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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Crowfall details the obdurate Stoneborn race

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The Stoneborn of Crowfall are not dwarves. They sometimes get referred to as dwarves, but it's a ridiculous name because they're as large as...

The Stream Team: Closers opens its doors for the weekend

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Closers gave away a bunch of keys and opened its doors for the weekend, so Massively OP's MJ is jumping in. She already experienced...
GO LEFT YOU IDIOT

Brad McQuaid: MMO devs are ‘making the very, very early foundations of the Holodeck’

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Pantheon and MMOs like it are bringing our dream future one step closer (or at least, Lt. Barclay's dream future), Brad McQuaid suggests in a new interview...

Crowfall clarifies Kickstarter ‘proof-of-concept’ statements

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The folks at Procedural Worlds have a new interview-slash-testimonial from Crowfall Lead Environment Artist Jon O'Neal, in which he talks up that company's enviromental...

Star Citizen is down to just five critical issues to tackle before the Evocati see alpha 3.0

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Another week, another countdown to Star Citizen alpha 3.0, and we are getting close. In this week's Around the Verse, Cloud Imperium says it's...

Sea of Thieves debated stoking the console vs. PC rivalry with faction sails

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You know what we need more? PC players arguing with console players about superiority, system specs, and exclusive titles. That would really bring peace...

Legends of Aria begins final alpha

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Rest time's over, boys and girls, so dust yourself off and get back into the thick of the alpha. In this case, it's Legends...

Shroud of the Avatar’s R46 is live, with a stealing update, better load times, and plenty of polish

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Shroud of the Avatar's 46th Release is live today, the first monthly update in which Portalarium says it is beginning to "truly focus on...
Baby pull me closers

Grab a Closers Online weekend alpha key from En Masse and MOP!

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En Masse is gearing up for another Closers Online weekend alpha test on Friday in the lead-up to porting the game westward. In fact,...

Red Dead Redemption 2’s trailer is finally here, still launching on console spring 2018

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It didn't quite make summer, but close enough: Rockstar has finally rolled out the new trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2. We've been keeping an...
BIG TIME

Kritika Online moves to full launch on Steam with today’s Fractured Memories patch

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Lots of big stuff is happening today for Kritika Online. First of all, the game's servers are going down at 9:30 a.m. EDT to...
A win, sort of.

Fortnite’s F2P Battle Royale draws 1M players in spite of PUBG, PvE criticism

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If the developer of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was hoping that Fortnite's new battle royale mode would flop on impact, then it is sorely disappointed with...

Wild West Online ends tech alpha early, adjusts bounty system for early access

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It shouldn't surprise anyone after those rough couple of Wild West Online tech alpha weekends, but alpha 3 has been "postponed" - actually, it...

Battle Bards Episode 106: Early access themes

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Instead of looking back at MMORPGs this week, the crew of Battle Bards launches forward into early access! What would a show about music...
Now you are my friends.

Wild Terra’s latest update adds guild storage, reset scrolls, and pet taming

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Ever feel lonesome while playing Wild Terra? No need for that with the latest patch! You can tame animals and have them follow you...

Pocket Legends studio Spacetime is working on another mobile MMO

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Is it mobile MMO day or something? We'll have covered seven different mobile MMOs in one way or another just today, and that's without...

Valnir Rok launches its early access longships

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It is time to tap into brutality, savagery, and primal struggles. No, we're not talking about football season but rather the early access launch...

Mobile MMO Roundup: Flyff Legacy, Ragnarok Journey, MU Legend, Project B, and Archlord Awake

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Whether it makes you want to seek shelter or embrace the winds of change, the era of mobile MMOs and spin-offs is upon us....
Dark and subtle.

ArcheAge Begins begins pre-registration with signing bonuses

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Sorry, we couldn't resist that intentionally confusing headline! Anyway, for those interested in checking out the mobile spin-off of ArcheAge, your time is now. Pre-registrations...

Automaton Games takes a swing at the battle royale genre with its mystery MMO

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Well now PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds will have another battle royale game to fight. UK-based Automaton Games announced that it is working on a new tactical...

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