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]

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H1Z1’s three-day $500K prize pool Invitational tourneys kick off right now

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We may roll our eyes at H1Z1's flip-flopping on names, gameplay splits, and apparent inability to actually launch, but there's no doubt Daybreak is...

Chronicles of Elyria begins price increases in preparation of pre-alpha releases

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Great ready to pay more for Chronicles of Elyria. Soulbound Studios announced this week that it is preparing to raise the prices on all of...

Cursed trees and magic traps arrive in Dark and Light

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Hope you weren't planning on getting any sleep today, because Dark and Light has brought nightmare fuel instead of donuts for today's update. I...

Project Gorgon’s huge UI revamp is a ‘major stepping stone’ toward Steam early access

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Interface junkies, gather round, especially if you like detailed old-school-inspired MMORPGs, for Project Gorgon has unveiled a detailed tour of its new UI. It's...

Star Citizen: Around the Verse, alpha 3.0 bugs, and the state of refunds

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Let's just get this out of the way upfront: There are 25 serious issues still on the docket before Star Citizen's alpha 3.0 moves...

Sea of Thieves offers up its full NYCC panel on multiplayer, holds players to ‘Pirate’s Code’

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This month, Sea of Thieves has been beating pretty hard on the drum of "our multiplayer is going to be better than most other...

Bless Online will launch on Steam in 2018

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NEOWIZ announced on Steam today that the global release for Bless Online is indeed still happening, with a Steam launch planned here in the...

Dauntless lowers the hammer — in a good way

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Multiplayer monster hunter Dauntless is taking its first steps to a new and improved combat system -- and hammer-using warriors are going to be...

The Stream Team: Win a key to play The Black Death’s new Pestilence update

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Pus and pestilence -- the perfect combination for a gory Halloween! And The Black Death has it. The Pestilence update that launched today not...

Citadel: Forged With Fire’s Halloween update includes props, blood, and trick-or-treating

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Citadel: Forged With Fire is one of many MMOs and survival sandboxes sitting in beta or early access but still pushing out some sort...
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The Life is Feudal MMO finally has a soft launch date: November 17

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After what seems like a million years of testing (not really though), the MMO version of Life is Feudal is finally leaving closed beta...

Crowfall demos more action harvesting, starts taking guild name reservations

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Crowfall isn't content to make gathering as dull and repetitive as in other MMOs, which is why the team is putting great stock in...

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds passes up League of Legends in Korean PC bangs

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If you are not at least keeping an eye on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and how it's currently disrupting the entire online gaming market, you probably...

Closers opens up its final alpha weekend to everyone

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Here's an intriguing option for your weekend plans: Pour a tall glass of cel-shaded anime combat and down it before the buzzer sounds for...
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Funcom has delayed Conan Exiles’ launch to Q2 2018

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Funcom announced this morning that it's delaying Conan Exiles' formal launch, this time to Q2 2018. "We've been looking at our development roadmap for Conan...

Destiny 2 PC preloading has begun, while console daily logins decline

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PC fans, your time is almost here: You're finally getting a Destiny game on your platform. In fact, if you've already purchased Destiny 2, then...

Conan Exiles makes thralls awesome, considers ‘free-flow movement and combat system’

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Thralls are finally becoming a lot more interesting in Conan Exiles. Currently in testing for PC is a new patch that makes those NPCs...
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Legends of Aria wraps up final alpha test

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It's time for Legends of Aria to say farewell to alpha once and for good. The fantasy MMO wrapped up its so-called final alpha test...

Star Citizen helps players find the right spaceship for them

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With all of the many spaceships designed (and sold) for Star Citizen so far, it might be a little confusing which might be the...
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OrbusVR prepares for its wild zones and endgame dungeons for beta 3

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It might seem a little early in OrbusVR's life cycle to be super invested in the endgame, but the release of the game's third...

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