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]

Albion Online displays PvP killboard for all to see

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One should never forget that the struggle between players is at the core of Albion Online. To keep that foremost in thoughts, the studio...
Star Citizen

Star Citizen’s Around the Verse on the lives of dynamic NPCs

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This week's episode of Star Citizen's Around the Verse kicks off with a check-in from the Austin team, specifically PR, animation, and QA. The...

Sea of Thieves will give pirates musical instruments to fill the time

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Pirates don't just live by the code of the sword and skull; sometimes a good buccaneer likes to fill his or her day with...
Shroud of the Avatar

Shroud of the Avatar urges password changes after Dota 2 forum hack

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Shroud of the Avatar has not been hacked, but you should tighten your security anyway. Portalarium writes tonight that perpetrators of the Dota 2 forum...

Of Kings and Men welcomes players to medieval war this month

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For those who have often fantasized about riding around, living in, and fighting for a medieval country, Of Kings and Men would like to...

Snail Games’ Dark and Light reboot is ‘technically classless’

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After hearing that Snail Games is resurrecting the long-dormant sandbox MMO Dark and Light, we are sure that you have many questions. Heck, we...

Worlds Adrift trailer showcases shipbuilding

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Worlds Adrift won't expect players to fly around in some standard ship that everyone else has. No, players will get to build and customize...

Get acquainted with Lost Ark’s myriad classes

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The Diablo clone Lost Ark is gearing up for its closed beta in Korea, and when players check it out, they'll be able to...

Lineage Eternal aims for a beta test in November

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When the wait seems... eternal for some upcoming MMOs, it can be helpful to hear that the gears of development and testing are moving, even...

Shroud of the Avatar plans creature taming changes

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Creature taming and summoning is about to get adjusted in Shroud of the Avatar come Release 33 later this month. A quick forum thread identified...
Work it over.

Visionary Realms: Pantheon is a ‘brave new world,’ not a ‘wormhole back to simpler times’

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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen says it's reorienting its newsletter to be more community focused and has put its money where its mouth is...

Twin Saga kicks off its founder’s beta test

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Good news for those who just can't wait to try out Twin Saga: Aeria Games announced that the founder's beta has started up as of...

MMO roguelike Lazarus swoops into beta this weekend

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If you grew up in the midwest as I did, the word "Lazarus" probably evokes the image of a department store, but the Lazarus...
So... who's buying?

Life after death in Crowfall

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What happens when you die? As long as you're limiting this question to Crowfall, ArtCraft said that players have a choice over their afterlife destiny....

Glimpse Lawbreaker’s high-flying Vanguard in action

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If the none of the classes revealed for LawBreakers has tickled your fancy yet, perhaps the Vanguard will. Nexon released a short clip that...

Mark Hamill and John Rhys-Davis talk about shooting Squadron 42

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You would think that if one were ever able to get Luke Skywalker, Gimli, and that Wing Commander guy into the same room together,...

Worlds Adrift gets a huge injection of funding

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Worlds Adrift is laying on the ground amid a carpet of cash and making money angels today as Bossa Studios has received an injection...

Chronicles of Elyria figures out a unique approach to parenting

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Settle in, boys and girls, for one of the longest development updates to date from Chronicles of Elyria. One of the big discussions this week...
The existence of ways to ignore the problem does not make the problem not exist.

You can play a Demon Hunter in World of Warcraft today

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Demon Hunters go live in today's pre-Legion World of Warcraft patch, at least if you've already pre-ordered the expansion. The concomitant demon invasions begin...

Fragmented’s latest live build should make crafters happy

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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...