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: AQ3D’s beta doors open wide and Artix is here to greet you

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It is finally here! AdventureQuest 3D has moved into open beta, which means the doors are open for everyone to jump in and check...

Enter to win a Revelation Online closed beta key from My.com and Massively OP

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Revelation Online's western closed beta is almost upon us; it officially kicks off on October 25th as players stress test and focus on "core systems such...
Third time's the charm?

Seventh Rebirth is an online mobile game from producer Hiromichi Tanaka

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Hiromichi Tanaka is best known as the producer of Final Fantasy XI and the original producer behind Final Fantasy XIV; however, he left the...
Strap in, buckos.

Rockstar releases Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer

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Earlier this week, Rockstar formally announced that it is working on Red Dead Redemption 2, due out fall of next year. "Developed by the...

Hardcore sci-fi MMO Nebula Online leaves early access for launch in November

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Back at the beginning of 2015, a plucky "old-school hardcore sci-fi" MMORPG called Nebula Online put forth a Kickstarter to build "the perfect MMO"...
Still here!

AdventureQuest 3D launches open beta on mobile, Mac, and PC

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The big day for AdventureQuest 3D has finally arrived with the game's transition into a persistent open beta state. While PC, Mac, and Android...

Gigantic is taking a pretty chill approach to this weekend’s playtest

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Starting tomorrow and carrying on through October 24th is Gigantic's next playtest, which will have a more casual and relaxed focus for those who...

Sea of Thieves will rope you in with its sound design

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Sound design is one of those elements of video game production that you don't often consciously notice unless it's either missing, lackluster, or so...

Hi-Rez announces turn-based strategy battler SMITE Tactics

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We hope Hi-Rez's tease of a new title announcement yesterday didn't get your hopes up because it's definitely not the Global Agenda 2 some...

Cloud Pirates sails into its first closed beta test, shows off ship classes

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Who doesn't like a flying airship, particularly when its heavily armed and given license to slug it out with the other traffic on its...
We all began with good intents.

Chronicles of Elyria discusses moving to production and its next stretch goal

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Good news for the Chronicles of Elyria fans in the audience, as the game is officially moving on from pre-production to production very soon....

Hero’s Song on what to expect from next week’s backer alpha

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John Smedley's enthusiasm for his indie MMOARPG Hero's Song hasn't faltered -- Pixelmage Games gets to keep the $94,231 raised through Indiegogo, after all,...
Well, I'll take it, but I won't pay much for it.

Crowfall on its player-driven economy as inspired by classic MMORPGs

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If you've been keeping an eye on Crowfall's recent crafting updates and are wondering how exactly everything fits together in the PvP-centric MMORPG, then...

Dogma: Eternal Night launches Patreon to solicit extra funds

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It's been a tough road for the vampire population of Dogma: Eternal Night. The indie title fell very short of its Kickstarter campaign goal late...

RIFT reschedules Starfall Prophecy open beta for tomorrow

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While RIFT: Starfall Prophecy was originally scheduled to run an open beta back on October 13th, Trion Worlds decided to delay the test until...

Hide and Shriek is coming on October 25, offers discounted pre-order

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Funcom's 1v1 scarefest Hide and Shriek will be here in a few more days, as the studio set the date of next Tuesday, October...

AdventureQuest 3D delays open beta until tomorrow

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If you've been holding your breath in anticipation for AdventureQuest 3D's open beta launch today, then you should probably let it out before you...

The Exiled gets faster and fiercer with today’s update

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If one was to simplify and sum up the entirety of The Exiled's patch notes for today's update, it would be, "Everything is better....

Revelation Online tours a pair of closed beta dungeons

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Revelation Online has a mini preview out today on half of the dungeons -- that's two out of a total of four -- that...

Autumn returns to Shroud of the Avatar, plus a look at a player-run town

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Autumn has returned to Shroud of the Avatar in the form of Harvest, a Novia region being rebuilt with a more "agrarian theme" for...

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