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]

The Stream Team: Sequestering an ARK squid

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If you thought taming an ARK dino by letting it steal from you was different, get a load of this: taming by blood sacrifice....

The Stream Team: A first look at Worlds Adrift

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What on earth is Worlds Adrift? Now is your chance to see; Massively OP's MJ has access to the alpha and she's bringing you...
Oh, well, good.

Betawatch: The Repopulation changes hands (January 20, 2017)

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The good news for fans of The Repopulation is that the game is coming back online. The bad news is... well, it's completely changed...
SPENDY ALL YO MONEY

Revelation Online offers players bonus currency for buying currency now

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The third closed beta for Revelation Online is running, and you can test out the game's cash shop right now if you're in the...

Stitch together your own playable bodies in Crowfall

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Do you have any qualms about playing with dead things in video games? How about playing a dead thing itself? Crowfall will offer both...

Star Citizen fends off pirates (the fun kind)

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One thing that's for certain in the future of interstellar expansion, and that is the assurance that plucky pirates will take their Jolly Rogers...
This

Funcom announces $29.99 price for Conan Exiles, posts ‘domination’ trailer

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Update down at the bottom -- Funcom just announced the game will run $29.99 in early access. If giant squid, oversized snakes, or massive automatoi...

Albion Online previews Royal Continent layout

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Say goodbye to Albion Online's Royal Isles -- and hello to the all-new Royal Continent! In its upcoming Galahad release, Albion Online is wiping out...

Revelation Online’s third closed beta has begun

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As promised, the third round of Revelation Online's closed beta begins in the west today. "The third phase of testing will last until February 2 and...

Mark Kern’s Em-8ER posts a new THMPR modeling video

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Em-8ER, the Mark Kern-led "massive planetary wargame" shooter formerly known as (and still pronounced like) Ember, has a new video out today showing off...

Gigantic’s Exile in the North patch and Pakko are live today

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Live in Gigantic today is a patch PWE is calling the MOBA's "first major update": Exile in the North. Open beta players will get...
Let's GO already!

The Daily Grind: Which MMO is doing the worst job of pretending it’s in beta?

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I respect the fact that Revelation Online is in beta right now. It's closed testing and there's going to be a character wipe. I...

The Stream Team: Crashing on Osiris: New Dawn for a first look

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What's a good way for Massively OP's MJ to test out her death counter? By playing a survival game! And there just happens to...
Well, this blows.

Transformers Online is Overwatch with robots

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In a perfect world, we'd already be playing a true Transformers MMORPG and enjoying every minute of customizable robots, on-the-go transformations, and roleplaying as...

Snap up a Revelation Online CBT3 key from My.com and MOP

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The third round of Revelation Online's closed beta is almost upon us: It opens up tomorrow and runs through February 2nd, complete with a...
I LIKE MY CURRENT COLOR THANK YOU

Here’s a first look at taming dragons in sandbox Dark and Light

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Snail Games released a new Dark and Light video into the wild last night, and if I can be completely honest, it pretty much...
And wings, can't forget the wings.

Revelation Online details the fine points of aptitude

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You'll earn experience by doing a lot of things in Revelation Online, but don't you wish that you could earn more experience for doing...

Ship of Heroes reveals signature characters, costume slots

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City of Heroes spiritual successor Ship of Heroes has a new dev blog out today on what it's calling one of its "signature heroes":...
It's like three games for the price of... well, actually, it's two games now.

Star Citizen Q&A addresses the persistent universe

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For MMORPG players, at least, the holy grail of Star Citizen's rollout is its persistent universe: a shared, ongoing server that's most familiar to...

ARK modders fight over Pokémon projects

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Gotta catch 'em all... unless we're talking about Pokémon mods for ARK: Survival Evolved, in which case there might only be one in the...

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