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]

Gloria Victis has overhauled its arena and large-scale factional PvP

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Grumpy about the state of PvP in that other MMO? Gloria Victis has arrived to bolster its own version of the classic MMO competitive...
Wakanda forever.

Marvel and Nexon team up for new online TCG Marvel Battle Lines

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Missing Marvel Heroes and Super Hero Squad Online? Today's newly announced Marvel game isn't going to bring those back, but it might rekindle the romance,...

Ascent: Infinite Realm posts new armor concept art, promises no gender-locking for classes

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Bluehole has been rolling out plenty of Ascent: Infinite Realm teasers over the last couple of weeks. Today's concept art reveal features armor for the...

Bless Online Steam reviews climb to ‘mixed’, Neowiz addresses duping bug but doesn’t ban anyone

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It doesn't appear that the second wave of Bless Online sales that began yesterday for the game's early access launch will top the peak...

The Repopulation is still plugging away at bug-fixing and the new starter island

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The current owners of The Repopulation have a brand-new dev update, but maybe don't expect it to move mountains, literally or figuratively. Idea Fabrik...
And then you're DEAD in the GROUND.

Crowfall gets so popular it overwhelms its own code

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Every MMO wants to be popular. You get to sit at the nice lunch table and everyone talks about how cool you are, all...

Bless Online producer apologizes for early access mess, promises content and dupe fixes are on the way

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It's safe to say that Bless Online's early access soft launch is not going to plan. As we've been reporting, the Neowiz MMORPG has...

Dwell is the lovechild of crafting sandboxes and a SNES art style

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At first glance, Dwell looks like it might have been taken right out of the 16-bit era. With its pixel art, tiny little people,...

Bless Online players riot and request refunds over missing endgame PvP, cash shop shenanigans, and duping as Steam reviews plummet

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If you thought the Bless Online community was in meltdown after two days of early access headaches, wait until you see the reaction to...

Bless Online struggles with downtime on its first day, offers refunds and plans for the future

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If you thought that everything was going to go great for Bless Online's headstart yesterday, what with the lack of preloading and everyone trying...

The Realm Online’s reboot by a former emulator team is still set for June

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Back in March, we were all surprised to learn that The Realm Online was getting a reboot. Owners Norseman Games transferred its "exclusive license...
Ink?

Rend is still on track for a feature-complete Early Access this year

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The alpha testing for Rend has just recently begun, and as the game's official Twitter account helpfully informed us, the game is still on...

The Stream Team: Dauntless has opened its doors

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If you have wanted to jump in and check out Dauntless for yourself, you can. The open beta started at the end of last...

The headstart for Bless Online’s early access open beta begins… now

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I gotta be honest: I wasn't entirely convinced this day would ever come. I'm referring to Bless Online's de facto launch, of course. That's...
Where am I? No one gets to know.

Legends of Aria disables its map hotkey with the newest patch

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The developers of Legends of Aria don't want you opening a world map any more. You shouldn't have a world map in a sandbox,...

Camelot Unchained conforms to GDPR regs, shows off new visual effects

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Europe's new GDPR regulations are creating a lot of busy work for many MMORPG studios including City State Entertainment, which had to spend over...
Hot.

Dauntless beta testers face staggering queue numbers

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This just in: Dauntless is hot stuff right now! Hopeful testers, crowding in to try Dauntless' new open beta, quickly racked up massive queues over the...

The MOP Up: Hyper Universe is heading to Xbox One (May 27, 2018)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

No, Bless Online’s naked pets are probably not going to make it to the west

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As the effort to westernize Bless Online continues, Neowiz is facing one issue that is bringing out the snickering junior higher in all of...

Make My MMO: Star Citizen’s Legatus pack offers 117 ships for $27,000 (May 26, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Star Citizen's crowdfunding reached new heights as Cloud Imperium posted the Legatus pack, a huge bundle pack that runs $27,000....

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