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]

Star Citizen previews NPC collision detection, geysers, and shiny spaceship VFX

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In this week's episode of Star Citizen Around the Verse, there's a Hammer Time joke. You have been warned. But seriously, the episode focuses...

The Division 2 has plenty to keep you occupied at endgame

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With open beta right around the corner, The Division 2 is hoping to make a strong impression on the gaming community and make inroads...
Kapwing!

Bless Unleashed previews the archer class, re-confirms 2019 Xbox One launch

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Hey, so Bless Unleashed is still happening. Bandai Namco sent 'round a brand-new trailer for the game today, introducing the Ranger class, which it...

Leaderboard: How worried are you for PlanetSide Arena and Daybreak right now?

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Daybreak's Friday-night revelation that it is delaying PlanetSide Arena to summer made me worried. Actually, the revelation that the company would be refunding everyone...

Black Desert’s PC version rolls out the new Central Market as Xbox One edition mops up beta bugs

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Economy fiends, it's your week to shine in Black Desert. That's because the game's trading system has received a major new implementation in the...

Pirate TV: Ubisoft is making a Skull and Bones series

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While it may be late to the pirate party, Skull and Bones is going to haul more than treasure and fire more than cannons...

Red Dead Online’s next update includes multiple new PvP events and… fishing challenges

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Don't you forget about me, Red Dead Redemption 2 belts out into the void where Anthem, Division 2, Apex Legends, and Fortnite are currently...

Patch 0.1 brings a new map and new class to Breach

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In what's being described as the online shooter's first major monthly patch of its early access, Breach's latest update is introducing a variety of...

Pantheon recaps January’s progress, previews atmosphere system in latest newsletter

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The latest newsletter for Visionary Realms's in-development MMO Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has been released, and in it the devs pull back the...
I will sing you the song of my people.

Anthem’s day one patch nukes infinite loading screen and adds loot to bosses

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With all of the early access and previews running, you could be forgiven for feeling that Anthem had already launched. It has not, however; the...
say word

Grab a global closed beta key for KOG Games’ anime action MMO KurtzPel and play tonight!

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KOG Games' newest MMO in the spirit of GrandChase, KurtzPel, is headed to closed beta today. Readers will recall that the studio ran alpha...

Project Gorgon drops big patch with solo dungeon and tons of balance adjustments

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Yesterday, we covered Project Gorgon's development cadence and Elder Game developer Eric Heimburg's explanation for why he hadn't just hired on more devs to...
But slightly different.

SMITE is now available on Nintendo Switch – and now it’s playable for free

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This one is going to be real simple. You know what SMITE is, right? It's a MOBA featuring a bunch of deities and a...

Brad McQuaid’s Pantheon elaborates on its alpha timeline modifications

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If you've been watching Visionary Realms' MMORPG Pantheon closely, you might be wondering about its development cadence, especially given its timeline shifts. Back at PAX...

The Division 2 elaborates on skills and specializations

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If you're going to try to take back Washington D.C., you're going to need some skills to do it, and the agents of The...

Project Gorgon dev on hiring and content cadence: ‘I can confidently say we are not gonna fail’

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Are you grumpy about how long some indie games take to develop? Yeah, join the club - the indie devs are too. That's the takeaway...
Hooray, no shouting LFG for hours, that's enticing.

Check out Anthem’s day-one patch notes as BioWare puts an end to gear farm cheesing

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It just wouldn't be an MMO or pseudo-MMO launch without a day-one patch, now would it? Thanks to a leaker on Reddit, we've got patch...

Robot battle arena Aftercharge is opening up its doors for free this weekend

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When MOP reader and streamer Hikari tipped this story to us, I initially misread it as ArcheAge - that's how thoroughly I had forgotten...

Indie sci-fi sandbox Prosperous Universe is rejiggering its roadmap

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Prosperous Universe is probably one of the more underrated MMORPG sandboxes we've covered over the last year, chiefly because of its browser-based nature. The...
OFF WITH HIS KNEES

Gloria Victis introduces movable catapults, streamlines crafting system

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For Valentine's Day, the folks at Gloria Victis gave their players a rather unconventional present: movable catapults. Sure, they may not be able to...

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