...

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