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]

World of Warcraft: Classic dragon griefing, Argus redux, and BFA end boss

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Fun fact: Did you know that Blizzard had originally been considering Argus -- the late Legion content update -- as its own full-fledged expansion?...

Ship of Heroes’ latest video demos leveling, buffing, combat, and fire powerset animations

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Over the holiday weekend, Heroic Games dropped a fresh video for Ship of Heroes hopefuls, this one covering fundamental mechanics: leveling, buffing, and character...

Wild West Online rebrands as New Frontier, now with steampunk and alien monsters

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You know what they say: When a horse is beaten to death, that's just a good opportunity to reanimate it as a steampunk monstrosity. The...
Bear with us!

Latest Legends of Aria experimental server patch introduces Colossal mini-bosses

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A new patch has hit the Legends of Aria experimental server, bringing with it a brand-new type of PvE encounter in the form of...
Crafty.

Make My MMO: Playcraft’s Kickstarter ends May 28

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, we're turning our eyes back to Playcraft, the MMO in which you build other MMOs. Its Kickstarter ends on...
All right, here we go.

Betawatch: Torchlight Frontiers kicks its leveling up a notch

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The train for Torchlight Frontiers rolls on, and not just because it literally has a class about summoning a train. The latest patch for the...

Red Dead Online adds some new free roam missions, new clothing, and content for PS4 players

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The world of Red Dead Online has expanded once again, at least as it relates to content. An update to the multiplayer title earlier...

Crowfall’s three-week Maeve campaign has begun as ArtCraft releases new War Stories video

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The Trial of Maeve has begin for Crowfall following last weekend's Kierlan campaign. Maeve, however, runs much longer: through June 12th, with no reset...

Ashes of Creation explores economy-centric nodes at the heart of its player city system

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Ashes of Creation is speaking my language this week in its lengthy dev blog on the game's economic node. Nodes, you'll recall, are the...

The Stream Team: Little Shop of Oddities in AdventureQuest 3D

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Is it odd? Weird? Totally off-the-wall? Then chances are Massively OP's MJ will like it! And AQ3D has just opened a shop that basically...

Star Citizen begins early testing for alpha 3.5.1, answers Tumbril Ranger questions, and shows off plants

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Hi friends! Would you like to hear more about Star Citizen stuff? Of course you would! And if you don't, make sure to tell...

The Survivalist: What ever happened to the smaller survival sandbox MMOs? Part two

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Last week we learned what was up with a number of the smaller survival sandbox MMOs. Sadly, some have faded away, but others are...
Doom approaches.

WoW Classic schedules a two-hour make-up stress test next Wednesday

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It's the hottest ticket in town, and it's straight from 2004. The World of Warcraft Classic beta test is drawing all sorts of attention...

MMORPG Astellia launches preorders, plans June closed beta, and rejects gender-locking

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Upcoming MMORPG Astellia pumped out a ton of information with the launch of its new website and preorders for the game last night. Game...

Webzen is porting mobile MMO MU Origin 2 westward next week

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You'd be forgiven for being confused about the MU franchise, given just how many titles Webzen has pumped out using that IP. There's MU...

Medieval MMO Conqueror’s Blade will soft launch into open beta on June 4

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My.com "medieval MMO" Conqueror's Blade is finally emerging into open beta, the company announced this morning. The game is set to hit what appears...
Doom approaches.

No, Elite enemies in World of Warcraft: Classic are not dealing too little damage

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Remember how back in the earlier days of World of Warcraft every Elite was a vicious murder machine, leading to Bloodborne-esque dances of nearly dying every...

Fresh off its Kickstarter, indie MMO Oath has opened its forums and pledge website

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The MMORPG Oath saw a flurry of coverage this past spring as it wound its way through Kickstarter: It's a free-to-play indie sandbox MMO...
Not happening.

Saga of Lucimia’s creator answers two hours of player questions

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Forgot for a moment that Saga of Lucimia exists? That's probably more the studio's fault than yours, as the last time we heard from...

Conan Unconquered delves into co-op mechanics, announces challenge mode feature in new video

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Funcom's upcoming barbarian-based RTS Conan Unconquered is just over a week from release, when it will give players the opportunity to enter the world...

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