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]

Second Galaxy puts a space sim in the palm of your hand

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Looking to boldly go where no one has gone before as you boldly walk out your front door? Blackjack Studios announced that it's in...

Make My MMO: SOTA’s new dude, Sacrament’s Kickstarter (March 19, 2016)

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Shroud of the Avatar is about to get a new dude -- a new male avatar, that is. Come release 28, SOTA's art team...
See, this is why no one likes you. It's because of this.

Nexon’s LawBreakers will be a Steam exclusive, won’t be free-to-play

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CliffyB's Nexon-backed shooter LawBreakers isn't breaking the law, but it might be breaking hearts over those medial capitals, am I right? At GDC this week,...
Well the first thing I do is MAUL SOME HIKERS (like a boss)

Gloria Victis patches in bosses and a larger world

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The world of Gloria Victis has gotten larger with the most recent patch, a great deal of additional space available for players to tromp...

The Stream Team: Dishing out keys to open Das Tal’s alpha doors

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Last time MassivelyOP's MJ delved into Das Tal, she was giving away alpha keys. And that's precisely what she's going to do this time...

Camelot Unchained’s new patcher, Friday Night Fight Nights, and new pics

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Camelot Unchained's weekly update has arrived, and the team is still crunching away. Mark Jacobs delivers news on several ongoing projects: An early alpha version...

See Andy Serkis mimic zero gee for Squadron 42

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There's a theory out there that Andy Serkis was actually born in a full motion-capture suit as part of an educational series for expectant...
Picking up the pieces.

Betawatch: Landmark is getting storytelling and further wipes (March 18, 2016)

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The loss of EverQuest Next is bad news, but Landmark appears to be poised to absorb the strength of its fallen sibling with its...

Das Tal’s ‘March Mayhem’ alpha event kicks off today

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Das Tal has implemented a big patch just in time for its long-planned March Mayhem test event. The patch focuses on resource distribution intended to...

Star Citizen touches base with all of its teams’ progress

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You know those NASA-type movies where the flight director pings all the various departments looking for updates on whether or not to launch? Well,...

ARK poop as planned suicide, and new dinos will add to the pile

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If you learn nothing else today, you'll have this: ARK: Survival Evolved's poop was designed as a suicide measure. Seriously. According to Studio Wildcard...

Landmark’s next big update arrives Monday, wipes claims and characters

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Daybreak has been amping up communication about Landmark this past week following the news that it's plotting a spring launch for the sandvox MMO...

Earthrise: First Impact rears up on Steam Greenlight

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Hands up if anyone here remembers Earthrise. The post-apocalyptic MMO had a disappointing run from 2011 to 2012, ending with its closing by Masthead Studios due...

Pantheon hopes to ‘bring back the magic’ of classic MMOs ‘without the tedium’

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Gamers Nexus has a timely video interview with Pantheon's Brad McQuaid that might allay the fears of those watching the development of his old-school MMO. "The main...

World of Warcraft: Legion alpha patch revises class and artifact traits

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June 30th release or no, World of Warcraft: Legion continues on with its alpha test program. Today Blizzard patched in several adjustments to various...

Overwatch prepares expanded media universe

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As if there isn't already enough excitement over the fact that Overwatch will be launching in a little over two months, Blizzard revealed yesterday...

Superfight lets viewers judge ridiculous imaginary contests

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Anyone who's had friends has, at one time or another, gotten into arguments about silly hypothetical match-ups between various fictional and real figures. Who...

Crowfall preps ‘Siege Perilous’ castle siege testing for ‘later this month’

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ArtCraft is previewing its next big pre-alpha rollout for Crowfall, codenamed Siege Perilous: the "first phase of testing for some of the initial features...

Camelot Unchained’s team goes in depth on class design

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It would be a mistake to assume that just because Camelot Unchained has a trio of classes in any given archetype, all of those...

Tree of Savior puts its early access to player vote

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The Tree of Savior devs are reworking their plans for early access based on player "feedback." IMCGAMES says that its three-month exclusive access plan was...

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