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]

MMOs you’ve never heard of: Hades’ Star, Cabal Mobile, Redstone, and Curse of Aros

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Welcome back to another roundup of weirdo little MMOs and online games you've never heard of but probably should hear of! That's why we're...

Breach hands out free keys to existing players to give to friends

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Depending on who you talk to, the folks behind Breach are either feeling extremely generous, are nearing a full free-to-play launch, or are trying...
She stab.

Ascent: Infinite Realm teases class elements and all four races

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Finding out more about Ascent: Infinite Realm can be very feast or famine, but perhaps your appetite will be whetted at the prospect of some...

The Repopulation previews new tutorial island, lore timeline, and upgraded development servers

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The Repopulation's latest dev update is giving me some serious Star Wars Galaxies player city vibes, but then I guess that was always part...

Red Dead Online’s latest update adds daily challenges, new events, and more

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The first major batch of updates has come to the Red Dead Online beta, bringing with it new gameplay features, weapons, clothing, and more....
Forget it, back to the last place.

The Division 2’s open beta is coming this weekend, and it’s bringing all-new content

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If you're interested in taking The Division 2 for a spin ahead of its March 15th release but weren't able to take part in...

Choose My Adventure: So long The Elder Scrolls Online, hello Legends of Aria

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It's been a refrain in this edition of Choose My Adventure, but I still have to say it again: I have had a blast...

Indie cyberespionage sandbox MMO Spycursion sneaks into Kickstarter tonight

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Back at the beginning of February, we covered an unusual indie PC MMORPG called Spycursion. It's basically a cyberespionage sandbox MMO rich in "edutainment,"...

The Battle of Polytopia is getting crossplatform multiplayer, finally giving us a proper excuse to cover it

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The Battle of Polytopia is one of my absolute favorite games period, not just on mobile, and apparently it's rather well-loved around our office,...

Bold New World update brings new biomes and graphical enhancements to The Imperial Realm

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Open world MMORTS The Imperial Realm has gotten a fresh splash of pretty paint with its Bold New World update. The recent patch has...

Dark and Light closes another batch of servers after reducing its Steam price

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There comes a time in every early access -- well, most every early access -- when rapid expansion must be met by controlled decline....

Camelot Unchained is full speed ahead constructing its new skill ability builder

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There was no player test for Camelot Unchained this past weekend, but that's because Friday's test focused so hard on the ongoing ability builder....

Worlds Adrift struggles to grow, changes course to focus on tech

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You can hear the frustration bubble out of Worlds Adrift's latest letter to the community, titled "The Path Ahead." In it, the dev team...

300,000 people took part in the Xbox One betas for Black Desert, Pearl Abyss previews roadmap

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My guess is that most of our readers are already plenty familiar with Black Desert, being as it's still the newest of the large...

Ship of Heroes details the mechanics of its mission difficulty slider

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Ship of Heroes is continuing to pump out new updates for eager future players on its game forums. Heroic Games' Casey McGeever most recently...
yay sure

Make My MMO: Shroud of the Avatar is rolling out player-created dungeon encounters this week

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This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Shroud of the Avatar is gearing up for its 63rd release. Portalarium is currently testing pronged weapons, pirate cosmetics,...
How near, how far.

After a month of quiet work, Valiance Online updates fans on internal progress

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A while back, Valiance Online made a thread on its official forum to keep fans up to date on the internal progress for the game;...
Hooray, or something?

Betawatch: Anthem has begun to sing

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It'd be nice to say that nothing in beta can stay there, but that would be a lie. There are lots of games that stay...

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...

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