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]

Nightingale’s latest patch allows players to select their server regions

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For a game that allows you to hop through portals into new worlds, Nightingale hasn't been the best at giving players full control over...

MultiVersus suddenly breaks radio silence nine months after its multiplayer open beta shutdown

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Back in March of last year, Warner Bros. and Player First Games made the baffling and upsetting announcement that the open beta for its...

Mortal Online 2 plans PTR test of mount stamina tweaks, combat updates, and rideable bears March 8

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On Friday, March 8th, Mortal Online 2 is going to be opening its public test realm to let players kick the tires of one...

PSA: Fractured Online is hosting a free weekend and a sale starting Thursday

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If you've been curious to try the sandbox MMORPG Fractured Online but you're nervous about buying an early access game or you're nervous about...

Choose My Adventure: Starting on the road to success and self-reliance in Nightingale

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A lot of the first few hours of Nightingale are tutorial. That's probably not terribly surprising considering survival sandboxes need some guidance (and it's...

Tarisland vows cross-platform play: ‘Your gateway to adventure is always open’

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When Tarisland launches later this year, players will enjoy a wider degree of freedom to enjoy it on either PC or mobile. This cross-platform...

Action MMORPG Vindictus unveils a standalone single-player action RPG Vindictus Defying Fate

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Are you a fan of Vindictus enough that you'd be willing to play a standalone single-player title cut from the MMO's cloth? Then you're...

SMITE 2 talks up its new-look conquest mode as it readies for alpha testing this spring

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Hi-Rez sub-studio Titan Forge kicked off its 2024 by announcing a sequel to its MOBA, SMITE 2, which would be entering a soft launch...

Book of Travels tests a ‘complete overhaul’ of its combat system

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When the Kickstarted Book of Travels first released, it was marketed as a micro-MMO that skewed hard away from the typical DIKUMUD combat format....

‘Multiplayer Viking survival tribe builder’ Aska readies another closed beta test April 15

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Back in 2022 we first reported on Aska, a self-described "multiplayer Viking survival tribe builder" from Romanian indie Sand Sailor Studio that sees players...

Blue Protocol’s Chapter 5 update brings more main story questing, level cap raise, and new features

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We're once again stuck staring wistfully at the Japanese version of Blue Protocol for update details since Bandai Namco and Amazon continue to be...
Give back my realm, ya jerks!

Stolen Realm brings co-op turn-based RPG combat to launch on March 8

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Here's the downside of playing co-op turn-based RPGs like Baldur's Gate 3: Eventually, you run out of combat. Like, that's kind of the whole...

Star Citizen provides a close look at the interior of the Idris capital ship

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Last weekend, Star Citizen challenged its players to wrest control of an Idris capital ship from developers in a special in-game event, which was...
More soon.

Betawatch: Camelot Unchained claims it’s finally launching late in 2025

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Well, what do you know, Camelot Unchained has declared a launch window of late 2025. It's going to launch! Can you believe that? Can...

Pax Dei marks the first anniversary of its reveal with more screenshots of items, building pieces, and lighting

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The non-stop JPEG party that is Pax Dei's Discord continues on once again as developer Mainframe Industries is using the occasion of the one...

BitCraft talks up gameplay features and progress for its upcoming closed alpha test

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BitCraft is inching ever closer to its first closed alpha testing round, and that means that the studio is back on its dev blog...

Cozy multiplayer sci-fi life sim Galactic Getaway crosses the Kickstarter finish line

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While its final tally may not be record-breaking in the annals of crowdfunding, a win is a win for multiplayer life sim Galactic Getaway. The...

Ship of Heroes demonstrates how its character creator can be used to convey personal stories

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When it comes to superheroes, you can generally get a lot of information from the costume they wear - it's a big part of...
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Ashes of Creation’s newest video explains how its questing system differs from other MMOs

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"Ashes does questing just a little bit differently than other MMOs." That's a good heads-up for any fans that Intrepid Studios' upcoming MMORPG may require...

Pantheon Rise of the Fallen marks progress on pet system, combat, visuals, and March 30’s Season 2

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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen appears to be trying to exude a renewed sense of vim and vigor in the February producer's letter, which...