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]

BitCraft announces a June 17 start date for Alpha 2, begins a rebuild of its account management site

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For those who missed their opportunity to hop into alpha testing for BitCraft, there's some good news: Clockwork Labs has confirmed a date for...

Marvel Rivals discusses adding environmental destruction to a competitive shooter

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Generally speaking, the maps of a team vs. team shooter are static; you can blast all of the buildings you want, but they'll be...

Ashes of Creation answers questions about classes, gameplay systems, PvX, and guild features

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Last night Ashes of Creation held a community AMA, though the community in question was made up of specifically selected influencers. You might think...

Corepunk could be launching into early access by late summer

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We know what you're thinking: Corepunk is going to further delay. And you're partially right but mostly wrong. The studio did announce that it...

Star Citizen officially enters alpha 3.23 with new quality-of-life and mission features

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After a whole lot of teasing, talking, and showcasing, Star Citizen has finally released alpha 3.23, bringing with it a few new mission features...
One convenient location.

Betawatch: The Wagadu Chronicles sunsets as V Rising launches

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We're sad to see the lights go out for The Wagadu Chronicles, as this week saw the heartbreaking news that the game is shuttering...

Blight Survival is an upcoming multiplayer ‘medieval action-horror co-op survival game’

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The idiom goes that you can't judge a book by its cover, but we're reasonably sure that a game called Blight: Survival is pretty...

Wuthering Waves is a co-op open world RPG heading to PC and mobile May 22

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It looks like the explosive popularity of one specific co-op anime RPG is spawning another title cut from a similar cloth. Say hello to...

Cozy co-op farming game Farm Together 2 has rolled into early access as planned

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A month ago, we chittered excitedly about the fact that Farm Together 2, the sequel to the seriously underrated multiplayer-optional cozy game Farm Together,...

Pantheon Rise of the Fallen shows off the zone and features of Season 3 ahead of tomorrow’s release

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Saturday, May 11th, is when Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen will bring on the next "season" of its testing to buyers of the right...

The Stream Team: Taking a first-time voyage into the Age of Water

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MOP's Chris is once again sailing the seas of early access so you don't have to! This time around, it's his first time in...

Echoes of Elysium’s Jeff Hickman talks lore, airship fleets, and Loric’s current development

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Loric Games has been on our radar for a few years now, being a studio founded by Mythic Entertainment vets, and last month, the...
Spring has sprong.

Palia adds new springtime flair and level 5 friendship quests

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How good are your friendship values with Zeki, Reth, Tish, and Ashura in Palia? Because the game is hoping to improve them significantly with...

Star Citizen showcases the creation of the two brand-new animals coming to alpha 3.23

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Land on any planet in Star Citizen currently and you'll be greeted by things like weather patterns, flora, and very possibly a derelict or...

Dawn of Defiance is a Greek mythology-themed co-op survival game headed for early access this year

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Do you like survival titles like Valheim or Enshrouded but you're tired of the whole Nordic and Viking vibe? What do you feel about...

Tencent and Control developer Remedy cancel co-op Project Kestrel

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Steel yourself for great disappointment: A game that you probably had no idea was in the making has been cancelled. Massively OP grief counselors...

Fractured Online’s new patch with playable demon races is live today after a day of delay

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Kickstarted sandbox Fractured Online is back with its second major update since its relaunch into early access, and if you like demons - as...
whatevs

Legends of Aria Classic relaunches this afternoon as devs commit to ‘refining the core game loop’

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Legends of Aria is set for a proper relaunch today as promised, after a fairly low-key surprise open beta last weekend for the Kickstarted...

Monsters & Memories shares another dev progress report, announces plans for a June public playtest

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Like clockwork, the sandbox MMORPG Monsters & Memories has published its latest progress report for April development, but it first opens with some pretty...

Victorian survivalbox Nightingale gets positively bloody with this week’s patch

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Just as Victorian inventors never stopped tinkering with their creations, so too Inflexion Games continues to refine Nightingale to greater heights. Update 0.2.1 arrived...