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]

The Quinfall previews maritime activities and trading ahead of today’s second closed beta

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You've signed up. You've been selected. You thought it was happening on June 22nd but that was delayed. Now the time is here, as...

Fantastic Pixel Castle’s Project Ghost is still years out, but plans public playtest for ‘fairly soon’

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Fantastic Pixel Castle announced that Project Ghost recently crossed its second prototype milestone, with the first happening back in April, and the studio is...

EVE Online outlines plans to continue its nullsec focus and release Vanguard to Steam early access

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EVE Online fans have gotten their first taste of what the rest of this year is looking like for their favorite gankbox, as CCP...

Wayfinder promises it’s working on releasing the Echoes update to PlayStation fans

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Airship Syndicate stated its intention to bring Wayfinder's game-changing Echoes update to PlayStation this summer. With the calendar sliding into mid-July, those fans might...

Corepunk wraps up its 50,000 player alpha 3 test: ‘Better than the last one’

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The third major alpha for Corepunk is officially history, as Artificial Core wrapped up the test and thanked players for their help in identifying...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Update 43 hits the PC public test server with new housing additions

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It was foretold in the Elder Scrolls that a test server update would arrive, bringing a way for people to peer into others' in-game...

City of Heroes Homecoming begins public testing of new raid and Marine-themed support set

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The totally legal and licensed City of Heroes Homecoming (isn't that fun to say?!) has rolled out Issue 28: Page 1, dubbed Legacy, to...

Vehicle-building survivalbox TerraTech Worlds updates planet settings and automation

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It's been roughly four months since the vehicular-focused survival sandbox TerraTech Worlds entered into early access, which is more than enough time for us...

More than 4000 gamers killed 566K baddies in Monsters & Memories’ June playtests

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If you happened to have missed out on last month's stress tests for throwback MMORPG Monsters & Memories, you might be left wondering how...

Cutesy multiplayer life sim Galactic Getaway heralds a successful alpha, promises 2024 release

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Last year we first reported on Galactic Getaway, a cute Animal Crossing-style sci-fi life sim RPG that lets up to 60 players customize a...

Make My MMO: Project Gorgon’s hardcore living, Ashes of Creation’s alpha 2

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Project Gorgon rolled out a big patch at the tail end of June, adding a new dungeon, a hardcore hardcore living skill, and more...

Dune Awakening shows off character creation process, preps for persistent beta

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When you get your hands on Dune Awakening, what kind of character are you planning to roll? To help you make that decision, Funcom...

Starship Simulator checks in with progress on test build updates, a demo patch, and job searches

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Back in April we first reported on Starship Simulator, a multiplayer sci-fi title from indie developer Fleetyard Studios that seeks to... well, simulate life...
Pals.

Betawatch: Palia’s new owner, The Quinfall’s closed beta

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There's been a lot of hay to make when it comes to Palia over the past few months, but I don't think anyone really...

Paragon spinoff MOBA Predecessor introduces the new characters and ranked mode in latest patches

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Since its early access release in March, the MOBA Predecessor has applied plenty of new goodies for players of the Paragon spinoff to enjoy,...

The Stream Team: Checking in on the alpha test of MMORPG Corepunk

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Last time MOP's Chris tried to livestream the alpha build of Corepunk, the game went down for maintenance, forcing him to change course. Ideally,...

Star Citizen makes efforts on NPC AI, vehicle destruction, missions, and server meshing

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We're back once again with another Star Citizen monthly report, and it looks as if efforts by CIG for the month of June have...

Ashes of Creation is ‘close’ to Alpha 2, shows off server meshing tech

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If there are two things that we know for certain about Ashes of Creation's second alpha test, it's that (1) Intrepid Studios really loves...
Like this, but more tablet.

Ankama’s Waven is now available in early access for mobile devices

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Are you reading this on a mobile device right now, like a tablet or your phone? Are you doing so because you believe you...

Lord of the Rings Online delays European legendary server stress test, tweaks crafting quest beta

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If you were hoping to join Lord of the Rings Online's Mordor server stress test today, you're about to be disappointed as it's been...