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]

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Chronicles of Elyria’s Jeromy Walsh holds a ‘fireside chat’ that’s long on promise but short on timelines

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Jeromy Walsh, the remaining developer on the multiple pieces of Chronicles of Elyria, is continuing to use his Discord server as a place to...

Kickstarted cozygame Solarpunk didn’t make its Q1 alpha, but devs say they’re ‘making significant progress’

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One of the top multiplayer Kickstarters of 2023 was for Solarpunk, when indie outfit Cyberwave Games and Rokaplay pulled in $330,000 US on a...
What's your deal, smoky?

Abyss is open now for playtesting ahead of its early access launch, delayed to May 7

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It wasn't all that long ago that the PvP MMORPG Abyss promised it was going to open testing for free ahead of the game's...

Siege Camp’s Anvil Empires plans a four-day alpha this weekend – here’s how to sign up

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Foxhole studio Siege Camp is gearing up for another major test for its sandbox MMORPG Anvil Empires (as compared to all of its minor...

Metaverse MMO Avalon gets $10M investment, talks up its game features, AI tools, and Web3

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Depending on one's point of view, this news is either the next step forward for Jeffrey Butler's gestating MMO Avalon or proof that investors...
Take me to wherever this is.

World of Warcraft opens beta signups for The War Within

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The hour of testing has arrived for World of Warcraft's next expansion... well, sort of. The hour of signing up for the hour of...
I Am Jack's Total Lack of Surprise

LawBreakers fans have created an emulator – with Cliff Bleszinski’s stamp of approval

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Do you miss Boss Key Productions' team vs. team FPS LawBreakers? If you're among those who were left twisting in the wind after its...

SMITE 2’s founder’s editions will get you into this spring’s alpha tests

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Momentum is gathering behind SMITE 2, Hi-Rez's next entry in its hit MOBA franchise. One sign of this is the sale of Founder's Editions,...
bork

Betawatch: Echoes of Elysium is unveiled as a new project from Loric Games

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Do you really want a survival sandbox to play but insist that you must be allowed to build vehicles for navigating the sky while...

Cozy multiplayer game Farm Together 2 is launching early access in May

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You might not know this about me, but I really love the idea of farming in video games. I just... almost universally hate the...

The Stream Team: Taking our first steps into the world of Sky Children of the Light

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MOP's Chris has had his eye on Sky: Children of the Light for quite some time now, as he patiently waited for the game...
BOOM

PlayStation players are flooding the Sea of Thieves PS5 closed beta servers

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Sea of Thieves officially rolled into closed beta on PlayStation 5 early this morning, continuing its forked path far away from the exclusivity it...

Star Citizen releases a new launcher and talks about its ongoing Overdrive Initiative missions

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CIG is certainly not the first MMO to unleash an inordinate amount of fanfare for releasing a new game launcher, but even so, there...

V Rising teases Dracula, new difficulty modes, and its Castlevania DLC ahead of the May launch

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V Rising is barreling along toward its May 8th launch and 1.0 update with a new landing page that outlines what players can expect...

Boxy MMORPG EverCraft Online announces a weekend-long open alpha test starting April 19

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Last week we first got word of EverCraft Online, a boxy 3-D sandbox MMORPG that aims to be "a demanding, yet rewarding, multiplayer experience."...

After months of retooling, Evercore Heroes comes back as a three-player co-op roguelite

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Back in October 2022, we were all first introduced to Evercore Heroes, an isometric "competitive PvE" title that tasked opposing teams with completing PvE...

Palworld unveils plans to release a PvP arena feature sometime this year

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Yes, you read that headline correctly: The PvE-minded co-operative survivalbox that is Palworld is going to be getting a PvP arena, which will let...

Co-op roguelike 33 Immortals debuts new gameplay trailer and announces May 24 closed beta

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Last June one of the Not So Massively games we highlighted was 33 Immortals, a co-op action roguelike from Canadian developer Thunder Lotus that...

Donkey Crew sets Bellwright early access for April 23 – still no update for Last Oasis

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Snail Games and Donkey Crew have announced today that they're pushing gritty co-op survival sandbox Bellwright into Steam early access on April 23rd. The...

KingsIsle announces Wizard101 single-player spinoff Ravenwood Academy

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If you've ever wanted to dive back into the Wizard101 world without actually being in Wizard101, now is your time, as this morning KingsIsle...