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]

Here’s how much vehicles in Star Citizen cost in-game (as of right now)

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After what felt like an eternity, players were finally granted the opportunity to buy their own Star Citizen ships with in-game credits instead of...

Astellia Online’s second closed beta test slated to begin on July 30

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Last month, self-proclaimed "Classical MMORPG" Astellia Online -- which our own Eliot Lefebvre deemed "acceptable" -- hosted its first closed beta test, which focused...

Starbase’s newest video provides a look at how to turn asteroid mining into money

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The folks at Starbase have offered up yet another information-loaded look at gameplay in the galactic sandbox MMO, but this one's for all of...
I'll never get over you getting over me.

Torchlight Frontiers is hoping to keep you busy for a long, long time

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On a recent episode of the Massively OP podcast, Bree and I both expressed how much we are looking forward to Torchlight Frontiers' release....

World of Warcraft’s Classic global stress test delayed as Operation: Mechagon gets a difficulty nerf

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If you were looking forward to jumping into the World of Warcraft Classic stress test next week, then I'm afraid I've got some bad...

Persistent world VR MMO Neon Exile is slated for Steam early access this summer

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So here's a brand-new MMO we'd never heard of until today, thanks to its feature on the SpatialOS blog: It's called Neon Exile, and...

Star Citizen opens Patch 3.6 public testing to all backers and seeks feedback on quantum travel issues

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Testing for the latest Star Citizen content update has made it next logical step forward as the game's PTS will now let backers of...

Ashes of Creation is bringing back battle royale, demos mayoral caravans

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Development continues apace on Ashes of Creation as the crowdfunded MMO creeps toward its Alpha One test. To help get there, Intrepid Studios said...

Medieval fantasy sandbox Seconds from Silence will start taking alpha signups on July 19

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When we last reported on the in-development sandbox MMORPG Seconds from Silence, we weren't exactly sure how far along things were progressing for the...

MMORPG Seed’s devs want their AI NPCs to learn from, simulate, and fool actual players

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We've been keeping an eye on MMO colony sim Seed - the SpatialOS one, not this one - for a few years now, in...

Torchlight Frontiers’ huge Beast Buddies patch is delayed to next week

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When we look at how Echtra Games creates and celebrates huge patches for Torchlight Frontiers while that MMO is still in alpha testing, we...

Kickstarter canceled the campaign for MMORPG RAW just a day before it funded

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Tomorrow was supposed to be a big day for Killerwhale Games' MMO RAW as it concluded its Kickstarter campaign - in fact, we had...

Caravan Stories delays its PlayStation 4 launch

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You know what? We spoke too soon. What looked like an imminent launch for the cute-looking but largely overlooked Caravan Stories is going to turn...

No, Ship of Heroes is not officially launching on July 4, 2020

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Our inbox lit up this morning over a redname post on the Ship of Heroes forum that appeared to tell a player that Heroic...

Atlas unveils work on Wild Pirate Encampments and a non-dedicated multiplayer mode

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Judging by the sound of the most recent Captain's Log update from the folks at Atlas, the idea behind Wild Pirate Encampments sounds a...
Da-boo-di.

Blue Protocol shows off character creation for two new character types

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More and more about Blue Protocol keeps trickling out to the point that it's almost a bummer we haven't actually yet received a confirmation...

Camelot Unchained players will get to design their own heraldry in-game

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The regular weekly update from Camelot Unchained isn't exactly loaded with what one would call sexy, big ticket items, but the developers of the...

Make My MMO: Albion Online’s Percival, Dual Universe’s alpha 2, and Elite’s next big thing

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It was an oddly quiet week for crowdfunded MMOs, probably owing to the short holiday week prior, but the news we did get was...

Caravan Stories’ open beta and launch are right around the corner

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If you're fortunate enough to have a PlayStation 4, then you are invited into the exclusive realm of Caravan Stories when it launches on...
Blessed not be.

Betawatch: Bless Unleashed brings players around for another beta weekend

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You know, Bless Unleashed has a bit of an uphill road to manage at the moment. It doesn't just have to fix bugs for...

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