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]

I'm sorry this is the only long-form article you're likely to get, Twin Saga.

Aeria Games announces anime-styled Twin Saga for later this year

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There is not exactly a dearth of games boasting an anime style in the MMORPG market at the moment. Even if that's not enough...
Ah, because you're awesome. That's your selling point.

Chronicles of Elyria demos character physique and aging

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Wanna spend your morning watching a dude walking around? OK, I'm only half teasing. Chronicles of Elyria has released a tech demo video showing...

Albion Online’s Heretics will poach you for your skull if you’re not careful

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One of the first groups of PvE enemies that Albion Online adventurers will encounter in the game is the Heretic faction. This is an...
Tagtacular.

Master x Master details the game’s tag system

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No matter how many different characters you have unlocked in a given MOBA, you're usually stuck bringing just one of them into battle with...

Crowfall reveals the tragic backstory of its trees of life

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"In every world and age, storytellers argue the mystery of Gaea’s death. Who is the villain? What was the cause? Every bard sings a...

Eternal Crusade welcomes Unreal Engine 4.11 and shares mo-cap sessions

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The next Eternal Crusade patch is preparing to change the game from the inside-out, as the title will upgrade to Unreal Engine 4.11. This...

Gameforge confirms western plans for SoulWorker Online

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Last week's rumors are now locked in and official: SoulWorker Online is definitely coming westward thanks to a cooperative partnership between Gameforge and Korea's...
Barfalo Wild Wings.

World of Warcraft: Legion is bumping the gold cap up to nearly 10 million

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Are you a high roller in World of Warcraft? Do you frequently make it rain on lesser players? Do you see things that cost...

Landmark NPCs can talk your ear off after today’s patch

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Are you ready for another whopper set of patch notes for Landmark? Today's hotfix will see combat tweaks, equipment rebalancing (along with a slower...
There are wolves out here.

Tree of Savior names and shames banned bots and goldsellers

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We have a deeply personal question for you: Are you a bot? Because if so, you might be banned from Tree of Savior right...

Survival sandbox Fragmented launches in early access

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Out of the wreckage that was The Repopulation's 2015 has arisen a champion to help sustain interest in the project and serve as a...

Shroud of the Avatar devs vow to drink, dance, and sing during next week’s telethon

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Shroud of the Avatar is planning a 10-hour streaming event it's calling the Spring Festival of the Avatar Telethon next week. On May 2nd starting...

Grab an Asta, ELOA, Rappelz, Mu Online, Flyff, or C9 gift code in Webzen’s anniversary giveaway

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In honor of the seventh anniversary of its online gaming portal today, Webzen has granted us 1000 keys, but here's the cool part: You get to pick...
The first dozen of cuts are all equally deep, really.

PAX East 2016: Hands-on with NCsoft’s Master x Master

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Master x Master might very well be the MOBA that I learn to love in spite of any and all preconceptions. I am not, categorically,...

Take a look inside Paragon’s $59.99 Essentials Edition

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Paragon's insane take on the MOBA field is set to go wide when the game hits open beta this summer. The specific date for...

The Stream Team: A first look at Fragmented

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If you were following The Repopulation, you might be interested in checking out the survival sandbox spinoff that Above & Beyond has introduced. MassivelyOP's MJ...

Exile Online invites you into a dark cyberpunk world

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Jonesing for a nice bite of cyberpunk in your MMO diet? Then you might want to keep one augmented eye on Exile Online, an upcoming...
It goes the same as a thousand before.

ArcheAge enters open beta testing in China

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The worldwide availability of ArcheAge takes another step forward as the game's Chinese client enters its open beta test. This comes after several different...

Grab an Atlas Reactor closed beta key from Trion and MOP

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Good news, afternoon readers! Trion's granted us a handful closed beta keys for Atlas Reactor -- first come, first served, and you can jump...
How far we've come yet.

PAX East 2016: Richard Garriott discusses Shroud of the Avatar’s ‘launch’ and future

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It might seem as if Shroud of the Avatar has been in early access for a very long time, probably because it has. Technically, it's...

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