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]

Ultima Online previews New Legacy’s themepark stylings in its new gameplay video

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I need to warn you before you click on this trailer: If you played original Ultima Online back in the day, the opening notes...

Aetherian Chronicles is a side-scrolling MMORPG that lets players team up with others or LLM-powered bots

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The majority of large language model (LLM) AI tool proponents suggest that the tech can be utilized to fill out a virtual game world...

Here’s how to sign up for Path of Exile 2’s impending closed beta test

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If you are saddened by the fact that the preview and today's big livestream reveal focused only on Path of Exile 's new Settlers...

Fractured has overhauled its PvP to reduce griefing ahead of next week’s formal launch

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We're just a week away from Fractured Online's official launch out of early access, which means Dynamight Studios has officially rolled out its last...

Corepunk’s preorder package includes only playtesting, early access, and the first season post-launch

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Corepunk studio Artificial Core has release a new dev blog this afternoon homing in on "clarifications" about the game's purchase terms. Notably the team...
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Throne & Liberty starts its open beta today – here’s the new trailer

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Today is the day when players can start in on Throne & Liberty as actual players because the game's open beta begins today on...

Star Citizen shows off updates and adjustments to alpha 4.0’s jump points

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Right now players are locked inside of the single system of Stanton in Star Citizen, but when alpha 4.0 goes online, they will then...

Raph Koster aims to make Stars Reach complex but not overcomplicated – and focused on retention

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You didn't think Playable Worlds' Raph Koster was going to stop at just two pillars of design for his new sandbox MMORPG Stars Reach,...

Former Blizzard and Funcom dev Craig Morrison is working on a cozy true crime MMORPG backed by NetEase

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Cast your mind back to summer 2021, and you might recall that was when World of Warcraft's Craig Morrison - best known to MMORPG...

EA is testing a cross-progression PC version of mobile MMO Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes

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It's been a hot minute since we heard anything big out of EA's multiplayer mobile battler Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes, but today's news...

Wayfinder releases massive quality-of-life patch as devs celebrate newly positive reviews

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As promised, Airship Syndicate has buffed the heck out of Wayfinder today with its new patch live on Steam. The update is loaded with...

Spellfarers is a new Palia-esque indie cozy MMO, headed to early access July 29

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It's not every day that a new MMO or pseudo-MMO drops in our inboxes and becomes a game I stick on my wishlist and...

Pax Dei’s latest patch balances hide drops, adds plum trees, and declares ‘raisins are back’

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Do you play Pax Dei? Did you miss raisins? Have you looked at grapes on the vine and sighed mournfully because you couldn't enjoy...

Here’s how Throne & Liberty’s monetization system works, from currency to the auction hall

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Who's hyped for Throne & Liberty's open beta on Thursday? Well, NCsoft, for one. Amazon for two. The pair of them have released a...

Dark and Darker Mobile plans global beta test in August – here’s how to sign up

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Krafton has officially announced a global beta test for the mobile version of its multiplayer survival sandbox Dark and Darker, coming up August 1st...

Eternal Tombs aims to bring its uncompromising gameplay to the public this fall

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If Eternal Tombs, the hardcore MMO with live GM events, is going to make its goal of a 2025 launch, you'd expect to be...

Nightingale offers a look into the design and lore of its nomadic Sun Giants

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Last month Inflexion Games admitted that the next big update to Nightingale would take quite some time to arrive. So how is it going...

NetEase team shooter Marvel Rivals dates next cross-platform closed beta test for July 23

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Team vs. team hero shooter Marvel Rivals continues to rumble forth through its testing phases. Readers will recall that NetEase announced that the game...

Quinfall opens its beta to the public for the final two days of its run, but there’s a small catch

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Were you among those who weren't selected to join in the second closed beta of Quinfall? Then you're in luck because Vawraek Technologies has...

Ultima Online plans beta testing of New Legacy server shortly – here’s how to add your name to the list

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It's taken the better part of four (!) years for this move, but fans of Ultima Online have finally gotten a tangible step closer...