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 Stream Team: Taking a peek inside of the early access release of Pantheon Rise of the Fallen

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Today is the day when Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen takes its next big step forward toward release with its early access launch, and...

Lost Skies’ island construction tool is officially launched and F2P on Steam

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Earlier this month, we noted that Bossa Games was pushing onward with its new multiplayer MMO-esque sandbox Lost Skies by releasing an Island Creator...

Pax Dei invites you to go on a shopping spree as its Market Square update is live

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As promised, Pax Dei's Verse 2: Market Square is live this morning for all owners of the early access sandbox MMORPG, and it's all...

Star Citizen rounds up the features for alpha 4.0, which is still on track for release by year’s end

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There are only a few more weeks left in December, let alone 2024, but Star Citizen is still claiming in its final video digest...
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Temtem Swarm gets a patch with backup files and bug fixes

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It would perhaps be fair to say that Temtem Swam - the multiplayer shooter that came out following the maintenance mode of the original...

Brighter Shores AMA confirms updates for combat, professions, and co-op play are en route

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It looks as if the devs of Fen Research have plenty of updates planned for Brighter Shores, at least according to an AMA the...

Old School RuneScape provides an updated deep-dive into its new Sailing skill, confirms alpha for 2025

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It's been quite a while since Old School RuneScape talked about the development of its new Sailing skill, but that's not because Jagex has...
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Nightingale readies NPC automation, building mode updates, and winter event for December 17

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Mark your calendars, Nightingale fans: The next major content update is coming on Tuesday, December 17th, and it's bringing with it a few new...

Not So Massively: Deep-diving ZeroSpace’s factions and final thoughts on the beta

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We've reached the third and final piece of Not So Massivey's extensive impressions from the recent open beta of multiplayer RTS ZeroSpace. In my...

Pax Dei’s Market Square update officially launches tomorrow with gold and market stalls

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If you weren't already overloaded with MMO patches, new games, and Christmas events, here's one more: Pax Dei is dropping its massive update, dubbed...

Eight-year-old indie superhero MMORPG Ship of Heroes sets a Q2 2025 launch window

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Just a few weeks ago, we noted that it appeared Ship of Heroes' release plans had continued shifting around (at one point, it was...

Pantheon Rise of the Fallen announces early access head start today and delay of buddy key delivery

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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen continues to perform its pre-flight checks before it takes off for early access tomorrow, which means that once again...
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Warcraft Rumble kicks off its PC beta along with its Winter Veil festivities

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If you've found yourself wishing to have Warcraft Rumble playable on your PC before now (or perhaps you've wished for something Warcraft-adjacent that's a...

SMITE 2’s last closed alpha patch of 2024 brings three more gods and a Lord of the Rings crossover event

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It's time for the last patch for the closed alpha of MOBA SMITE 2, and this one is going out with another set of...

Chronicles of Elyria dev claims development is ‘progressing steadily,’ but no, you can’t see it

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When last we heard from Chronicles of Elyria, Soulbound Studio's Jeromy Walsh explained that the company was once again struggling financially and that he...

Solarpunk MMO Loftia lands on Steam, shows off housing neighborhood trailer

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Australian solarpunk MMO Loftia isn't going to let the holiday season arrive without a couple big gifts to its growing community! Qloud Games gleefully...

Path of Exile 2 is scrambling to hire more support folks following its massive early access launch

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Grinding Gear Games warned Path of Exile 2 players ahead of early access that the first era of the game might be a little...

Pantheon sets ground rules for character names and support ahead of early access

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This Friday, December 13th, will see the early access floodgates open for sandbox MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, but before then, Visionary Realms...

Snail Games’ survival MMO For the Stars kicks off a new dev video series

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This past summer, we got a first look at Snail Games' new multiplayer survivalbox, the AAA sci-fi sandbox For The Stars with its "ambitious...

Temtem the MMO has more Steam players than Temtem Swarm despite being in maintenance mode

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Last September saw the final content update for Crema Games' "MMO-lite" Temtem, with the game entering into maintenance mode while the studio shifted most...