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]

The Crew 2 jolts into open beta with the help of Red Bull as Steam reviews hit ‘mostly negative’

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There's the waving flag for The Crew 2's open beta test, so get out on the track this weekend and take the multiplayer's vehicles...

Saga of Lucimia brings a new character creator and elemental magic to Release 10

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Mark your calendars for June 29th, because on that day Saga of Lucimia is going to turn back on its test server to give...

Trion throws open Defiance 2050’s gates for another beta round this weekend

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Trion is running yet another beta round for Defiance 2050 as the reboot heads to open testing on PC this weekend, starting tomorrow afternoon...

Bless Online patches in a 3v3 arena and class buffs as players call for server merges

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Bless Online is trucking out a brand-new patch today. The highlight is the Certanon Arena, essentially a 3v3 best-of-five PvP minigame for level 45...

Worlds Adrift teaches you to git gud, promises instruments someday

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Still having a rough time in Worlds Adrift? Bossa Studios has a new humorous guide out to help players "git gud." Among the tips...
Cool guys don't look at explosions.

Defiance rolls out Midsummer Mutiny just before the Defiance 2050 Valor cutoff

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There are no new Pursuits for the latest incarnation of the Midsummer Mutiny event in original flavor Defiance. You will be doing the same things...
Place after place.

Crowfall shines more light on its day/night cycle

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With a fully dynamic world that involves varied spawns, parcels that are moved around, and generated terrain, the Crowfall team had a tougher challenge...

E3 2018: Hands-on with ReEvolve, Perfect World’s new mobile sandbox MMORPG

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Remember how we learned that Perfect World would be showing off some new games at E3? Well, things happen at conventions like this -...

Fractured reaches 30k registrations and shows off building mode

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As Fractured continues to ramp up to its hopefully successful Kickstarter campaign, interest ramps up from the MMO community about this indie title. The...

Star Citizen alpha 3.2 hits the PTU as backers play with mining, grouping, and pixel ships

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The Star Citizen Reddit is abuzz today - and no, not just about EVE Online's "Venture Capitalist" skin bundle joke, although they're doing that...

E3 2018: Hands-on with the superb (and hopefully Switch-bound) Black Desert Mobile

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While I've had kind words to say about the potential for mobile in the past - particularly MMOARGs - I just haven't been able...

E3 2018: Hands-on with Funcom’s upcoming Mutant Year Zero

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Apparently, GDC was good to Funcom, The Bearded Ladies, and Mutant: Year Zero. The teams had originally thought to skip E3 this year, but...
We're moving!

Rend is moving faction bases as its alpha rolls on

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Everything is moving in Rend. That much should be expected, of course, because the game is still early in its testing cycle. In this...

Chronicles of Elyria brings its world to life with player chat and adorable bunnies

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You just couldn't resist the bunny post, could you? The bunnies were there and your mind goes, "Aww, fluffy little hoppity hoppers!" and now...
Remember, you were the ones who couldn't wait for this game.

Bless Online cuts back its influencer program following conduct mishaps

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Neowiz is on a downsizing streak for its Bless Online emissary program, reducing the number of player ambassadors (read: influencers) for the game as...
No, we'd still prefer not.

Fallout 76 gives the beta edge to Xbox One and drives tourism to West Virginia

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One of the perks of pre-ordering Fallout 76 is that you'll be automatically included in the pool of B.E.T.A. testers. However, life is not...

Gran Skrea brings an indie sandbox MMO to early access

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On the prowl for an undiscovered indie MMORPG these days? You might want to check out Gran Skrea Online, as it just went into...

Cuisine Royale is the goofy reskin the battle royale genre deserves

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Be careful what you wish for! Apparently, Gaijin (you know it from WarThunder) ran an April Fools' day joke mode for online shooter Enlisted...

The Stream Team: Building a base in Outpost Zero

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Massively OP's MJ learned about many dangers (the hard way) in Outpost Zero. Now, she's ready to build up her base. It's about time...

E3 2018: Hands-on with Ubisoft’s open-world pirate PvP game Skull & Bones

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So, you want to be a pirate, but Sea of Thieves isn't your cup of tea? If the issue was PvP, well, you're probably out of...

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