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]

Retro-themed Kingdom of Loot goes into early access

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Are you a sucker for pixel art and retro JRPGs? Then here's a nice little treat for you: Kingdom of Loot will launch tomorrow in early...

SkySaga prepares to shut down alpha servers ahead of soft launch

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Take a last long look at SkySaga's alpha servers because they won't be around much longer. In a good way! Smilegate announced today that...

Dauntless will feature controller support, explains free-to-play business model

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How rock and roll is the upcoming co-op monster hunting game Dauntless? You don't even have to use a keyboard and mouse if you...

Albion Online infographic reveals a massacre of rabbits

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Just in time for the Easter weekend is news of a horrific and widespread slaughter of innocent little bunny rabbits in Albion Online. This comes...

Crowfall shows off gender-alternative variants of the Assassin and Druid

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Now that the Crowfall team has revealed most of the core archetypes that will come in the launch game, the devs are turning their...
Whoooo likes teleporting?

Project Gorgon literally brews up something special

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BEER! Now that we've got your attention, let us point you to Project Gorgon and the latest development to come out of this ambitious and...

Amazon Game Studios changes Breakaway following alpha feedback, adds shadow huntress Jarra

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Cast your mind back to Christmas carols and unfortunate egg nog binges of late 2016, and you might recall that Amazon Games Studios was...

Life is Feudal patches its survival sandbox variant with (some of) its MMO features

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We don't often see co-developed MMOs and survival sandboxes where the game that's smaller in scope gets the content second, but that's exactly how...

The Stream Team: A first look at Brawl of Ages

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Are you ready for another collectible card arena game on your computer? Well ready or not, here one comes! Massively OP's MJ is checking...

Elder Scrolls Online bets you’re gonna roll a Warden in Morrowind

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Even if you don't care a fig for the province of Morrowind or Elder Scrolls nostalgia -- in which case, what sort of alien...

Conan Exiles goes on sale for 20% off, recaps its update progress so far

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It's been a whirlwind spring for Conan Exiles, with the survival sandbox racking up hundreds of thousands of sales while pumping out updates left...

The Stream Team: Continuing Conan Exiles’ first dungeon

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Last time, Massively OP's MJ delved into Conan Exiles' first dungeon but ran out of time before completing it. The group has figured out...

Dark and Light’s world is an explorer’s dream come true

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Recently, the Dark and Light team posted an interview with... itself, which is a totally normal thing to do. It's actually a pretty interesting...
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Shroud of the Avatar talks outskirts, plans summer telethon

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Today brings to a close Shroud of the Avatar's most recent free trial, but the newsletters keep on rolling. This weekend's update dives into...

Legends of Aria rewrites Shards Online’s combat system

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When Legends of Aria emerged from Shards Online, it changed more than just the name. In the first Aria-era dev diary, the team explains...
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Conan Exiles wants to know what you want, what you really really want

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What do you think about Conan Exiles so far? Because your opinion matters to the development team. Not in a vague, abstract sense, but...

The MOP Up: Scorpio’s doomsday device (April 9, 2017)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Make My MMO: Ship of Heroes’ canceled Kickstarter, Edengrad’s early access (April 8, 2017)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, City of Heroes-inspired superhero MMORPG Ship of Heroes launched its Kickstarter, seeking $400,000. But three days later, Heroic Games canceled the...
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Kickstarted indie VR MMO OrbusVR plans alpha tests, character customization upgrades

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What's up with OrbusVR, the blocky indie VR sandbox that breezed through its quickie Kickstarter to raise $34,000 last month -- 340% of its...

Master X Master sells founder’s packs and starts closed beta testing

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Make way for NCsoft's upcoming MOBA because it is hoping to crash the news cycle this weekend. Master X Master just started its closed beta...

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