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]

Dark and Light rezones city slums just in time for Christmas

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Winter has come to Dark and Light, quite literally. Players logging into the early access sandbox since yesterday are being treated to a blanket...
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Conan Exiles is still working on the full nudity patch for some Xbox One regions

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What's new in Conan Exiles since the devs announced a console price hike, a scale-back in launch features, and its actual launch date (May...

Star Citizen’s Around the Verse on alpha 3.0, atmo flight, and Squadron 42 info

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Shake it off, Star Citizen: On this week's Around the Verse, CIG says it's "getting close to live release," stress testing the current version of...

Sea of Thieves lays out player progression and mission types

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If you've been paying attention to Sea of Thieves, you may have noticed that Rare's game isn't hewing to the traditional RPG stats and...

Ashes of Creation opens new storefront, alpha zero set to begin today

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After weeks of silence, Ashes of Creation looks like it might be gearing up for the promised December 15th Alpha Zero test. While the...

MMOs you’ve never heard of: Rogalia, Lazarus, Dead Maze, We Ride, and SOS

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Welcome back to our intermittent series on MMOs and other multiplayer games you you’ve never heard of! Let's run down five more floating to the...

Mabinogi doles out chain slash weapons while Hyper Universe offers free play weekend

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You know how your parents told you never to play with knives? Well, they never said anything about long whips with razor blades on...
Guild-y.

Crowfall explains crowns, guilds, and buying crowns for guilds bought with crowns

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Crowns are the microtransaction currency coming to Crowfall starting in 2018, which you can buy like most microtransaction currencies. Guilds are... well, guilds. If...
We'll be fine, yes, just fine.

Shroud of the Avatar prepares for the arrival of Release 49

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December is a time for sitting with friends and family, toasting to the new year, and most importantly, not doing any actual work. Thus,...
Why is this world.

Duke Nukem and Serious Sam headline Wild Buster’s early access

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Hack-and-slash Wild Buster is here to kick butt and chew gum -- and it's all out of gum. InselGames' MMOARPG entered Steam early access today,...
Guns and ships.

Ascent: Infinite Realm shows off its airships and weaponry

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Looking forward to Ascent: Infinite Realm and the promise of fun airship skirmishes? Then you'll want to take a look at the huge pile...

Crowfall brings in the Assassin and Ranger for today’s Pre-Alpha 5 test

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Even games that haven't technically launched yet are getting into the whole pre-holiday MMORPG frenzy. Take Crowfall, for example: Instead of kicking their feet...

Shroud of the Avatar creates the quintessential cozy inn, changes up free trial offerings

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When travelers wander in to Shroud of the Avatar's Release 49 later this week, they'll find that one watering hole looks much improved than...

Crytek sues Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium, alleging copyright infringement

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Update: We've updated with CIG's official statement to us below. Crytek is suing Cloud Imperium Games and Roberts Space Industries, the companies behind the sprawling...

Pantheon begins pre-alpha testing for high-end backers

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It's a big day for indie MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, as it's the first day the gates open to external pre-alpha testers...

H1Z1 preps first-ever free week and holiday outfit

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Ever been curious about original-flavor H1Z1 and its battle royale sauce? You can try it out without having to drop any money during the...
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OrbusVR starts early access on December 15th with no more wipes

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That headline is a bit of a misnomer; everyone who hasn't already purchased OrbusVR will have to wait until December 15th for early access,...

Ship of Heroes recaps 2017, teases Christmas event, and looks ahead to 2018’s beta

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Who says you have to have launched to have holiday events? Not Ship of Heroes. The City of Heroes-inspired indie superhero MMORPG has a...

Hands-on with Monster Hunter World’s weekend beta – and how it compares to Dauntless

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I won't lie: The Monster Hunter World beta on console last weekend isn't going to give you the best sense of the full monster hunting experience. It...
Let's assume the dude on the righ represents ''the west'' here.

Moonlight Blade will finally hit open beta in Korea in January

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Doesn't it seem as if we've been watching Tencent's wuxia MMO Moonlight Blade for half of forever? Keep watching, but maybe watch a little...

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