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]

Crimson Desert’s latest promo trailer showcases the creepy Hexe Marie boss fight

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It's been a long time since Crimson Desert was announced, its entire gameplay style has changed multiple times, and at this point it is...
This does fit for Iron Man, to be fair.

Ahead of tonight’s launch, Marvel Rivals outlines its battle pass and cosmetic monetization

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So you know that Marvel Rivals is going to be free-to-play, and you know that it's going to offer all its maps, content, and...

Marvel Heroes emulator project gets loot updates and functioning missions in 0.4.0 build

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The long and hard work of getting Marvel Heroes back into a functional state for emulator runners pushes forth, as the 0.4.0 version of...

Grab a King of Meat alpha test key courtesy of Amazon and Glowmade – alpha is live right now!

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Back in August, Amazon and Glowmade took the wraps off a new co-op dungeon-runner called King of Meat, and I think you can tell...

Lost Skies preps its Worlds Adrift-esque island creator tool for a Steam launch next week

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Back in the spring of 2023, the studio behind the defunct MMO Worlds Adrift Bossa Games popped back on the scene with a new...

NetEase formally unveils its cute new solo/co-op game ANANTA (fka Project Mugen)

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NetEase and studio Naked Rain have a big announcement this morning: The cute anime traversal-oriented game it's been teasing under the codename Project Mugen...

Brighter Shores zeroes in on improving quality-of-life across its recent and upcoming patches

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Brighter Shores players asked for it, and boy howdy are they getting it: The early access indie MMORPG has deployed a wide swath of...
Yo.

Path of Exile 2 shares all 12 of its early access ascendancy classes

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With Path of Exile 2's pre-download starting tomorrow and the early access launch coming on the 6th, fans of this online ARPG franchise have...

Multiplayer gacha game Neverness to Everness shares gameplay details from its recent Chinese CBT

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Let's assume the mobile and PC gacha RPG Neverness to Everness caught your attention when it was announced and detailed earlier this year and...

Bellwright’s Villages 2.0 update adds new town prosperity mechanics and applies quality-of-life updates

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Last month, the co-op survivalbox Bellwright talked up new village prosperity mechanics that were coming in its next update. That update has since gone...

Not So Massively: ZeroSpace’s MMO-inspired Galactic War and other PvE modes

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Welcome to part two of Not So Massively's in-depth impressions of the recent open beta of multiplayer RTS ZeroSpace. In my first piece, I...

Path of Exile 2 confirms pre-download of its early access PC client is coming December 5

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If you're the kind of Path of Exile 2 fan who is staring at the clock, fruitlessly willing it to tick down faster in...
Dress up!

PvP shooter Marvel Rivals gears up for this week’s launch with a new trailer

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Can NetEase and Marvel Games break into the coveted Overwatch 2 team shooter market? We're about to find out, as Marvel Rivals is heading...

Pax Dei’s next major update will focus on establishing an in-game gold and trade economy

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Right now, the general thrust of living in Pax Dei's world is merely survival. Sure, you can thrive and build a big ol' town...

Pantheon lists its 22 early access launch servers opening on December 13

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With launch day for Pantheon's early access coming in just a couple weeks on December 13th, potential players are running out of time to...

Corepunk clears ‘significant technical issues’ and gets its in-game cash shop functioning

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Corepunk has apparently managed to get two important things working better: the game itself and the way it gets players' money. That's effectively the...

Star Citizen reportedly let go of more staff shortly after CitizenCon wrapped up

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It would seem as if the shaky Squadron 42 prologue shared during this year's CitizenCon has caused some firings to occur. Or at least...

Make My MMO: Star Citizen passes $750M in crowdfunding because y’all have no self-control

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It's been over 12 years since Star Citizen's record-setting Kickstarter, and while the game is still being dragged through alpha, its crowdfunding has only...

Project Gorgon’s latest update makes it easier and better to toot your own horn

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Sing a song of a Project Gorgon update, as any patch for this quirky MMO is music to our ears. A small patch arrived...
How punk.

Betawatch: Corepunk finally launched into early access this week

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Are you sufficiently punk at your core? If not, you may not be allowed to play Corepunk because that's kind of the whole thing...