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]

Fragmented’s latest live build should make crafters happy

0
Fragmented's latest patch is a big one for player crafters as it adds batch crafting to the crafting stations in the game. The better...
Challenge: Get queued up.

Eternal Crusade promises news on its MMO mechanics

0
Behaviour Interactive has a new Eternal Crusade Q&A up with a question that addresses the MMO component of the game and how it relates...

Dual Universe drums up interest for its coming Kickstarter

0
Dual Universe is still eyeing a Kickstarter campaign later this year, but right now the team is priming the pump of fandom, so to...
Sure, why not, whatever.

No Man’s Sky submits a sizable day one patch for your approval

0
Happy launch week for No Man's Sky, especially to those who have been waiting years for the exploration-happy title (and PC players will have...

The MOP Up: Project Gorgon’s pig dance party (August 7, 2016)

0
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...

Make My MMO: The Star Citizen SOTA cross-promo (August 6, 2016)

0
Just off its big not-a-launch last month, Shroud of the Avatar has teamed up with Star Citizen for a wild cross-promotion that'll grant players...

No Man’s Sky delays PC launch to Friday

0
Hope you weren't taking off Tuesday: No Man's Sky's PC release has been delayed yet again, this time to August 12th: https://twitter.com/NoMansSky/status/761694858562207744 Hello Games' Sean Murray...
This is fine.

Betawatch: Elder Scrolls Legends opens up (August 5, 2016)

0
If you've been waiting for something a bit more scroll-happy before jumping on the virtual card game train, you'll be happy to know that...

HEX celebrates its Sea Festival and announces a new card set

0
HEX continues to load up players with as many cards as they can handle (and then some) with the announcement of the game's fifth...
Go Arsenal!

Albion Online previews its passive weapon abilities

0
The final beta test for Albion Online has added in plenty of stuff for players to explore, and that includes more passive weapon abilities....

Star Citizen deep-dives catastrophic capital ship damage

0
On this week's Star Citizen: Around the Verse, you can safely skip to about 19:30 and peel your eyes wide open. Not that the rest...

Crowfall teases the Guinecean Duelist, shifts development to focus on foundations

0
Small and deadly: That might just be the motto of the Guinecean Duelist, Crowfall's newest archetype in development. ArtCraft teased the pint-sized class yesterday and...
nub

World of Warcraft shows off its Legion leveling experience

0
The leveling experience of World of Warcraft: Legion is going to be rather different from previous expansions, starting with the fact that the answer...

Revelation Online will boast giant turtle housing

0
Housing is definitely becoming more accepted across the MMORPG genre, so while it may not be a surprise that the upcoming Revelation Online will...

Bloodline Champions to be revived as ‘team arena brawler’ Battlerite

0
Stunlock Studios has big plans for the charred remains of Funcom-backed Bloodline Champions, which shut down in January of last year and transferred back to Stunlock....

What drives Star Citizen’s superbackers to spend $10,000 or more

0
By now, Star Citizen's crowdfunding success is quite well-known. But perhaps what isn't common knowledge is that there is a group of players --...
Airwhale.

Revelation Online offers future players a fly-through tour

0
You cannot actually fly through the realm of Nuanor in Revelation Online at the moment. The game's testing is scheduled to begin in the...

Giveaway: Lawbreakers alpha keys from Nexon and MOP [All gone!]

0
Nexon's kicking off an alpha weekend for LawBreakers this coming Saturday. Wanna jump in and try it yourself? The studio has granted Massively OP 1000 keys for the...

Winning Putt expands guild offerings, welcomes summer festival

0
Winning Putt is putting the emphasis on guilds (shouldn't they be associations?) with its big summer update. Guilds can now expand to 40 members...

Gloria Victis unleashes a trio of pre-alpha patches

0
Early game development is often marked by frequent patching as the team feverishly works to shape and mold the title. Gloria Victis is definitely...

ADVERTISEMENT