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]

New Gigantic vid sees current and former devs discuss reviving the shooter MOBA

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With news of the MOBA Gigantic making a return as the buy-to-play Gigantic: Rampage Edition, many fans are probably curious exactly how Gearbox, Abstraction...
Get to it.

2-D Pokemon-like MMORPG Duel Revolution makes its full release on PC and mobile March 1

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Last October we got our first peek at Duel Revolution, a 2-D creature-capturing MMORPG that promises 50 different Evo creatures that can be improved...

Star Citizen followers uncover additional layoffs at CIG that reference relocation and restructuring

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A couple of weeks ago we caught word of Star Citizen's game director leaving his position after nine years at CIG, with most assuming...

Eternal Tombs fka War of Dragnorox announces a closed beta test for April

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With its eyes set on a 2025 launch, upcoming MMO Eternal Tombs has a lot of territory to cover for the rest of this...

Riot Games’ 2v2 tag fighter Project L is now 2XKO, plans playtests this year and launch in 2025

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Riot Games would very likely appreciate it if fans would ignore the layoffs that swept over the studio just a month ago and instead...

Make My MMO: Scars of Honor’s Kickstarter, Temtem’s and Zenith’s spinoff drama

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Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! We've got three specific newish Kickstarters to talk about. Galactic Getaway,...

Age of Water provides a brief peek at its crew management features

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No ship sails with one person at the helm, or at least it doesn't in Age of Water, which means that while players will...
Trumpets!

Betawatch: Nightingale heads into early access at last

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After what feels like it has been forever - well, wait, that's not fair. Nightingale has actually been in not-early-access for a reasonable length...

Emmy-winning composer Russell Brower talks about making Tarisland’s soundtrack

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Whatever concerns or qualms you might have about Tencent's upcoming Tarisland, the soundtrack shouldn't be one of them. That's because the game signed on...

Pantheon Rise of the Fallen discusses its first season progress and reception, season two plans, and monetization

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The first season of development and testing for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen continues to roll forth, and with players getting their hands on...

Star Citizen talks flight and combat in alpha 3.23, sets next CitizenCon for October 2024

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Star Citizen is just chock-full of headlines as we head into the weekend, starting first with its latest Inside Star Citizen video, which once...

Survivalbox Nightingale pivots on co-op design, promises offline mode ‘as soon as feasible’

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Just three days into its early access release, Tencent's Nightingale is already backtracking on its always-online philosophy: Inflexion has announced that it's working on...
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Corepunk boss says early access launch in 2024 is ‘very realistic’

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Now that fans know Corepunk's next alpha test phase is being pushed into late April, there are likely a lot of questions in people's...

Netmarble’s Paragon spinoff Paragon: The Overprime is slated for sunset on April 22

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We're sorry to report today that another one of the Paragon revivals is slated for execution. A little backstory is in order here: Paragon...

Titan Forge’s EVE War for New Eden board game closed out a successful Kickstarter with $682K

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The EVE Online-themed board game has finished out its Kickstarter this week, pulling in roughly $682,000 US from backers - not that there was...
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Ultima Online plans a New Legacy beta by summer ahead of the launch this fall

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So, where is the long-delayed Ultima Online New Legacy? We actually have something of an answer for you this time: Broadsword says it's aiming...

Fractured Online’s Endgame Changer patch was delayed over tech problems but should be live today

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Yesterday's Fractured Online patch release did not exactly go to plan. Dynamight Studios aimed to roll out the Endgamer Changer yesterday morning; the update marked...

The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming takes a look at Nightingale

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In an era of armchair warriors, we bring you Backseat Streamers! Here, Massively OP’s Chris and MJ get to take a backseat and watch...

Past Fate retools the Blackfang Keep zone and releases its first pass at an armor upgrade system

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Are you ready to plumb a blacker, more fang-filled Blackfang Keep? You'd better be because Past Fate's latest patch has made some optimizations and...

Cozy multiplayer sandbox Palia heads to Steam early access on March 25

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If you've been watching Palia's journey through F2P open beta early access and wished you could just play the game through Steam instead of...