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]

Dauntless hauls out its ‘biggest and most impactful’ patch to date

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Dauntless isn't a game that does things in a small way, from its fearsome behemoth foes to the patches it delivers. And with Closed...

Star Citizen looks ahead to 3.2, unveils the new Hercules Starlifter concept ship for sale next week

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CIG's Sandi Gardiner and Eric Kieron Davis are back with another installment of Star Citizen's Around the Verse, bookending a brief check-in with the...

Dual Universe builds up development forward momentum

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MMO development is rarely steady and even; there are ups and downs, fast periods and slow cycles. Sometimes the slower patches are necessary to...

Chronicles of Elyria reveals the wetlands, pokes through inventory, and celebrates its Kickstarter-versary

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Can you make a swamp look beautiful? Chronicles of Elyria is doing its absolute best to do just that with its newest biome, the...

Elder Scrolls Online will make you a master of time itself

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Time manipulation is a tricky thing to do in a multiplayer live environment, but every so often, an MMO attempts to do just that....

Conan Exiles outlines its day-one patch plans as players grumble over preorder bonuses

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With less than a week to go before launch, the Conan Exiles team is putting out one last newsletter with the plan for the...

The Survivalist: Seven survival games I want to love, but can’t… yet

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Well that didn't take long! There are a plethora of survival sandboxes out there for fans to play (as you can see from our...

Ashes of Creation reflects on its post-Kickstarter year

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If Kickstarter truly kickstarted the gaming public's interest in Ashes of Creation, then the team is not complaining. In fact, Intrepid Studios sent out...

S.O.S. ditches survival mechanics to become a full-on battle royale game

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What's that sound? It's the sound of a genre becoming even more saturated, that's what, as SOS is converting into a battle royale game...

Ascent: Infinite Realm teases its world-building as it adjusts from beta feedback

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Last year's announcement that Kakao would be bringing the steampunk-flavored Ascent: Infinite Realm to the west was a much-needed shot of encouragement to MMO...
I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road until I get a poncho.

Red Dead Redemption 2 posts third trailer, sticks to October launch date

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Red Dead Redemption 2's new trailer is finally here (after an absurd amount of teasing and handwringing over what could be in it). Spoiler...

Hi-Rez MOBA shooter Paladins heralds a May 8 launch date – check out the brand-new trailer

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The time has come. After beta testing across multiple platforms in front of 20 million players and establishing itself as the most-played new game...
Come hell or high elf.

Crowfall previews the armor of the High Elves

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The next alpha version of Crowfall will allow players to try out the High Elf race, which means that it would be a bit...

Massively OP Interview: Dual Universe demo shows off advances in city building, space travel

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When you work in video games, you often get asked what new titles you are looking forward to. While experience has been teaching me...

Conan Exiles teases next week’s launch with three amusing live-action Conan trailers

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Conan Exiles is officially launching next week on May 8th, but in the meantime, it's putting out all the videos. All of them. "Thought experiment:...

State of Decay 2 rejects the battle royale genre for being already mined out

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Sick of battle royale? Yeah, it hit saturation levels in a hurry. Undead Labs is over the craze too, which might sound funny given...
Remember, you were the ones who couldn't wait for this game.

Bless Online previews the Guardian and Paladin classes with fresh videos

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Neowiz is following up its Bless Online class previews from last week with another round of videos, this time focusing on the different combat...
Obscure

Stardew Valley’s multiplayer edition is finally in beta testing

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With word that Stardew Valley's multiplayer update is almost upon us, we only have one question: Which of you peasants will toil the rich...

Missing 14-year-old City of Heroes? The SEGS emulator is looking for coders

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Are you missing City of Heroes this week, what with the 14th anniversary of its launch and all? We are too. Earlier this month,...
Heritage.

World of Warcraft previews two expansion races, nixes Strand of the Ancients battleground

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Feeling a little primal and savage? You'll be able to tap into that nature by rolling up one of the new Mag'har Orcs or...

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