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]

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...

Tale of Toast is giving up on being a free-for-all PvP MMO

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We've been keeping an eye on Tale of Toast since last year in the lead up to its early access launch back in February....
So very real.

Chronicles of Elyria eschews ‘silly stat-fest’ MMO gear in favor of ‘dramatic realism’

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Now that Chronicles of Elyria has got a handle on its flexible character creation system, the team has switched over to working in the...

Worlds Adrift adds 300 brand-new player-made islands to its early access build

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Last week, the Worlds Adrift team asked you to break its servers. You didn't. But you did give them a thorough test, which pushes...
What does it take to kill this

RaiderZ plans on improving hit detection and map design with its relaunch

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A game like RaiderZ with no targeting is highly reliant on its hit detection, but according to the latest release from the team behind...
Punch punch punch and nothing changes.

World of Warcraft improves questing limits and hints at new emotes in Battle for Azeroth

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The limit of 25 active quests in World of Warcraft isn't so bad, so long as you never forget to abandon old quests, always...

Ship of Heroes’ Casey McGeever reflects on GDC 2018

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With GDC 2018 in the bag, Casey McGeever is back from showing off Ship of Heroes and has a few reflections about the experience....

Crowfall gives players better tools to build bigger castles

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Before you can storm the castle, you must build the castle. And when it comes to Crowfall, that will be a pretty fun part...

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