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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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...
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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....
Swish.

Priests bless Project Gorgon’s newest update

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Feeling particularly holy -- or at least, interested in medieval medicine? Then grab yourself Project Gorgon's newest skill line, the Priest. This new skill-slash-class...

The newest Bless Online trailer previews founder pack goodies

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If you're still planning on charging onward into Bless's headstart this coming week, undaunted by controversy over the game's monetization, then you might want...
Daunt, daunt, daunt.

Betawatch: Dauntless strides into open beta (May 25, 2018)

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It's certainly a daunting task to launch a game into its open beta, but the developers of Dauntless are undaunted as the title does...

PvP robot battler The Maestros programs a closed beta weekend

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If you've ever had the desire to send in hordes of minions to fight at your command, yet you also felt anguished about causing...

Mobile fantasy MMO Talion may have autobattle, but it doesn’t have autobeta

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The other day I saw a gamer asking the community for a solid list of mobile MMORPGs to try out. Even with the proliferation...

‘Hipster MineCraft’ Occupy White Walls patches in a new launcher and UI update

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Ready to delve into the weird world of Occupy White Walls, which one outlet labeled as "hipster MineCraft?" The public alpha of the art-centric...

Star Citizen talks legacy armor and science gameplay

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Strap on some legacy armor and check out the spiffy new helmet HUDs in Star Citizen, because this week's Around the Verse episode is...
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Crowfall shows off the features of its 5.6 build

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The next big milestone build for Crowfall is patch 5.6, and it's a big one. It has the first pass of the vassal system,...

Meet Ascent: Infinite Realm’s Assassin and Gunslinger

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Before you take flight with Ascent: Infinite Realm, you are going to need to choose the best possible class for you. Bluehole gave a...
git gud

Dauntless clocks 1M registered players as it launches its F2P open beta

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Dauntless has officially launched into open beta as of today. The co-op ARPG is free-to-play and out on PC, so everyone can basically jump...

Crowfall comes alive with its new day/night cycle

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It's amazing how something as simple as days turning into nights and vice-versa can serve to transform a static setting into a living, breathing...

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