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]

We’re gonna have gorgeous hair in City of Titans

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A few weeks ago, the Massively OP writers were hanging in the news room on a tear about mohawks. We're not against mohawks. Mohawks...

Mark Kern offers Em-8ER credit to Firefall players and founders

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If you're a former Firefall player -- or a current one, since technically it's still alive -- and you are looking forward to Mark...

Ashes of Creation might end up paying you to play it

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One of the interesting aspects of Ashes of Creation's business model is how the game will let you subsidize your subscription by earning money...

Shroud of the Avatar unloads one of its largest releases to date

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Thanks to the confluence of holiday time off and the culmination of several projects, Shroud of the Avatar's Release 38 is turning out to...

See how Camelot Unchained’s visuals have evolved

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There was a neat little post on Reddit yesterday in which a Camelot Unchained fan, DasLPSchaf, created a graphic showing some of the visual...

Blades of Orterra takes you on a swordfighting adventure across the sky

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You have to be crazy, inspired, skilled, ambitious, or all of the above to attempt to create an MMO all by yourself. Here at...
Worlds Adrift

Worlds Adrift attempts to make the fastest ship ever

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One of the big selling points of Worlds Adrift is the ability to create your own airships from scratch. The devs definitely put a...

Multiplayer survival sandbox Hellion will launch Steam early access on February 24

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On Monday, we reported that survival sandbox Hellion had delayed its planned early access from January to February. Today, Zero Gravity has further clarified...
Well, all right, then.

Sea of Thieves talks about its technical alpha

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Sea of Thieves is revving up both its testing and communication after some downtime during the holidays. As such, the team is back for...

Daybreak: ‘We have not given up’ on H1Z1’s console launch

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Daybreak has posted up an H1Z1: King of the Kill Q&A last night that sheds some light on the state of the game, in one...
Die, die, die!

Crowfall details the mechanics of death, resurrection, and swapping characters

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You will die while playing Crowfall. That's pretty much inevitable. But you will also never die in Crowfall, because you are not your character;...
Not the only way you get around.

Revelation Online details the many ways to travel the world

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There's a bit of a problem with Revelation Online when it comes to transportation. You get wings, you see, and that begs the question...
OW MY SPINE

Revelation Online introduces future players to Akuta

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Look, over there! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the main character an anime that you'd stop watching two episodes in! It's Akuta,...

Project Genom on early access dev progress and the ‘Google tax’

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Sci-fi MMO Project Genom's latest dev post says studio NeuronHaze is "totally wrapped up" in development and apologizes for its lack of a timeline,...
Bye, no one will weep.

Jesper Kyd scores MU Legend — and you can listen to some of it now

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Webzen has brought on board a heavy-hitter to compose the soundtrack for its upcoming MU Legend. The studio announced that it tapped Jesper Kyd to...
Fall like leaves! ...in... fall.

Ashes of Creation details the progress of seasons

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The environment in Ashes of Creation is meant to change around you. The most basic level of this, as detailed in the most recent...

Dogma: Eternal Night adds starting apartment, functional UI and chat

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Vampire MMO themepark Dogma: Eternal Night has an update for alpha testers. "Until recently, players could only play around in the character editor," says...

Snail Games tries its hand at a zombie MMO with Moonlights

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Slow or fast, zombies never stop coming at you, and zombie games are much the same. Snail Games is making an attempt to join...

Shroud of the Avatar: New outfits, new zones, and charity aid

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Shroud of the Avatar's latest newsletter begins with a bang, at least if you're a fan of costumes. Portalarium is showing off both clockwork...
What the me.

Hellion delays Early Access launch until February

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PvP-based survival sandbox Hellion has been taking aim at a January Early Access launch for quite some time now, but it looks as if...

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