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]

Time travel-themed ARPG Last Epoch launches Kickstarter and puts out demo

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How is it even possible to make a Diablo-style game more awesome than the original? Easy -- you toss in time travel. Now things...

Camelot Unchained is getting unstable (but that’s OK)

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It's another week of progress and beta preparation for the team at Camelot Unchained. City State Entertainment is running an "unstable build" with lots...
We chill.

Betawatch: World of Warcraft moves Battle for Azeroth to beta testing (April 27, 2018)

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We spent most of this week watching the slow-motion (and not-so-slow-motion) implosion of a well-known company, so it's easy for big beta news to...

Go on a gameplay journey with Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen

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It has to be a geeky dream come true to be able to get into a restricted-access MMO and go on an adventure with...

Dauntless fleshes out progression systems in advance of open beta

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If you checked out Dauntless in the past and complained that the game felt like it didn't have enough in the way of character...

Here’s how Defiance 2050’s class unlocks work as the closed beta resumes today

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As previously announced, Trion is running another Defiance 2050 beta event this weekend, this time including console players along with PC players. Worth noting is...

Crowfall’s fly-on-the-wall series shows you how the team is making unique campaign worlds

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The second part of Crowfall's video series is now up which covers the world-building strike team and its efforts to come up with the...

Star Citizen shows off its sleek starter ship while Squadron 42 discusses its storytelling

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The word "Origin" has a special meaning to Chris Roberts and the Star Citizen team, so it's not surprising that there has been special...
Elf elf elf.

World of Warcraft Q&A covers tier sets and Azerite armor with Artifact power

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If the mere mention of the words "Artifact Power" now send you into apoplectic rage in relation to World of Warcraft, we have bad...

Yes, even MapleStory 2 is prepping a battle royale mode

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With beta and launch on the horizon, MapleStory 2 is pulling out all of the stops to get noticed and generate the largest audience...

Wild West Online crosses the launch frontier on May 10

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Saddle up, pard'ners, 'cause it's about to be a bumpy ride. Wild West Online announced today that it is officially launching on May 10th. Yes,...

Enter to win a Neverwinter painted spider mount on Xbox One and PS4 from PWE and MOP!

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To celebrate the arrival of the Lost City of Omu expansion for Neverwinter on console this week, PWE has granted Massively OP 20 Painted Spider mount keys to give...
Don't call it a comeback.

WoW Factor: Things that actually worry me about Battle for Azeroth

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The Battle for Azeroth beta is here, at long last, and it feels like it might have come a little early in the process....
Neigh. Is that the sound elk make? We honestly don't know.

Crowfall invites you to attend a meeting with its world builders

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Apparently inviting players to attend ArtCraft's actual (or cleverly staged?) developer meetings was such a hit that Crowfall is doing it once again. A...

Former Marvel Heroes boss David Brevik launches new game, It Lurks Below, into early access

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If you've been finding yourself missing Marvel Heroes - but not all the drama and lies - you might want to mosey on over...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Razum-dar tours the high and low places of Summerset’s Alinor

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When ZeniMax was hyping Elder Scrolls Online's Morrowind campaign, it utilized the snarky Dunmer assassin Naryu Virian as the narrator for guiding the player...

Conan Exiles posts brand-new preview video with two weeks to go before launch

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Two more weeks, folks! That's how long Conan Exiles has left on its early access contract before it expires and fully launches. Funcom's released...
And staying so.

Fractured plans its Kickstarter for June while showing off its pre-alpha

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Those looking forward to Fractured will have a chance to put their money where their mouths are in June, because that's when the game...

World of Warcraft starts beta testing Battle for Azeroth

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Can you beta test a battle? Don't see why not. Just ask everyone to attack very, very carefully and memorize where their starting positions...
oh the pain, the pain

Legends of Aria works toward June open beta

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Hope you haven't booked that summer vacation just yet, because Legends of Aria would like to interest in a fantasy holiday. The studio announced...

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