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]

Dark and Light reflects on early access launch, looks ahead to the future

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Now that Dark and Light has (early access) launched, the team apparently decided that it is time to start printing a regular newsletter for...

Make My MMO: Valiance Online’s founder alpha has begun (July 29, 2017)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Valiance Online took everyone by surprise by announcing the launch of its investor alpha on PC for Friday, though...

The Stream Team: More ARK Scorched Earth shenanigans

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With her ARK server switching over to a procedurally generated map for August, Massively OP's MJ has very little time left for shenanigans in...

Ashes of Creation gives an early glimpse of its PAX demo environment

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At first glance, Ashes of Creation's PAX demo environment looks like pretty typical desert scrub: jutting rocks, occasional patches of flora, pools of water...

Camelot Unchained’s big bot battle boasts benefits for beta-beseeching backers

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What does a battle between hundreds and hundreds of bots have to do with fans eager to access Camelot Unchained's long-awaited beta? Plenty, it...

Star Citizen’s 3.0 alpha appears to have been delayed yet again

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Ever wonder whether developers regret transparency? With Star Citizen, probably not so much when the money keeps coming anyway, even when the game's 3.0...
Don't at me.

Betawatch: Escape from Tarkov invites you to come in for closed testing (July 28, 2017)

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Escape from Tarkov is heading into closed beta testing this weekend, complete with a trailer, so now's your chance to jump in if you bought...

The Stream Team: Slicing up Conan Exiles’ slug boss

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There are new folks on the Conan Exiles server, and Massively OP's MJ wants to give them a tour... of the dungeon! No, she's...

Massively multiplayer wargame Foxhole hits early access

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MMOs these days shy away from calling themselves massively multiplayer, so it's always strange when a game that we wouldn't assume is an MMO...

ChinaJoy 2017: ARK Park, Black Desert, and L2 Revolution

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Goodies from this week's ChinaJoy are already trickling back to us. Notably, Snail Games has posted a new trailer and screenshots for ARK Park, its VR-based ARK:...

Star Citizen’s Around the Verse makes parking your ship sound way hard to design

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This week's episode of Star Citizen's Around the Verse isn't going to surprise anyone who's been watching the reaction to the game's latest concept...
No, I don't want no bugs.

Crowfall announces the ‘mur-deerous’ Elken race

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MMORPG players are no strangers to anthropomorphic races, particularly of the cat, lizard, and rat varieties. Leave it to Crowfall to explore some of...
You will die here.

Valiance Online kicks off its investor alpha today

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If you've been eagerly awaiting the day when Valiance Online would open for testers, the day has come. The investor alpha is starting today...

Hades’ Star puts a 4X MMO into your pocket

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When it comes to mobile MMOs, it really is best if games are designed from the ground-up to function on these devices instead of...

Touching base with Dark and Light mobile, Elsword, and MapleStory

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Here at Massively OP, we like to give you a great deal on news, which is why we're offering this special three-for-one news post...

Sea of Thieves wants to be as fun to watch as it is to play

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Whether you get it or not, it's pretty apparent by now that there's a huge demand for viewers to watch other people play video...
How does this need to be said.

Worlds Adrift has made more founders packs available

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You have to pay a toll to get into Worlds Adrift right now, but recently you haven't even been able to do that. By...

Dark and Light preps huge bug-fixing and quality-of-life patch

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Snail Games is riding high after Dark and Light's early access launch last week, and it's already prepping its next big patch, which the...

Fortnite touts sales figures while players lament pay-to-progress model

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Epic Games' PvE multiplayer zombie tower defense survivalbox MMO thing Fortnite is doing well in its launch week, at least in terms of non-Steam...
Turns out that you can't just do Ultima with the serial numbers filed off again.

Shroud of the Avatar’s Release 44 finishes episode one’s story

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Shroud of the Avatar is complete. Not the full game itself, of course, but the storyline to episode one is now fully playable from start...

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