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: Ready to Rodent Rumble

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When is Massively OP's MJ eager for PvP? When it involves fluffy squirrels! After the fun and frenzy of her first Rodent Rumble playtest,...

Blockchain MMO EVE Frontier extols the expanded galaxy and gameplay mechanics of its latest test build

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The blockchain sandbox MMO EVE Frontier appears to be desperately wanting to remind players that it has gameplay to offer and not just a...

Sci-fi vehicle battler Sand reports a 200K playtest, promises backend improvements

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Despite boasting over 200,000 gamers checking out its demo during last month's Steam Next Fest, vehicle battler Sand acknowledged that it's got plenty of...

PSA: Monsters & Memories’ next stress test is Saturday, November 30

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Looking for some chunky MMO fun to round out your November gaming? Throwback-styled Monsters & Memories scheduled another afternoon stress test for the curious...

Stars Reach says it ‘heard you loud and clear on graphics improvements’

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Last week's Stars Reach trailer captured a lot of attention - so much that studio Playable Worlds decided to focus this week's dev blog...

Star Citizen brings more new ships in latest PTU build and discusses alpha 4.0 server meshing progress

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Are you ready to try out some of the latest internet spaceships in Star Citizen regardless of whether they're fully ready to go to...

Nightingale promises a focus on deeper systems and has ‘zero intention’ to shut down

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Obviously no multiplayer game studio wants to shutter their game, but after two rounds of layoffs at Inflexion Games, it's obviously hard for Nightingale...
Right, this is... what we wanted?

Crema Games’ Temtem Swarm is officially available in early access now

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You might have had enough of Temtem, but what if it were a bullet-heaven shooter in which you teamed up with friends to blow...

Say hello to Ruckus, the team behind your new favorite co-op smash-and-grab survival game

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If you're wondering who's making all that ruckus this morning, rest assured it's Ruckus Games: It's a new studio put together by former devs...

Monster Hunter is getting a new open world mobile game, Monster Hunter Now maps out its next seasons

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If you were looking to experience Monster Hunter on your mobile device, the only option you've really had is Niantic's mobile ARG Monster Hunter...

G-Star 2024: Nexon teases Supervive, Project Overkill, and Arc Raiders as it celebrates its 30th birthday

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Nexon brought its A-game to G-Star 2024 in Busan, South Korea, and by A-game, we really mean its whole game because the company has...

Star Citizen launches a new multi-stage Save Stanton event to pad the time until alpha 4.0

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There's going to be some time between now and when alpha 4.0 arrives to Star Citizen. So what are players supposed to do in...

PvE co-op survivalbox Aloft confirms its early access launch for January 15

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We've been following the development Aloft for a little while now; it's the upcoming co-op survival sandbox that involves exploring floating islands and transforming...

Pearl Abyss Q3 2024: Black Desert declines, EVE Online flattens, Crimson Desert dithers

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Pearl Abyss - minus Pearl Abyss America head Jeonghee Jin, who left for NCsoft America this past summer - released its Q3 2024 financials...

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen launches into early access on December 13 – plus it’s coming to Steam

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On December 13th, it will be go time for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen players who have eagerly awaited the official early access launch...

Brighter Shores bans multiboxing and adds single-click actions in today’s update

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Brighter Shores' first patch last week might have been a wee one, but clearly Fen Research was holding a bit back for this week's...

Adorable multiplayer life sim Dinkum is headed to mobile devices with Dinkum Together

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Since last year, we've been keeping an eye on Dinkum, a cutesy and cozy survival life sim RPG that has plenty to do for...

Skygard Arena is a turn-based tactical battler headed for Steam early access November 18

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It's an absolute shame to consider what happened to a game as unique as Atlas Reactor, and it was possible the multiplayer gaming world...

Marvel Rivals officially unveils Moon Knight’s arrival to the team shooter’s launch roster

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Readers might recall that Marvel Rivals teased the next character coming to the shooter's roster at the very end of its Psylocke trailer, but...

Monsters & Memories’ creative director streams love for EverCraft Online

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Who says that MMO studios and developers only care about their own games and are fiercely territorial? Belaying that mindset is Monsters & Memories'...