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]

Grimdark MMO Mad World resurfaces with new updates and explanations for alpha delays

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You folks remember Mad World, right? The isometric, grimdark Jandisoft MMO that's missed several testing and Steam deadlines now? Back in November, the team...

Profane is a full-loot open PvP sandbox of territorial domination

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Maybe you're among those who are upset at New World's shifting focus and you're wondering where your next fully open PvP MMO is. Perhaps...

Riot Games’ Legends of Runeterra writes a thank-you note to its community

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Awwww, Riot Games loves its Legends of Runeterra players. In a moment of warm fuzzies, the devs of the League of Legends CCG have...

Here’s how Crowfall’s spellbook and passive skills are changing in the February revamp

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Crowfall is back this week with another new dev diary, this one building on the UI changes coming in February (as detailed previously) with...

Kickstarted VR cyberpunk MMO Zenith grows its team, lays groundwork for pre-alpha

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One of the uplifting victories for the genre in 2019 was the fact that a couple of unorthodox titles were pretty successful in their...

Temtem has had a bumpy but active early access launch

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It's the way of things when an MMO first launches to hit a variety of potholes along the way. So it was for Temtem,...
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Phantasy Star Online 2 promises closed beta testing dates ‘soon’

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Calm down, Phantasy Star Online 2 hopefuls! Why would everyone be so antsy about a lack of any firm dates for the game's closed beta...

Dual Universe shows off new piloting updates coming to Alpha 3

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Dual Universe's upcoming January Alpha 3 test keeps on showing off features. This time, it's all about piloting control, which will be seeing a...
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Chronicles of Elyria dev blog’s ‘mood piece’ turns out to be ‘photobashed stock art’

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The idea of a mood board, which collects a variety of images from various sources to bring inspiration, isn't exactly a foreign one. Perhaps...
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Temtem ramps up for its early access launch with an anime-style launch trailer

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Stress testing is over and today marks the official early access launch of Temtem, the critter collecting MMO in the style of Pokemon, and...
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Bless Unleashed previews its PvE-centric Sentinels Union

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Previously, we all got a look at the Union system and the crafting-minded Artisans' Society in Bless Unleashed. Now, we've got a look at...

City of Titans makes a small but significant change to the Avatar Builder UI

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What difference can a slider bar possibly make? A pretty good one in the case of City of Titans, which showed off a tweak...

Star Citizen recounts development progress made in November and December

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The end of 2019 was a loaded one for Star Citizen, with many of the fruits of that labor available in the latest alpha...

Last Oasis takes a cheeky jab at New World’s PvP about-face

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The woodpunk survival sandbox MMO Last Oasis saw a hot iron and decided to strike. With the furor that's still raging over New World's...

Ship of Heroes starts the year with a better engine and cat masks

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When it comes to a superhero MMO, "fast" performance isn't good enough. At least, it's not good enough for the Ship of Heroes team,...

Make My MMO: Looks like Edengrad and Divergence Online are abandoned

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, we've got a long overdue status update on a pair of crowdfunded titles on our list, Divergence Online and...

New World just took a hard turn away from a PvP slugfest, and hardcore PvPers are not happy

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Even knowing it was slated to arrive, I was still surprised last night when Amazon Game Studios dropped New World's latest dev blog well...

Betawatch: Crowfall is heading on to beta land

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Oh, Crowfall, you've missed many a milestone for your planned test phases, but there's good news. The next major patch is apparently when the...

Project Gorgon kicks off a new and improved Crafting Caravan event

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The most wonderful time of the year for crafting-minded players of Project Gorgon is back once again. It's time for the Crafting Caravan seasonal...

MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Agonia Lands, Decentraland, Fable Valley, Bloodstone Online, Hunter’s Arena Legends

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent games you’ve (probably) never heard of - or have totally forgotten about until now! First up...

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