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]

Last Oasis goes offline for a week to fix problems, offers refunds

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It's a bit of a double-edged sword when you launch your popular early access game. On one hand, you may just become the top-selling...

MassivelyOP’s first look at Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor chapter and Antiquities system

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With the release date of The Elder Scrolls Online's Greymoor chapter just a few months away, work on the update is progressing even with...
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The Daily Grind: Are you angry about the collapse of Chronicles of Elyria?

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Last week, Soulbound Studios announced that in spite of just reaching a semblance of pre-alpha for Chronicles of Elyria, it was out of money...

Dual Universe showcases entries in its space station building contest

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In my time spent within Landmark, and in other games where people are allowed to build their own homes or habitats, I've come to...

Make My MMO: Chronicles of Elyria becomes the highest-profile MMORPG Kickstarter to crash and burn

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Soulbound Studios, the team behind MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria, announced that the game was on indefinite hold and all...

Ashes of Creation shows off an hour’s worth of gameplay from alpha one

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Earlier this week, Intrepid Studios had promised to deliver some gameplay from the alpha one build of Ashes of Creation, and deliver it did,...

Survival MMO Last Oasis’ early access has been plagued by connection issues

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"Problematic" is the term of the day when it comes to woodpunk survival MMO Last Oasis. The title went into early access on Steam...
That arena is sure shadowy.

Betawatch: Shadow Arena announces its final beta in April

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Is there any arena more shadow-filled than Shadow Arena? It might need to change its name if there were, but you can evaluate for...

Star Citizen shows off a new weapon attachments UI and tours New Babbage

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Inside Star Citizen is back once again with another look at features for alpha 3.9, this time providing a fly-through tour of the New...

Here’s what you can do in Ship of Heroes’ surprise beta right now

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Last week, Ship of Heroes' Heroic Games announced a "surprise" beta test round - open to the public - during the COVID-19 outbreak. Now,...
Got to know free.

Blue Protocol starts its Japanese closed beta testing on April 23

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The beta test for Blue Protocol had to be delayed a little bit before based on COVID-19, but it was always just a delay....

Life Beyond’s latest patch makes some economy fixes and ironwood beetles less angry

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It's not a particularly large patch as these things go, but Life Beyond has made some noteworthy adjustments in its latest release to both...

Woodpunk survival MMO Last Oasis has officially launched on Steam early access

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Woodpunk survival MMO Last Oasis is officially live in early access on Steam today - because we don't have enough apocalypse in our lives...

Ashes of Creation announces an early preview livestream of alpha one

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Intrepid Studios is ready to show the world what it's got. On Friday, March 27th, at 2:00 p.m. EST, Ashes of Creation will be...

Gloria Victis announces a standalone management game where players must survive a siege

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While most of us here recognize Gloria Victis as a sandbox MMORPG, developer Fish Tank Studio is working with Black Eye Games as publisher...
Pshoo.

Torchlight III shows off the Sharpshooter class in new alpha video

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Multiplayer not-an-MMO-anymore Torchlight III has a new dev blog and video out today on the Sharpshooter, its very last new class before launch. MMO...

First impressions of the elusive Phantasy Star Online 2

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We certainly live in interesting times. Last year, the idea of playing Phantasy Star Online 2 while I'm explicitly told to not leave the house...
She stab.

Ascent: Infinite Realm hints at major shake-ups coming to its combat mechanics

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Those of us who were fascinated by Ascent: Infinite Realm's initial reveal and promise of steampunk MMORPG bliss have long since accepted that the...
Goodbye dignity.

Phantasy Star Online 2 alters the rewards of its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate perks

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If you'd somehow managed to miss this fact, Phantasy Star Online 2 is currently live in North America as an Xbox One exclusive. That...

Kickstarted MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria halts development, lays off all employees

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Since its splashy and successful Kickstarter run back in 2016 that raised $1.36 million from MMO gamers, Chronicles of Elyria developed a reputation for...

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