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: Palia’s layoffs, Ghost’s preview, Alganon’s revival

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We aren't exactly thrilled with the way that Palia's development team has been dancing hither and yon around the title of beta recently, but...

MMO sandbox Anvil Empires previews homesteading upgrades and new crafting stations

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Oh Anvil Empires, MMO players are just not paying any attention to you, but they should be, as Siege Camp's Foxhole has gained a...

Pax Dei’s upcoming 100K-player alpha announces server info to help groups and guilds plan

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The days are counting down to Pax Dei's second alpha test, officially dubbed the "Wilderness Alpha" and scheduled to kick off this April 23rd....

The Stream Team: Peering into an all-new realm in Nightingale

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MOP's Chris has made his way further into Nightingale since the last time he played the survivalbox for OPTV - far enough that he's...

Ready or not, PvP sandbox Reign of Guilds has launched into early access

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After six years of development, Reign of Guilds opened its doors to early access and live operation. The Russian PvP sandbox is a medieval-style...

Blizzard starts hiring high-level positions for a new mystery game

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Just because Blizzard has canceled quite a few promising projects over the years and suffered shocking layoffs in 2024 doesn't mean that the studio...

Dark and Darker Mobile debuts a new trailer and promises ‘several new ways to play’

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"Do you have any games on your phone?" the young boy asks, eyes hopeful and face wearing a friendly smile. "Why yes, little Joey, I...

Once Human finally enters its latest closed beta for PC after a couple of delays

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After a rescheduling and then a day-of false start, the PC multiplayer closed beta for the post-apocalypse survival shooter Once Human has begun at...

Multiplayer medieval fantasy brawler Warhaven has officially sunsetted

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Pour one out for the medieval warriors who were fighting it up in the fantasy world of Warhaven, including but not limited to Crud...

Palia studio Singularity 6 has been hit by layoffs – 35% of the team impacted

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(This article has been updated with S6's statement at the end; the original piece is as follows.) Palia studio Singularity 6's frustrating deceptions regarding the...

The Quinfall drops new gameplay overview videos, closes CBT applications April 10

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The Quinfall, aka the MMORPG with the loftiest aspirations yet, is in a show and tell mood recently, as the game's YouTube channel has...

Ankama launches DOFUS Touch on mobile as Waven adds new chapters and Wakfu rolls back a server

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Ankama's MMOs have been busy this week: To start with, the French company has launched - actually, relaunched - DOFUS Touch on mobile, both...
I live through killing!

Palworld summons a raid boss and adds new items, Craftopia introduces a gathering drone

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Both of Pocketpair's quirky early access survival sandboxes have gotten some new content added to them, so whether you're a pal of Palworld or...
a ghost is holding the hot dog

Greg ‘Ghostcrawler’ Street’s Fantastic Pixel Castle delivers a prototype peek of Project Ghost

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It may not have an official name yet, but Fantastic Pixel Castle's Ghost has a face of sorts. This week, the Greg Street-run studio...

Derek Smart’s Alganon is planning a 2025 relaunch following alpha this year

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Derek Smart has been promising that Alganon is returning for years now, and it's finally happening, or at least it has a timeline for...
But it's like on your couch.

Age of Water will launch on consoles at the same time its PC early access starts

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Did you just watch the notorious 1995 box office flop Waterworld starring Kevin Costner, read the Wikipedia article confirming that the film did eventually...

Post-apoc multiplayer shooter Once Human launches its multiplayer beta on PC today

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Over the past couple of years we've kept a weather eye on Once Human, a multiplayer post-apocalyptic survival shooter from NetEase-owned Starry Studio that...

EverCraft Online is a boxy pre-alpha MMORPG that seeks a return to the ‘classic roots’ of the genre

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It's time to once more share word of an in-development indie MMORPG that believes it can bring back the genre's bygone halcyon days. Meet...

The Stream Team: Taking a friend along for a ride in the Starship Simulator demo

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MOP's Chris has gotten the keys to his own starship, so naturally he's going to be bringing his best friend out for a joyride!...

Albion Online kicks off European server closed beta for founder pack buyers

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Albion Online fans who preordered with a founder pack for the Albion Europe server launch later this month are off and away into closed...