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]

Project Genom is coming to Steam early access in October

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Hardcore science-fiction MMO Project Genom is getting ready to make the big step forward into early access, as the title will launch on Steam...

Star Citizen has surpassed $120M in crowdfunding

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The last free-fly weekend and a stellar presentation at Gamescom have seemingly propelled Star Citizen to new fundraising heights: It's now officially raised over...

‘Micro-MOBA’ One Tower is coming next month

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Looking for a MOBA that trims the fat and excess company, leaving just you and one other player to battle it out with minions...

Post-Endor Darklight SWG emulator seeks to be Star Wars Galaxies 2.0

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If the core SWG emulator and its many spinoffs aren't to your liking, Darklight SWG might be. Lead developer Jameson "Levarris" Connors explained to us...

Star Citizen demos gameplay in its in-development persistent universe

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If you were holding onto your hype waiting for Star Citizen's persistent universe, keep on holding because it's not out yet. But at Gamescom...

Divergence Online brings a prequel survival game to Steam Greenlight

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The Divergence Online project, a spiritual offshoot of Star Wars Galaxies, has spawned a survival game prequel that will lead into the MMO proper....

Chronicles of Elyria invites you on a tour of Titan’s Steppe

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Hey little fella! Do you... do you have flowers on those quills? Indeed you do, for you are a Flower-Cup Porcupine, one of Chronicles...

The MOP Up: EverQuest II says hello to Kunark (August 21, 2016)

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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...

AdventureQuest 3D has a truly terrifying Halloween event incoming

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As a continuation of the AdventureQuest franchise, AdventureQuest 3D stands to inherit some traditions, characters, and even events. One such holiday reprise will be...

Make My MMO: Elite Dangerous drenches Gamescom with gameplay videos (August 20, 2016)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Elite: Dangerous released an absolute space-ton of new videos out at Gamescom: one on crew, one on ship transfers, one on...
Late in the game is better than not in the game, I suppose.

Betawatch: Das Tal becomes The Exiled (August 19, 2016)

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There's a certain risk involved in changing your game's name after people have already gotten used to a name. After all, people might not...
In the grim darkness of the present we are struggling to pay rent.

Eternal Crusade is launching on September 23 for PC

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Eternal Crusade's launch date nears. Behaviour Interactive announced in a press release this evening that it is "launching in the Americas for PCs on...

Revelation Online will give you the option to click-to-move

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Everyone has his or her own favorite MMO control scheme, and while the WASD keyboard and mouse combo is a standard in the west,...

Gamescom 2016: Star Citizen’s annual presentation

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Gamescom will once again play host to Star Citizen's annual presentation today. Kicking off at 3 p.m. EDT (when this post first goes live!), the event...

Former H1Z1 developers join John Smedley’s Pixelmage Games

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John Smedley's Pixelmage Games has gotten a few devs richer at H1Z1's expense. Massively OP reader Kinya pointed us to the Twitter feeds of...
He's going to kill Rod and Todd! That's terrible! ...in principle.

Darkfall: Rise of Agon shares its ‘big picture’ for the game

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If you're trying to decide which Darkfall reboot might be best for you (assuming that you're in the market for one), then Rise of...

Wild Terra can now be played in your browser

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Just mention the phrase "browser-based MMO" among players and you will see some instantly leap to their feet and run for the hills, screaming...

Valiance Online preps new character creator while City of Titans spies on villains

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Time to catch up on the sinister plans and inspirational acts of City of Heroes' spiritual successors. Don't worry: We won't tell anyone your...

Take a long guided tour of Worlds Adrift

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Do you need to be sold on the concept of Worlds Adrift? Would seeing it in action make it more real to you than...

Lost Ark takes you on a sumptuous visual journey

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There's a new eight-minute trailer out for Lost Ark, and if you'll pardon a mild spoiler, it's flat-out amazing. It's almost as if the...

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