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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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...

Defiance 2050 plans second closed beta weekend – for all platforms this time

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Did you miss last weekend's Defiance 2050 closed beta? Good news for you; Trion is doing another one - this very weekend, in fact....

Ship of Heroes shows off new screenshots, says it’s working on maps, costumes, and the healing powerset

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It's spring cleaning month for Ship of Heroes, Heroic Games' Casey McGeever has told forumgoers on the official site. "What we mean by this is...
Stop boring everybody.

H1Z1 is finally coming to PlayStation 4

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Did you think slipping player numbers were going to do in the battle royale grand-daddy? Nope. Free-to-play must have been a big boost, as...
Sure, why not, who cares.

Bless Online teases players with a class overview before launch

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The Steam launch of Bless Online draws ever closer, and that means you're going to need to pick a class to play. You have...

The Stream Team: Teamwork and pteras in PixARK

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Massively OP's MJ didn't get very far solo in her first look at PixARK, but now she's going to team up so she can...

Durango: Wild Lands set to launch on Android in SEA next month

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Amid all of the spring MMO releases that are cropping up, be careful not to overlook what could be one of the hottest of...

The Stream Team: A sneak peek at Defiance 2050’s closed beta

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Whether or not you were a fan of Defiance, you might be interested in seeing what Defiance 2050 is about. Massively OP's MJ gets...

Enter to win a copy of Wild Terra from Juvty and MOP!

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B2P MMORPG sandbox Wild Terra isn't resting on its laurels: Developer Juvty Worlds patched up for the faux-holiday at the beginning of April, adding "crystal"...

Camelot Unchained works on trading, the UI, and building code ahead of July’s beta

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July 4th is getting closer, which means the Camelot Unchained team is in high gear polishing up the build for the beta that's finally...
Please.

City of Titans restructures its development approach thanks to Unreal’s plugins

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Due to the scattered locations of City of Titans' team members, the devs have long since attempted a modular approach to building the superhero...

VR-based ARK Park has patched in free locomotion and better tutorials

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How's virtual reality dino land ARK Park doing since its early access launch one month ago? Magic 8 Ball says reply hazy. Steam's aggregated...

Bless Online outlines key changes for its Steam release

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When Bless Online launches on Steam early access next month, the version that western players experience won't be identical to the client that is...

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