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]

Camelot Unchained focuses on particles, trees, and the beta interface

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I know most of you come to these Camelot Unchained posts hoping to hear about beta one. I can't wait to write that post,...

The Stream Team: New raft-destroying danger in ARK’s deep

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If you thought life was safe out in the middle of ARK's water on your raft, think again! Now, there's a raft-munching monstrosity that...

The Stream Team: Attempting Conan Exile’s first dungeon

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Conan Exiles has just introduced its first dungeon into the game, and Massively OP's MJ wants to go check it out. Of course, she...
As we all know, the night sky is like some sort of hyper-planetarium.

Chronicles of Elyria is making progress on lighting and critters

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With all of the work Chronicles of Elyria put into having its demo ready for the last two major gaming conventions, there wasn't a...

Cooking and zone progression come to Worlds Adrift

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This week, Worlds Adrift is better looking, better feeling, and better tasting, thanks to the game's new 6.0 update. The better looks come courtesy from...

Dual Universe crosses $690,550 stretch goal, eyes bounty system

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How big can two universes get? Dual Universe is pushing the boundaries this month as community donations propelled it past another stretch goal. Dual Universe...

City of Heroes-inspired MMORPG Ship of Heroes has canceled its Kickstarter bid

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The team behind Ship of Heroes has just announced that it's canceling its Kickstarter. Since the crowdfund's launch on April 4th, it had raised only $35,138...

Rend wants to fix the fatal flaws of survival sandboxes

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It should be quite obvious that the developers over at Rend are huge survival sandbox fans, because why else would you make a game...

The Survivalist: ARK’s big bird nerf

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I know I said part two of the survival guide, containing a host of single-player survival games, would be the next entry in this...

Star Citizen starts building surface outposts, continues to test Patch 2.6.2

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It's always a good day when you get to open up a new box full of fun toys to build worlds to your heart's...
From a certain point of view.

Crowfall adds skill loadout customization

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Thanks to a new update, Crowfall is giving its players more freedom than before in customizing their own playstyle. The focus here is on...

Sea of Thieves reacts to tester feedback, looks into a non-verbal communication system

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"Sea of Thieves is a social multiplayer game. Communication is critical," sayeth the devs. But what if players don't want to use voice chat...
I'm the one who's waving!

Darkfall: Rise of Agon deploys a major patch with new spawning mushrooms and Champions

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The most recent patch to Darkfall: Rise of Agon does a lot of things for spawning. For one thing, it introduces the game's dynamic...

State of Decay 2 will launch with three large maps

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When it comes to sequels, the general philosophy is to go bigger and better than the original. For the zombie-filled State of Decay 2, this...
The specter of learning the wrong damn lessons.

Conan Exiles adds a new sewer dungeon for you to die in with today’s update

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Funcom's been a busy little bee this week, so pry your eyes away from Secret World Legends for a minute for a peek at...

Revelation Online spills more details on the Faerie’s Funland in-game themepark

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If you're a real-life amusement park junkie as I am, you're probably looking forward to Revelation Online's next patch with interest, even if you...

Shroud of the Avatar kicks off another free trial weekend today

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Someone in our comments a few days back was just wishing he could pop into Shroud of the Avatar on a free trial to...

Secret World Legends beta leaks show a vastly changed game [Updated]

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Funcom has issued a statement about the leaks; we've included it in its entirety at the end of this post. For those assuming that Secret...

Elder Scrolls Online plots a course to Morrowind’s closed beta

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The Elder Scrolls Online is counting down the days until the Morrowind expansion -- but if you can't wait until June, you might be...
I mean, nothing is real.

Crowfall answers questions about stuff that doesn’t exist yet

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The latest video Q&A from the Crowfall team answers a whole lot of questions about things that don't exist in the game at this...

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