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]

Vote for your favorite Conan Exiles hair styles

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Hair matters. If you know nothing else, know that hair matters. Players judge you severely based on what style you pick from the character...

Becoming Preta offers VR and cross-platform play

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One of the reasons why we have been keeping an eye on the virtual reality trend this past year is for its possible implications...
Lord of Vermilion Arena

Square-Enix sunsets Lord of Vermilion MOBA in June

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We're sorry to report today that Square-Enix is sunsetting Lord of Vermilion Arena. We first covered the MOBA, which was based on the Lord...

ARK brings you Dodo tossing, ruins, and the new Center map

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Who's up for a round of Dodo tossing? ARK: Survival Evolved's patches might not be coming at quite the same break-neck speed as before,...
Horsin' Around

SamuTale releases founder’s packs for sale

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The first alpha tests for SamuTale are scheduled to start soon, which is excellent news for anyone who has a deep and passionate love...

Lifeless brings the zombie apocalypse to the comfort of your home

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Tell me if you've heard of this game before: It's an action-survival title set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland full of hungry zombies that you...

The story of Overwatch’s Hanzo and Genji plays out in ‘Dragons’ short

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The archer-assassin Hanzo stars in the latest Overwatch animated short, which tells the tale of two brothers locked in eternal struggle. "Dragons explores the history...

Players have already built nearly 1000 islands in Worlds Adrift’s creator tool

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Surprising no one who's ever spent 30 seconds in a video game modding community, players have been busy little bees in Worlds Adrift's Island...

Giveaway: HeroWarz closed beta keys

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HeroWarz's closed beta kicks off this week -- on May 18th, to be exact. If you're in North America, Australia, or New Zealand, you...
It wasn't a drill.

PWE on the release and monetization of Gigantic

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Last week's announcement that Perfect World Entertainment would sign on as a publisher for Gigantic was good news for fans of the MOBA, but it...

Landmark’s huge hotfix supplements storytelling, adds save feature

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Landmark is still gearing up for launch, and last weekend's hotfix was was pretty huge. Storytelling received some significant attention: Not only are story...

Chronicles of Elyria stretch goals aim for wards, gambling, and tunneling

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If you hadn't heard the news, Chronicles of Elyria effortlessly passed its $900,000 Kickstarter target this past weekend, leaving the game to enjoy over two...

The MOP Up: Blizzard’s mobile prospects (May 15, 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...
Don't besiege me bro.

Make My MMO: Elyria funds, Crowfall delays (May 14, 2016)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Chronicles of Elyria reached the minimum goal of its Kickstarter -- $900,000 -- with over 7,000 donors and...

Camelot Unchained: CUBE updates and weapon concepts

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Still on the edge of your seat waiting for the Camelot Unchained beta? Well sit back and get a comfy pillow for your butt...

The Stream Team: Serving up ARK’s savory salmon steaks

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Have you ever been salmon fishing? Probably not prehestoric sabertooth salmon fishing! MassivelyOP's MJ is headed back into the waters to rustle up some...
Thankfully.

Betawatch: Perfect World signs on to publish Gigantic (May 13, 2016)

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Things had looked bleak for Gigantic. Setting the game up as being only on Windows 10 and Xbox One hadn't exactly bolstered its playerbase,...
Fart you, I'm not grappling in that confused melee.

Gloria Victis patches in bigger and better rewards for player participation

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Boy, isn't helping out your home nation in Gloria Victis just the worst thing? You didn't come here to help out those losers; you...

Albion Online’s ‘Darian’ content update arrives next week

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Albion Online has set a date for its next big content update: May 18th, just next week. As hinted in earlier developer vids, the "Darian"...

Star Citizen’s 2.4 alpha brings a flyable Starfarer and shopping to the PTS

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Cloud Imperium's Sandi Gardiner is joined by Forrest Stephan for the latest installment of Star Citizen's Around the Verse. Alpha 2.4 is indeed on...

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