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]

Pax Dei outlines update plans for housing, combat, and economy over its year-long early access

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Ready or not, the MMORPG world is less than 24 hours from the early access release of the sandbox Pax Dei, which is occasion...

The Quinfall confirms a June 22 start date for its second closed beta test

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It might be easy to have forgotten that you tossed your name into the hat for potential closed beta participation, especially if you put...

Blue Protocol celebrates its first Japanese anniversary, but no word yet on a western release

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The hope that Blue Protocol will see a 2024 release is fading mightily, especially following an anniversary livestream in which Bandai Namco failed to...

SMITE 1 reworks dozens of items in mid-season update, SMITE 2 showcases updates to Hecate

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It's a tale of two SMITE titles in this news story, as Hi-Rez Studios has put forth information and updates for both the original...
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Betawatch: Tarisland gets an early start in China

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Huh, are we really almost there with Tarisland? The game is already out in China, and it's launching worldwide next week, complete with Lady...

Pax Dei bluntly outlines what it is – and is not – ahead of next week’s early access release

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In a world where games have waffled about their MMO-ness, the devs at Mainframe Industries have made it very clear what kind of gameplay...

EVE Vanguard brings a new map, customizable weapons, and new missions in June 20 test

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It's probably been the burning question on the lips of those who have been playing EVE Vanguard: When will the FPS hold its next...
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With June patch inbound, Project Gorgon is safe and will see content through at least early 2025

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Project Gorgon got a lot of attention at the tail end of last year, owing to the fact that its husband-and-wife dev team -...

‘Multiplayer conquest adventure’ MMO Havenhold readies an alpha test for next week

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If you like a good dose of martial arts with side portions of PvP and coop PvE, then we're here to put Havenhold on...

Star Citizen suspends over 600 accounts over ‘illicitly gained’ credits earned thanks to an exploit

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It would appear that some mass gold duping was going on in Star Citizen recently as a result of an exploit found within the...

Lost Skies recaps shipbuilding, sky bosses, and the damageability of everything in the game

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Video game logic often dictates that if a tree falls on top of a house, that house will remain unfazed as the felled tree...

5v5 hero shooter FragPunk starts taking names for a Steam closed alpha scheduled for June 27

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Earlier this week we reported on the reveal of FragPunk, another NetEase 5v5 hero shooter that leans into a colorful visual style and a...

Pantheon Rise of the Fallen heralds the arrival of Summoner and Ranger classes in its next test build

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The Seasons - better known as pre-alpha builds - continue to turn in Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. With Season 3 nearing its close,...

Fight or Kite: 33 Immortals continues the trend of pseudo-MMO gaming

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Even given the general pullback in the games industry from using the term MMO, I sure am noticing a bunch of other games that...

Tarisland showcases its gender-unlocked female Paladin, promises better community management

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Today's Tarisland teaser video is a bit of good news bad news: It's good because it shows off the female Paladin (including her shiny...

New World opens console sign-ups for its July Aeternum beta test

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Now that you've heard what our own writer thought about his hands-on with New World Aeternum at Summer Game Fest, you can get your...

The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming previews Nexon’s The First Descendant

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What can MOP's Chris and MJ do when they're not able to playtest a game? Find someone willing to provide footage for them to...
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Kickstarted tiny MMO Book of Travels has launched its promised combat revamp

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What is the best thing in Book of Travels? Is it to break your enemy, see him driven before you, and hear the lamentations...

Eternal Tombs shares a teaser trailer for its next test, resolves to make it ‘the best MMORPG possible’

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We're reasonably sure that no studio wants to make a terrible game (and if it does, then it might want to stop making games),...

Path of Exile 2 shares a gameplay overview of the Witch class in latest video

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When is a necromancer not a necromancer? When it's a Witch, obviously. If you're the sort of ARPG player who takes the suggestion of...