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Indie MMO Gloria Victis has just rolled its way into beta
Happy beta launch week to Gloria Victis! No, really. The MMO has been in early access alpha since 2016, but it's finally moving out...
Whatever happened to pre-alpha indie MMORPG Arcfall?
Earlier this year when we last checked in with Arcfall, an Ultima Online-inspired indie MMO, we learned that the team had hopes to officially...
Mankind Reborn offers updates on territory control, Cliea 5A48, and several system overhauls
It's been rather quiet on the news front for Mankind Reborn, the spiritual successor for the sunsetted sandbox MMO Face of Mankind; the last...
Preview: Dauntless’ Reforged update brings new gameplay, new potential, and unanswered questions
As we’ve been covering over the past few weeks, Dauntless is going to be shaking up the basic way to play and progress with...
CDPR frames Cyberpunk 2077’s multiplayer as a ‘standalone product’
Cyberpunk 2077 is a game we've kept half an eyeball on over the last few years, basically entirely because of the lingering promise that...
Ashes of Creation talks about a new island, new lighting, and testing for December and February
The end of November was host to yet another livestream from the devs of Ashes of Creation, which touched on an assortment of topics...
Soul’s Remnant is a 2-D platforming MMORPG ‘passion project’ that has entered a limited-time open alpha
For those who are fans of more colorful and visually flat (as in two-dimensional) MMORPGs, then you might be interested in a little something...
Old-school hardcore MMORPG Reign of Darkness issues $100K Kickstarter, free demo
Remember Reign of Darkness? We covered its early access arrival back in 2019; it's a medieval grimdark MMORPG being developed by one person that...
Betawatch: Blue Protocol’s players share its closed beta goodness
If you're anything like me... well, I'm so sorry. This must be hellish for you. Also, you're really looking forward to the upcoming Blue...
Mortal Online 2 celebrates its arrival to beta with an attempt to break a world record
Today will mark the transition of Mortal Online 2 from alpha to beta and the game is doing it in the biggest possible way:...
Atlas answers community questions about future plans for trade, ships, sea content, and the claim system
With no patch for Atlas arriving this week, the devs at Grapeshot Games have taken the opportunity to answer some player questions about what's...
Cyberpunk VR MMO Zenith delays its alpha to early 2021
Zenith's November developer update video earlier this month offers a catch-up on the doings and goings of this virtual reality MMORPG. The small dev...
The MOP Up: Conan Exiles forms ‘strike team’ to attack Xbox One server instability
Life in Conan Exiles is by nature harsh, but Xbox One players have it worse than most thanks to a slew of issues that...
Betawatch: Blankos Block Party begins private beta with a fresh hotfix
You never forget your first... hotfix. What did you think we meant? Blankos Block Party has gone into its first private beta, and that...
Star Citizen talks about the Nomad, the IAE free fly event, and player shenanigans in alpha 3.11
There's a whole gaggle of stuff coming out of Star Citizen today, the headliner of which is the start of the free fly event...
New World’s latest alpha patch buffs threat and makes high-end combat more challenging
If you caught the big news yesterday, then you already know that Amazon is dropping a big new patch for alpha testers of New...
Pantheon toasts Brad McQuaid, plans next pre-alpha test, and updates the ‘evaluation’ build
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has delivered its November producer's letter today, and it begins on a sad note as Producer Ben Dean reminds...
Amazon’s New World demo: Fishing, Reekwater, and hands-on havoc
It's certainly been rough seas for Amazon's upcoming New World over the past year -- especially with a significant change of development direction for...
Microsoft CFO says Bethsoft IPs can still go cross-platform but also wants new games ‘first, better, or best’ on Microsoft
As the news of Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax Media, Bethesda Softworks, and its various studios has settled in, there's been one niggling point that's...
The Daily Grind: What was the best Guild Wars 2 living world season?
To date, there have been approximately five Guild Wars 2 living world seasons. Technically, The Icebrood Saga, which began last year, isn't a season,...
