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]

Duckside is a new PvPvE survival shooter and not something I just made up I swear

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Don't look at me like that. Duckside is a real game, not an MJ-inspired fever dream, and it's from tinyBuild, which is a real...

Throne & Liberty lays out three-month post-launch roadmap, promises big patches every 3-4 months

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We're on the eve of Throne and Liberty's early access debut here in the west, and that means Amazon and NCsoft are taking their...

Star Wars The Old Republic opens tester signups for its native Mac launcher

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Surprised but pleased by last week's announcement that Star Wars The Old Republic is getting a native Mac client? We were too. And now,...

XLGames rebrands ArcheAge 2 as ‘online action RPG’ ArcheAge Chronicles, but it still sounds like an MMO

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If you thought endless delays and the unceremonious sunset of ArcheAge were the worst things that could happen to ArcheAge 2, think again because...

Age of Empires Mobile prepares final global test September 25 ahead of October 17 launch

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Back in February we first reported on Age of Empires Mobile, a portable version of the venerated RTS series being developed by Xbox Games...
Lockup.

Marvel Rivals confirms Psylocke’s arrival to the roster for the shooter’s December 6 release

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Followers of the team vs. team superhero shooter Marvel Rivals already knew that it was headed for its full release on Friday, December 6th,...

Palia’s Autumn Awakening is live for beta players with a new minigame for Maji Market

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As teased last week, Palia's Autumn Awakening patch is officially live in the beta mini-MMO this afternoon with the return of Maji Market and...

Throne & Liberty preloading has kicked off ahead of Thursday’s paid early access

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The first big launch of the fall has officially begun its slow rollout today as preloading for Throne & Liberty's early access is now...

Co-op cozy game My Time at Evershine funded on Kickstarter in just 35 minutes

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Last week, MOP's Chris took a look at My Time at Evershine, the latest multiplayer cozy game from Pathea Games, best known for My...

Wayfinder studio Airship Syndicate’s latest layoff cuts the teams down to 50 people ahead of launch

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Wayfinder studio Airship Syndicate has already faced a round of layoffs over the last year, and I'm sorry to report this morning that it's...

The Quinfall prepares a third closed beta test for September 27

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It's time once more for curious MMORPG fans to prepare to toss their names into the closed beta draw for Quinfall: Vawraek Technologies has...

Social First’s ‘social cross-platform MMO’ Nexus Station is officially announced

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Back in August we got wind of a new Finnish game studio called Social First and its plans to create a "cross-platform social MMO";...

Starlight Re:Volver is a candy-colored co-op dungeon delver coming to early access soon

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Most of the time we're not ones to zero in on a game's visuals, but in the case of the upcoming multiplayer co-op title...

Ultima Online will run one more New Legacy stress test starting tomorrow, its 27th birthday

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Last week, we noted that Ultima Online had counted eight beta tests for its New Legacy server already and was running out of time...

New World announces Season of Opportunity, launching alongside Aeternum

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Throughout the summer as MMORPG players on PC and console have awaited the launch of New World Aeternum, PC players have been more than...

Interview: Amazon on Throne & Liberty’s PvE vs PvP, lifeskilling, and small guild content

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October 1st, you may have noticed, is right over there peeking at us from around the corner, dragging along the upcoming Amazon-published NCsoft title,...
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Rumor: Bungie’s Marathon will cost $40 and is aiming for a 2025 release

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News about Bungie's new-look version of Marathon has been pretty thin, which isn't really a surprise considering layoffs at Bungie last year delayed the...

Legal analysts paint a grim picture for Pocketpair’s chances in Nintendo’s Palworld lawsuit

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Last week saw Nintendo's lawyers rouse themselves from slumber and roar forth at Pocketpair's wildly successful critter-catching survivalbox Palworld as the company filed a...

Here’s when Throne and Liberty’s $40 early access will kick off around the globe

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The MMORPG-playing world is just a few days away from the early access release of Throne and Liberty, which means that Amazon Games is...

Pixel art MMO Necesse boasts over one million players in early access. And chickens.

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It's been quite the summer for Necesse, a retro-themed survival and crafting MMO that's been tearing up the charts in early access. Thanks to...