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]

Star Citizen devs are being forced into mandatory unpaid overtime in order to make CitizenCon happen

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While Star Citizen is making sure it keeps excitement up for CitizenCon 2024, behind the scenes the devs at CIG are being crunched to...
fallin'

Elephants were the real hero of The Quinfall’s third closed beta

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What happened in the third beta for The Quinfall? A lot of people on war elephants and a lot of people fighting in fields,...

Temtem Swarm shares trivia from its recent beta test, confirms a Steam Next Fest demo October 14

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Were you among those who were kicking the tires of the co-op bullet hell Temtem: Swarm, or did you happen to miss out on...
These are where the spirits come from.

Nightingale fixes issues include with pots, boss AI, and NPC dialogue

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So apparently pots and garden plots in Nightingale were accidentally being possessed by a thousand angry vengeful plant spirits. That's the official explanation in...

New World’s Aeternum launch trailer shows the MMORPG character journey – backward

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We may be two weeks out from launch, but MMORPG New World has dropped its Aeternum launch trailer this afternoon anyhow. And the framing...

EverQuest’s 31st expansion, The Outer Brood, launches in December

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With EverQuest II's end-of-the-year expansion already in testing and ready for preorders, you had to figure that Classic EverQuest wouldn't be far behind, and...

Blizzard begins the countdown for Diablo IV’s Vessel of Hatred

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I sure hope you're ready for a huge influx of Diablo IV info because Blizzard absolutely dumped a ton of previews and details for...
Plain Jane.

Necesse’s latest update brings the plains biome to the game

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The change in game is mainly on the plains... in Necesse, anyway. The game's most recent update has recently gone live - and faster...

Palworld is getting a mobile version thanks to Krafton partnership as server FPS improves with latest patch

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Krafton really likes to release mobile versions of games that are facing a lawsuit, apparently. The company announced today that it has secured a...

EverQuest II opens preorders for its November Scars of Destruction expansion

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If there's one constant in the MMORPG genre, it's the comforting knowledge that the EverQuest franchise is going to pump out two expansions in...

Wayfinder kicks console and PC crossplay into high gear in preparation for launch

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With its full launch out of early access just a few weeks away, Wayfinder is getting all of its high-tech affairs in order for...

Vampire MMORPG Shadow’s Kiss sunsets, with a dire warning about the early access trap

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It's been a long time since we checked in on the early access vampire MMO Shadow's Kiss - in fact, our last look was...

Anvil Empires highlights its underground cave system, mining updates, and a stability mechanic

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The dev blog sneak peeks are continuing to spill forth from Siege Camp's upcoming medieval war MMO Anvil Empires: This month, it's all about...

Synduality Echo of Ada is a dystopian sci-fi PvPvE third-person shooter arriving January 24

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Sure, Bandai Namco, we didn't want a new MMORPG; what we actually wanted was another PvPvE shooter instead. That's right, this is what we're...

Enshrouded’s Update 4 will add a new region, new craftables, a level cap raise, and animal farming

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Multiplayer survival sandbox Enshrouded has already had some pretty meaty updates, but developer Keen Games is preparing for one of its biggest yet, as...

Valheim’s boardgame has kicked off its crowdfunding campaign

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Valheim fans, be aware: The crowdfunding campaign for the official board game is now underway during the month of October. This is a one-to-four...
Experience!

Indie MMORPG Project Gorgon adds horse breeding and instanced guild halls in latest update

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Do you know how outlandish a feature has to be before the devs of Project Gorgon have to call it outlandish? It's outlandish indeed,...

City of Titans’ primary city designer has passed away from cancer

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We've heard some sad news out of Kickstarted superhero MMORPG City of Titans: Its chief city designer has passed away. Missing Worlds Media posted...

Hi-Rez hit with layoffs as it reduces teams on Paladins and Classic SMITE in favor of SMITE 2

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Hi-Rez Studios and its sub-studios are embarking on a wave of layoffs, CEO Stewart Chisam announced bright and early this morning. Chisam characterizes the...

Scars of Honor confirms October 26 test, shows off more Undead race concepts and early gameplay

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Have you been looking at the WoW-esque Scars of Honor and thinking to yourself, "I wanna play that"? Well, your opportunity may come later...