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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Dual Universe puts out a first draft of its lore bible

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Technically, one could argue that you don't need lore to make an MMORPG work; it just helps players have an idea of who they're...

Webzen releases G-Star trailers for MU Legend and Azera: Iron Heart

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Going to Seoul for G-Star next week? Probably not, but if so, I'm jealous. If you were going, you'd be able to check out...

Shroud of the Avatar tackles combat and crafting in today’s 36th update

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Shroud of the Avatar's Release 36 lands today, a little bit early because of next week's major holiday, Black Friday, which is preceded by...

Twitch-centric Streamline is free on Steam for the next 24 hours

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Remember back at the turn of October, when Amazon Game Studios and Twitch announced the Twitch Prime mélange and promised everyone tons of free...
It looks much better now.

Go. Hunt. Kill Rooks: City of Titans unveils its latest enemy group

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Anyone who has played the game that inspired City of Titans knows that they will play with a very straightforward objective: Go. Hunt. Kill......

Womp womp: You folks died 1.8M times in Revelation Online’s first closed beta

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As Revelation Online's first round of closed beta winds down this morning, My.com has released a shiny infographic describing all the shenanigans you got...
This is fine.

Chronicles of Elyria overhauls its influence point system (again)

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Chronicles of Elyria's most recent Kickstarter update is a bit of a screenshot dump, not that we're complaining. In addition to images of a...

Dragon Nest mobile MMO announced in Korea

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Just because Nexon has given up on running Dragon Nest in North America doesn't mean that the studio has abandoned the franchise altogether. On the...

Cloud Pirates unveils next closed beta test with a new trailer

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My.com has announced this morning that it's plotting course for another round of closed beta for aerial MOBA Cloud Pirates, this one due to begin...
Can't wait to see what's next here?

Peria Chronicles posts a new trailer in advance of G-Star 2016

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G-Star 2016 is just around the corner, and that means that Western MMO fans can dazzle at the numerous Korean MMOs on display whilst...

Sea of Thieves appreciates the silhouette of islands at sunset

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Which MMORPG would you want with you if you were stranded on a desert island? If you said Sea of Thieves, you're wrong. There's...

Crowfall’s training montage demos the playable pre-alpha classes

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Crowfall's latest video is a montage -- the best kind of montage, a training montage! It shows training cycles for the eight classes currently...
Seriously, okay, fine.

Kings and Heroes posts a quick video of its combat

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Do you remember Kings and Heroes? You don't remember it, do you. It's that online co-op dungeon crawler that entered early access a few...

Hyper Universe unveils new website and trailer before next week’s beta

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Watch out, November: Hyper Universe is attempting to take you by storm. This quirky side-scrolling MOBA has rolled out a new website in time for...
Keep it going, folks.

The Exiled attempts to support six languages

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Localization is very important to the Germany-based team behind The Exiled, and as such, work has begun on expanding the game to six languages. In...

Revelation Online expounds on PvE story, quests, and factions

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As closed beta continues to roll along, Revelation Online rolls out more information on what players can expect to find. The latest dev blog...

Neo’s Land emerges from multi-month silence to talk about mounts

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We will admit that we have been concerned about the state of Neo's Land development considering that the title has been suspiciously quiet for most...

Shroud of the Avatar on Tolkien influences and town sieges

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Lord of the Rings fans, this week's Shroud of the Avatar newsletter is going to look mighty familiar to you: Level Designer Esteben Zaldivar...

Twilight Spirits unites the east and the west with a dose of bullet-time

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Here's a new title that came across our desk this morning and might warrant some of your attention. Twilight Spirits is an action-packed Chinese...
Not the chess maneuver.

Crowfall on the big world, factions, and safeguarding player cities

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In Crowfall's November Q&A "is all about Big World," Design Lead Thomas Blair declares, kicking off the episode alongside Creative Director J. Todd Coleman....

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