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]

Enter to win a Neverwinter 7-day VIP key for PC from PWE and Massively OP

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To celebrate the launch of Neverwinter's Storm King's Thunder expansion this week, PWE has granted Massively OP 100 VIP keys to give away to our readers -- 80 in...
This is the chamber where the party will die.

Pantheon’s Brad McQuaid on MMO sunsets and handing players the keys to the game

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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's Brad McQuaid, known for his roles on both EverQuest and Vanguard, put out an interesting post overnight on the...

Sea of Thieves sees Xbox and PC as ‘equal partners’

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When Sea of Thieves releases, it won't just be on console; Rare is developing the game for both the Xbox One and Windows 10....

Das Tal changes its name to The Exiled

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What's a Das Tal anyway? You won't have to worry about the meaning of Fairytale  Distillery's German moniker any longer, as the studio has officially changed its...

The Stream Team: My second day in Shroud of the Avatar

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MassivelyOP’s MJ is in trouble now. She finally went back into Shroud of the Avatar, and now it appears that she is hooked. She...
I hope there is a language wherein Azulgar sounds really cool.

Legends of Azulgar enters Early Access tomorrow

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Do you want to head off into the depths of the galaxy and forge your own path in a spaceship? That's kind of the...
BEARS BEARS BEARS BEARS BEARS

Revelation Online introduces the Ursids

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The Ursids in Revelation Online are ursines of the times. They're well-known in the game world for being honest, adaptive, fond of honey, and...

Of Kings and Men hosts short combat beta today

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The persistent medieval war simulator Of Kings and Men is hosting a short-duration combat beta this week prior to the game moving into early...
Holiday road.

Dual Universe explains its server technology in a new video

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There will be only one shard for Dual Universe players when the game finally launches, and it's going to be big. Heck, it's going...

LawBreakers returns to development following alpha

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Boss Key's CliffyB and Rohan Rivas star in a new dev vlog today rounding up the results of LawBreakers' recent alpha playtest and offering...

Shroud of the Avatar revamps Port Graff, launches Twitch channel

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One of the big tentpole features for Shroud of the Avatar's Release 33 on August 25th is a major revamp of the town of...
Holiday road.

Dual Universe: How many players can fit in one universe?

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Dual Universe's server-tech teaser trailer out this afternoon poses one simple question: How many players can fit in one universe? If you're tired of...

Chronicles of Elyria details the steps to world creation

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How long would it take you to whip up an MMORPG world? That all depends, of course, on how detailed you want to get...

Dogma: Eternal Night delivers a sneak peek of in-game combat and twerking

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The vampire-infested Dogma: Eternal Night has been making strides forward with its development, according to a new dev post. Not content just to tout...

The MOP Up: The Dota 2 forum hack (August 14, 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...

Satellite Reign starts beta testing cyberpunk co-op play

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Is Satellite Reign on your radar? If you're a fan of high-tech environments and don't mind some frantic isometric action, it really should be. According...

Make My MMO: Project Gorgon plans early access, Dual Universe plans Kickstarter (August 13, 2016)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Project Gorgon announced that it's revving up for its Steam early access launch. Wipes (and nerfs) will continue...

The Stream Team: Crawling through ARK caves

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Caves hold many wonders in ARK: Survival Evolved. They also hold death. Lots of death! And danger at every turn. MassivelyOP's MJ is going...
Whoooo likes teleporting?

Project Gorgon aims for Steam early access ‘soon’

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Starved for news concerning indie MMO Project Gorgon? Then prepare to gorge yourself silly on a new developer diary that stuffs so much info...
Drift-slidin' away.

Betawatch: Worlds Adrift gets big money (August 12, 2016)

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Money, as we all know, makes the world go round. Even when that world is adrift, as in the appropriately named Worlds Adrift. In...