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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Betawatch: Red Dead Online is alive and possibly not red

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Yes, it's possible that Red Dead Online is not very red, and it is definitely very much alive in beta testing. But calling it that...

Torchlight Frontiers gears up for another alpha test

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Following a fun and frisky first closed alpha test, Torchlight Frontiers is ready to dive right back into it. Alpha 2 is on its...
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Ship of Heroes honors City of Heroes’ deathiversary with a support toon video

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Six years ago today, the sun set on City of Heroes for the last time, but the game's not been forgotten. Among the title's spiritual...

Bethsoft has delayed Elder Scrolls Blades into 2019

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Fans of the Elder Scrolls franchise (and Elder Scrolls Online specifically in our neck of the woods) have been in a state of curiosity...

Project Nova’s alpha is postponed indefinitely as CCP Games heads back to the drawing board

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CCP Games has put the brakes on Project Nova, according to a message plastered on the company website today. The game isn't over, as...

Crowfall details Promotion Classes in latest dev blog

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There are already plenty of ways to customize your character in ArtCraft Entertainment's upcoming PvP-focused MMO Crowfall, with its variety of races, classes, disciplines,...

Shadow’s Kiss peeks at mad science, mummies, and pole dancing

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Time to dive into the seedy underbelly of the city and see what's going on with the indie vampire MMO Shadow's Kiss. The month...
Not Destiny.

BioWare’s Casey Hudson discusses Anthem development progress

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In BioWare's newly published November update, General Manager Casey Hudson takes a look at what's going on behind the scenes at the studio as...

Project Gorgon introduces crafting-material teleportation, UI updates, and QOL improvements

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The latest update for Elder Game's in-development sandbox MMO Project Gorgon is now live, and in addition to a few new features, it's got...

MMO ‘creature-collection adventure’ Temtem has launched its backer alpha

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One of the two major MMO Kickstarter success stories of 2018 was most definitely Temtem, the clearly Pokemon-inspired "massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure" that raised...
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Valve’s Artifact is live to ‘reimagine’ the online TCG genre

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Trading card game fans know the name Richard Garfield well. The man created the legendary Magic: The Gathering back in the early 1990s, but...
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Fractured announces first pre-alpha test starting this month, delays alpha until next year

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The team at Dynamight Studios has announced that its crowdfunded sandbox MMO Fractured will be entering pre-alpha testing this week. The test phase will...

Red Dead Online has a creative approach to handling griefing

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So right now, I'm feeling the pain of being a PC-specific gamer: Not only can I not play Red Dead Redemption 2, but I...

Saga of Lucimia wants to make crafting more than just a side-gig

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In the latest dev blog from Saga of Lucimia, Stormhaven Studios Creative Director Tim Anderson delves into the nuts and bolts of crafting, its...

Dual Universe is entering its first alpha phase this Thursday

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The folks at Novaquark have announced that their civilization-building sandbox MMO Dual Universe will be entering its very first alpha phase at the end...
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Ship of Heroes talks plainly about its FPS testing from a technical side

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It's very important to keep an eye on the FPS performance of an MMO, but it's also something that tends to not be discussed...

Red Dead Online leaks hint at battle royale mode as beta begins for the cool kids

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If you bought an Ultimate Edition of Red Dead Redemption 2, what are you doing reading this article? Go play Red Dead Online. It's...

Red Dead Online will mosey on out later this week

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Saddle up, cowpokes: The folks at Rockstar Games have announced that Red Dead Redemption 2's multiplayer component, Red Dead Online, will be going live...

Identity starts early access testing this Friday, complete with drug use

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It has been an exceedingly long road for Identity, the be-nearly-anything, do-nearly-anything life MMO. After years of slow development and plentiful promises, the title...

War of Rights will launch early access on December 3

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Civil War title War of Rights is finally moving out of its long alpha testing phase into early access as of December 3rd, Campfire...

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