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]

Battle royale Darwin Project adds a duo mode

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Will we ever dig to the bottom of the pit of battle royale titles? Probably not, but here's another one that's been in development...
Oh, great.

Black Desert opens up Ellie’s Mystical Lake Festival, invites you to walk there

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We hope you've cleared your schedules, Black Desert players, because it's Wednesday, and you know there's always something new to do in-game on Wednesdays....

SoulWorker Online leaves open beta, preps for release [Update: It’s launched!]

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Say farewell to SoulWorker Online's open beta -- and hello to release! Gameforge announced that the import has wrapped up its one-month-plus open beta...
Bang.

Path of Exile mulls over reviving its popular April Fools’ Day Battle Royale mode

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For this year's April Fools' Day joke, Path of Exile announced the creation of a Battle Royale mode... and then further surprised players by...
No long

City of Heroes emulator pumps out its first public release

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Former City of Heroes players have plenty of options to try to fill the void of their favorite MMO. There's a chat shell that...

Occupy White Walls is the most bizarre new MMORPG we’ve seen in years

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Are you tired of being a murder hobo in MMORPGs, tasked with little more than mindless slaughter in between gear grinds, achievement hustles, and...
Find and replace 'bug' with 'feature'

Dark and Light is devoting April to bug fixes

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In the game development sphere, developers take part in two separate but equally important tasks: The development of features to add content to the...

The Stream Team: ROKH redone

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Development has been slow, but the Mars survival game ROKH now has a new build available. That makes it a good time for Massively...

ECO is full of garbage (and patches)

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Planetary simulator ECO is surprising testers with an interesting twist that will be sure to keep them on their toes (and plugging their nose):...

Wild West Online outlines current system initiatives

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Busy times over at Wild West Online, where the dev team is pushing forward on multiple fronts. Currently, the devs are focused on bringing...
Look sharp!

Ashes of Creation adds monthly time-limited pre-order packages to the tune of $500

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Good news, Ashes of Creation fans, you can now give the development team more money! The team has rolled out new pre-order packages for...

Dogma: Eternal Night goes silent as its community manager resigns

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Dogma: Eternal Night has slipped into the shadows of silence -- and some fans are concerned. As was pointed out on Reddit, the studio hasn't...

Ship of Heroes upgrades to the latest version of Unreal Engine, adds PopcornFX

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Ship of Heroes just got a bit better looking. Heroic Games announced that it upgraded the upcoming superhero MMORPG from Unreal Engine 4.17 to 4.18...

Arcfall is going free-to-play with this week’s big pre-alpha patch

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If you weren't into plunking down 20 bucks for early access MMORPG Arcfall, then this coming Friday is your lucky day, as the game...

Camelot Unchained underwent serious testing in March

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When the planets align and the junction of a month's end coincides with a week's conclusion, you know you're in for a whole bunch...

The MOP Up: Crossout brings out the big raids (April 1, 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...

Make My MMO: Shroud of the Avatar sheds its early access… shroud (March 31, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Shroud of the Avatar formally launched with the release of R52 this week, which might be confusing to gamers...

Star Citizen’s 3.1 alpha is live for the holiday weekend

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If you're bored on the holiday weekend, and you happen to be a Star Citizen backer, you're going to be taking to the skies,...

Crowfall’s necromancy system would like to place dibs on your body

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In most MMOs, when you hear the word "necromancy," you instantly think of the Coolest Class Ever. One that calls forth zombies, binds skeletons...

Star Citizen’s Around the Verse updates players on Squadron 42 and flight AI

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This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse is only indirectly about Star Citizen. The episode instead centers on Squadron 42, which is either a...

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