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]

I believe we have a spaceship.

World of Warcraft gives us a comic-based tour of the Windrunner family reunion

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Sometimes it's debatable whether or not World of Warcraft needs more of its lore in-game. Obviously, the newest Battle for Azeroth lead-up comic focused...

ARK Survival Evolved Mobile is really happening – in fact, it launches June 14

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Howsabout that mobile version of ARK: Survival Evolved? It's happening, and it's happening soon, as Studio Wildcard and War Drum Studios announced today that...

Identity’s town square module is almost ready for testing

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With only three major tasks remaining on the board, Identity's town square module is just about ready for player testing. This slice of the...
Give me my point.

Rend explains its new Control Points in the alpha test

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The big focus in Rend is about building and augmenting your faction's base, but there are other parts of the map worth vying for...
JUST TELL ME

Crowfall’s team answers design questions about classes, crafting, and mounts

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Will Crowfall have mounts? That burning question is one of several that the development team fielded as the MMORPG's creation turned into the summer...
Crew crew crew

The Crew 2 is getting an open beta while the original The Crew goes into maintenance

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It's probably not much of a surprise to hear that The Crew is slipping into maintenance mode, as patches had been quiet for a...

Ever, Jane just gave you a personal butler. You’re welcome.

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One of Ever, Jane's biggest advantages is providing a social gameplay experience that is unlike what you've experienced in other MMOs. And while your...

More rumors: Fallout 76 is a co-op game coming in August

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While we will have to wait for the June 10th Bethesda E3 showcase for the full scoop on Fallout 76, the rumormill is churning...

Legends of Aria hopes to recruit newbies to test the game with free trial keys

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It's Bring-a-Friend Week in Legends of Aria, but you're going to need a working email account. That's because Citadel Studios wants you to email...

Steam Workshop modding is live in Dark and Light today

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Modders, start your engines: The Dark and Light dev kit is officially available as of today, meaning that modding and uploading those goodies to...

Hi-Rez launches standalone F2P game Realm Royale, a mix of ‘open-world PvP MMO and your favorite hero shooter’

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You can't accuse Hi-Rez of not chasing trends: Not only is it introducing a battle royale mode to SMITE, but it's actually just launched...

E3 2018: Fallout 76 takes over the L.A. skyline

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If you're heading to E3 in Los Angeles next week, it is going to be quite difficult indeed to avoid any thoughts of Bethesda's...
Factionalized!

Bless Online buffs Rangers, nerfs Guardians and Mages, and plans targeting changes

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Neowiz is moving fast to patch away some of the doom from Bless Online after its messy early access soft launch last week. The...
I don't know how to fly this.

Dual Universe details changes to ship engines for more differentiated gameplay

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There's a lot going on for any individual ship in Dual Universe, but right now vertical boosters cover too much of what's going on...

CCP Games announces EVE Online mobile game called Project Galaxy

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CCP has just announced a brand-new mobile MMO, being built in conjunction with NetEase. It's called Project Galaxy, and yes, it's intended as the...

Ashes of Creation hires seven new team members and gets ready for Alpha One

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Information and reveals from Intrepid Studios about Ashes of Creation continues to be sporadic -- but fortunately not absent entirely. The studio recently sent...
Monsters.

Pokemon-inspired ‘massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure’ Temtem is about to break $100K on Kickstarter

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In this past weekend's Make My MMO, we noted we were keeping a close eye on Temtem, a clearly Pokemon-inspired "massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure."...

Camelot Unchained begins the one-month countdown to beta

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Hope you're not tired of hearing about the Great Coming of Camelot Unchained's first beta test because we get the feeling that City State...

Ship of Heroes video demonstrates how far the game’s come in a year

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If you wanted some clear visuals on how far Ship of Heroes has come over the last year, the video Heroic Games published over...

Bless Online apologizes for poor game balance while players find novel ways to break the game

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Is there any possible redemption for Bless Online? This disastrous soft launch has many players throwing up their hands and demanding refunds (not to...

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