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]

Saga of Lucimia says it’s turned down two publishers to avoid going free-to-play

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It's a good time to pile on predatory cash-shop models, especially if you've got a better one, and in-development hardcore MMORPG sandbox Saga of Lucimia...

Fortnite plans to flesh out its PvE mode in December and January

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I'm gonna be honest: When I saw the subheader "The future of Save the World" in the latest Fortnite dev blog, I expected what...

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has now set seven Guinness World Records

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Bluehole and Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene ought to be pretty pleased with themselves, and not just because they're rolling around in piles of money: They...

Cyberpunk 2077 will avoid ‘greed’ with its business model, goes on a hiring spree

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CD Projekt Red is definitely increasing the profile of its sci-fi open world RPG as of late after years of mostly silent development. After...

Dragon of Legends hopes to get on Steam soon

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It has been a long while since we heard anything about Dragon of Legends, a pixel art-style indie MMORPG that ran a small but...

The MOP Up: Osiris New Dawn’s terrifying space ghosts (November 19, 2017)

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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...
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PlayerUnknown thinks PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds doesn’t deserve game of the year

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Did you know that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is up for a Game of the Year award? Probably not, because... like, there are a lot of...

Make My MMO: Boots, boats, and battles in Camelot Unchained (November 18, 2017)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Camelot Unchained continued its ramp up to Saturday Night Sieges. "It’s been all hands on deck as we prepare our...

Ashes of Creation’s city halls will be the center of player politics

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With a strong focus on player government and politics, Ashes of Creation is giving careful consideration with how it will structure the leadership of...

The Stream Team: Exploring the wilds and wildlife in Conan Exiles’ great white north

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There's much of the land from the expansion that Massively OP's MJ has yet to explore in Conan Exiles, and she aims to correct...
What the el. Yon. Elyon.

Betawatch: Ascent: Infinite Realm is already heading to Korean beta (November 17, 2017)

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Let me tell you, I'm really glad that Ascent: Infinite Realm already has a publishing deal for the west, because otherwise I would be...

Paladins goes full auto with Vivian

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Would you rather have a trove of ancient technology at your fingertips or a modern arsenal of rapid-fire weaponry? Paladins' newest champion, Vivian, doesn't have...
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Pathfinder Online drops a small patch to protect mules and fix other errors

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At long last, the vicious mule exploits of Pathfinder Online have been addressed. No longer will players group up with their friends and attack...
Some daunts remain.

Dauntless steps back from constant stability upgrades for a major patch

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If you've been playing Dauntless since it first released to test audiences, you have probably gotten accustomed to having a large number of patches...
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Crowfall’s action harvesting has all the swirly sparkles and powerful pips

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Now that Crowfall fans have a little longer to wait before the game's soft launch, they have time to fully absorb this lengthy article...

Star Citizen’s Around the Verse on the tech behind procedural cities

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If you lost your mind over Star Citizen's procedural cities reveals at CitizenCon a few weeks ago, you definitely need to tune in to...
Perhaps start by wearing some.

Blade & Soul grants character boosts, Blade & Soul Revolution struts its stuff on mobile

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With only a few weeks left before Blade & Soul drops its "biggest patch ever," NCsoft is gifting players a bundle of goodies to...

Shroud of the Avatar’s early R48 update focuses on launch priorities, polish, and performance

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Shroud of the Avatar has rolled out Release 48 as of early this afternoon, which may just upset your internal clock a bit, since...

Survivalbox roundup: The Black Death communicates, Hellion revamps, and Life is Feudal soft launches

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Once you recover from the drive-by scorching of MJ's ARK: Survival Evolved critique, perhaps you're wondering what else is going on with survivalboxes in...

Worlds Adrift discovers a bird-obsessed culture

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With airships and an Indiana Jones attitude, a large part of Worlds Adrift's gameplay will be on exploration of the unknown. After all, the...

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