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]

Grab a Conqueror’s Blade closed beta key from My.com and MOP

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My.com's MMO Conqueror's Blade is kicking off stage 1 of its closed beta today, and we've got keys to get you in! "Conqueror’s Blade is...
Where am I? No one gets to know.

Interview: Legends of Aria’s dungeon expansion, early access, ganking, housing, and cash shop philosophy

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Indie old-school sandbox MMORPG Legends of Aria has become a household name among MMO players over the last few months, first rolling into early...
Slightly higher than zero.

‘You will have to put in some work’ to get the most out of Population Zero’s housing

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Last week, we posted up a deep-dive into survival MMO Population Zero, specifically its perk system. Developer Enplex hasn't let up since. Last week,...

Anthem previews its post-launch plans as release day approaches

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We're just over two weeks away from the release of BioWare's multiplayer sci-fi shooter Anthem, but the devs are already looking past launch and...

Kickstarted MMO OrbusVR: Reborn is launching out of early access in April

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It's happening, folks: Virtual reality MMO OrbusVR: Reborn is planning to launch out of early access in April of this year. The voxel-based title...
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Crowfall examines the issues of changing scoring rules mid-campaign

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The nature of time-limited Campaigns in Crowfall has given rise to an interesting question of whether or not it's a good idea to patch the...

The Stream Team: Checking Outpost Zero’s base after a break

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Massively OP's MJ has been traveling and out of town for work, so she hasn't really had a chance to check in on her...

You can literally watch YouTube videos on your TV inside MMORPG Identity

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Asylum Entertainment's early access MMO sim Identity has pushed out a new patch for early adopters this week. "While our focus has been on mechanics...

Spycursion is an indie cyberespionage sandbox MMO hitting Kickstarter this month

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So here's a new MMO those of you into espionage and spooks and hackers might like: It's a "continuously evolving" MMORPG sandbox called Spycursion,...
I will sing you the song of my people.

Anthem players rack up 40 million hours while BioWare preps launch

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Do you have your calendar marked for February 22nd and the launch of Anthem? So does BioWare, and the studio is not taking much...

Action-combat co-op RPG Breach is now available on the En Masse Launcher

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Last month, action-combat dungeon-crawler Breach hit Early Access on Steam, where it has received an admittedly lukewarm reception. Nevertheless, developer QC Games has just...

APB Reloaded devs are still working on getting the game running with Unreal 3.5

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A year ago, I certainly didn't think we'd be talking so much about APB Reloaded, but here we are. In 2018, new owners Little...

Vehicle-based MMO shooter Steamcraft hits open beta today

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This is the third post I've written on a Monday that follows a template: Here's a cool new game coming, BUT. This time 'round...

There’s now another Glitch reboot on the way: Odd Giants

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When TinySpeck - that's the company that went on to ultimately found Slack - sunsetted its tiny browser sandbox Glitch back in 2012, it...
We never claimed to be saints.

Anthem explains its Alliance and Guild systems following its second demo, with hints about something more in the sky

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While Anthem is not a game that will force you to play with others, it certainly wants you to, and part of that is down to the...

Camelot Unchained surpasses last week’s test, putting nearly 3500 bots and humans on a battlefield

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Were you impressed by Camelot Unchained's news last week that it had managed to successfully put nearly 3000 humans and human-like bots (ARCs, autonomous...

Heat might be the PC’s answer to Red Dead Online and the flopped Wild West Online, if the dev can actually follow through

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If last year's Old West multiplayer titles like Red Dead Online and Wild West Online left you cold, then Heat might warm you up....

Make My MMO: Chronicles of Elyria’s armor, Shroud of the Avatar’s R62

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This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Chronicles of Elyria dropped its latest community journal, which highlighted new armor sculpts and concept art and promises inventory...

MMOs you’ve never heard of: The Warhorn, Hammers End, Auteria, and Antaria Online

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On the prowl for an indie RPG gem or two in the rough? We'll start this edition of obscure MMOs with The Warhorn, which sounds...

Fractured isn’t letting the Unity/SpatialOS squabble get in the way of alpha testing

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The drama between Unity and SpatialOS back in January seemed to hold dire possibilities for MMOs that were using both -- such as the...

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