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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The Exiled launches Season 2 with a trial extension and a big patch

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The second season of The Exiled is arriving, and while that sounds like the preamble to some critically acclaimed drama series starting up again,...
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Conan Exiles’ big patch today includes wipes and ‘Exploit Hunters’ program

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Conan Exiles' update 22 has arrived this morning, and as teased exhaustively over the last few weeks, it's a biggun, with the ruins system to...
Legacy, indeed.

Rumor: Destiny 2 leak hints at September 8 launch

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Reddit is buzzing this morning over posters uploaded across the internet that if legit -- and they do look legit -- seem to reveal a September...

Ship of Heroes touts Unreal Engine 4 progress ahead of Kickstarter bid

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Since our community has City of Heroes on the brain of late, let's recall that there are no less than five games inspired by...

Fan creates Guild Wars 2 themed collectible card game

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Ever been playing Guild Wars 2 and thought to yourself, wouldn't I rather be playing a card game? UK-based designer and developer Luke Dowding...
Challenge: Get queued up.

Eternal Crusade triples daily active users after free-to-play switch

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Thanks to this past week's introduction of a free-to-play model, Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade saw a massive jump in its player population. The team reports...

MMOs you’ve never heard of: Lothgar Online, Little War Online, Age of Rivals

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When I add news to our newsroom for our reporters to pick up, I often add links that just say "such-and-such a game exists"...

Ever, Jane’s latest open beta update adds horseback riding, carriages, and new homes

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Ever, Jane's fourth update of open beta has gone live this afternoon, bringing new homes and horses to the Jane Austen-themed period MMORPG. "We’re...

Project Genom’s content update date uncertain, progress assured

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There's certainly a lot to digest in the most recent Project Genom newsletter, although perhaps the most important item is buried all of the...

Snag an AQ3D ‘GDC blade’ from Artix and Massively OP

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Back at GDC, AdventureQuest 3D whipped up a special in-game sword for folks who stopped by the booth: the GDC Blade. But as Artix's...

Moonlight Blade offers you the freedom of flight

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Who needs wings or a fancy mount to experience the fun of flight in an MMORPG? Upcoming Moonlight Blade will give every player clearance...
what

Master x Master announces closed beta, adds City of Heroes’ Statesman

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Today's good news for Master x Master fans is that the game has a closed beta coming up. The next test will be between...

Legends of Aria begins focused testing, delays Steam launch

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Legends of Aria is shaking things up from the old Shards Online paradigm. In addition to the name change and broader focus, the fantasy...

The Stream Team: Springing into Conan Exiles’ spider cave

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Aladdin visited a cave of wonders, but Massively OP's MJ is going to visit a cave of spiders in Conan Exiles. What better way...

Castles get an upgrade in Gloria Victis

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If players or guilds are going to put the effort in purchasing and building up a castle in Gloria Victis, they are going to...

Shroud of the Avatar: Kas Ruins, custom NPCs, and marble columns

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Shroud of the Avatar's 219th newsletter has arrived! Of note is the segment on the Kas Ruins, whose biome is based on the Rockies...

Conan Exiles on this week’s patch, The Purge, and a ‘partial wipe’

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DualShockers has a new interview out with Conan Exiles' Joel Bylos. It's from GDC, but it's still worth a look given that it includes...

Star Citizen will drop DX11, avoid DX12 support

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Over the weekend, Cloud Imperium fielded questions from players on some of the more technical elements on display in Star Citizen's last Around the...

The Repopulation is back, but major bugs ensure the next patch is a ways off

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Idea Fabrik's internal dev team published a dev update on The Repopulation this morning, following the game's relaunch last week. The studio says it's...

The MOP Up: Kali awakens in Dragon Nest (March 19, 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...

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