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’s New Legacy beta updates crafting content, gear durability, and tamer pets

0
Ultima Online just pushed through its fifth weekend of testing for the New Legacy mode that is still on deck for launch next month...

NetEase-published Fragpunk brings team shooter action with card power-ups

5
Looking for a new twist on the old team shooter games? How about a hero-focused FPS title that features card power-ups that "bend the...

Bossa’s Lost Skies highlights UI updates, ship machine guns, and boardable skywhales

3
The monthly development reports from Bossa Studios' PvE survivalbox Lost Skies roll on, and while the end-of-August edition doesn't provide any kind of release...

BitCraft takes a tour of some of the settlements players built during its July alpha test

0
Last month saw the sandbox BitCraft begin its second alpha test after some delay and it looks as if players were very busy establishing...

Brighter Shores announces early access launch date of November 5

2
A couple of months ago, the devs behind RuneScape-inspired MMORPG Brighter Shores said that the game was on track for an early access release...
Delay!

Corepunk wipes its Alpha 4 a second time, says it’ll keep this build online through the end of October

1
Following a second full wipe of its fourth alpha to address a character bug, Corepunk's Artificial Core said that it hopes to continually run...
walk without rhythm, blah blah blah

Betawatch: Dune Awakening is finally gearing up for launch early next year

5
If you walk without rhythm, you won't attract the launch. Wait, is that how the phrase goes for Dune Awakening? We kind of lost...

Multiplayer-optional ARPG TitanQuest II sets early access for this winter

4
Where are my Titan Quest friendos at? THQ Nordic decided to drop an early access release window for the sequel at Gamescom: Titan Quest...

Multiplayer RTS ZeroSpace previews an ‘MMO mode’ called Galactic War

1
Crowdfunded indie RTS ZeroSpace has released a view video previewing the Galactic War mode, described as an MMO within the game. The Galactic War...

Unleashed Games confirms its MMO Haven will be used for additional titles made with generative AI

1
In the beginning half of the year, we started covering Haven, a developing MMORPG from Unleashed Games that promised gameplay beats familiar to those...

NCsoft Q2 2024: NCsoft says it’s not shifting focus away from MMORPGs

12
In the chaos of August financial releases and Gamescom, we overlooked NCsoft's Q2 2024 financial release, so we're tackling it now. Unfortunately, it's not...

They are so ugly they are cute: Palia adds potato pods and more in its next big beta update

1
It hasn't even been a month since Palia's last update, but the beta cozy MMO is already teasing its next patch. Daybreak-owned Singularity 6 (which...

Amazon boss: ‘We’re still trying to find the hook’ for the new Lord of the Rings MMO

36
With 10 titles currently in development, Amazon Games Studio is clearly hoping to diversify into success before sinking into unprofitability. One of the bigger...

SkyVerse is a new Bohemia-pubbed Minecraft-esque multiplayer survival sandbox

3
Of everything that's been newly announced during Gamescom so far, Bohemia Interactive's SkyVerse caught my attention quickest as a the type of cute voxelbox...

Marvel Rivals reveals Cap and Winter Soldier, Wakanda map, and December launch date

0
NetEase really did bring its A-game to Gamescom this year with a ton of new games on deck - including its new team shooter...

Soulframe releases a flashy gameplay teaser trailer from its preludes build at Gamescom

1
Soulframe is currently in its "preludes" phase - the five-dollar term Digital Extremes uses to refer to a test build - and it looks...

Funcom-published co-op sandbox Aloft targets a fall 2024 release

0
The well of creativity for survival sandboxes hasn't dried up yet, for better or for worse, and Funcom is determined to get in on...

NetEase’s adorable cozy game Floatopia invites you to ‘live your best life in the sky’

4
One of the bright lights of Gamescom's Opening Night Live was the reveal of a new NetEase multiplayer title called Floatopia that is clearly...

Nexon’s ARC Raiders, no longer F2P, gears up for fall test and 2025 launch

4
At Gamescom's Opening Night Live last night, Nexon's Embark Studios did more than drop a trailer for ARC Raiders: It also set an ambitious...

Nightingale releases new Realms Rebuilt trailer and patch date at Gamescom

4
Tencent's Inflexion Games has been talking up a major new update for early access multiplayer survivalbox Nightingale over the last couple of weeks. Dubbed...