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: Wandering the wilds of Shroud of the Avatar

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After wandering around a crypt and finding a cool secret passage, MassivelyOP's MJ needs some fresh air. So this time she's going to explore...

This is how the world of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is built

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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's September newsletter features an interview with Lead World Builder and Lead Environment Artist, John "Montreseur" Diasparra, who explains the...

The Black Death is working on new professions, skill trees, and the illness system

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Indie survival sandbox The Black Death has a dev blog out today apologizing for the delay in its latest test patch, which is expected...

Albion Online reveals powerful druid artifacts

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One reason that you might want to bend all of your strength and will to demolishing certain factions in Albion Online is that certain...
murf

Crowfall shows off the lore of the Bog Bear

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It's important to remember that Crowfall takes place in a fantasy world with fantastical creatures. Sure, there are sieges and politics to consider, but...
Well, here you are, chittering to the beyond.

Revelation Online shows off the Occultist

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The Occultist in Revelation Online is a complicated sort. Sure, a given Occultist is capable of delivering devastating ranged attacks, because what's life without...

Sea of Thieves is proud of its fluffy clouds

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Pirates in Sea of Thieves might be traveling on the game's gorgeous water for the most part, but it will always be under a...

Shroud of the Avatar Q&A homes in on crafting and economy

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Portalarium's Starr Long has hopped on Shroud of the Avatar's official forums for an extra round of player-submitted questions. Of note, Long says to...

DragonCon 2016: Richard Garriott on why Shroud of the Avatar will steal your life

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Do you know that feeling when you come across a game that has most, if not all, of your dream features -- even the...
Three-point landing! Sort of.

Aeria says Bless ‘project is bigger than expected’, postpones test schedule

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Aeria has put off plans to announce Bless Online's western launch schedule following the close of Gamescom earlier this month, according to a statement...
Now if you can have meaningful interactions with everything herein, that would be something.

Star Citizen dataminer uncovers a huge city in the game’s files

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It would be pretty disappointing if you could land on all sorts of planets in Star Citizen without ever uncovering more than abandoned sheds...
That didn't quite work out.

Fragmented upgrades to newer Unreal Engine build

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Fragmented is running with more horses under its hood today, thanks to an upgrade to the latest version of the Unreal Engine. The team said...
Jazzhands are happening

AdventureQuest 3D is launching into open beta in October

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AdventureQuest 3D hasn't been in closed beta testing for all that long, but the developers have decided that closed beta is boring and they'd...

Worlds Adrift’s alpha playtest: Stealing boats and killing mynocks

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Worlds Adrift's recent 48-hour alpha playtest has come and gone, and Bossa Studios would like to thank everyone who showed up and tried to wreck...

ARK’s multi-seat fliers are due today in update 247

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ARK: Survival Evolved players are no strangers to waiting for updates that keep getting pushed back, but those delays can be extra hard when...

No need to upgrade your rig to play Smed’s Hero’s Song

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Pixelmage Games boss John Smedley has issued another update for Hero's Song Indiegogo watchers, who've pushed the game to $55,000 in crowdfunding thus far....
This is fine.

Chronicles of Elyria is launching its web store in early October

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If you missed out on Chronicles of Elyria's Kickstarter but wanted to take part, you'll have a second chance. The game is launching its...

MMO hybrid Crush Online has entered open beta

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Back in June, we reported on on MMO/MOBA hybrid Crush Online -- "a free-to-play PvP MMO with MOBA-style combat in a persistent world," publisher...

The MOP Up: Destiny prepares for Rise of Iron (September 11, 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...

Life is Feudal teams up with Xsolla as a ‘launching partner’

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Whatever you do, don't say that Life is Feudal has found a publisher. While the survival sandbox's studio is adamant that it remains an...