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]

Also, it's crazy random.

The Daily Grind: Are you reluctant to test MMOs you’re excited to play?

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Am I excited, with some reservations, about World of Warcraft's next expansion? You bet. Am I happy to be involved with the testing? Yes....

Make My MMO: Divergence’s drama (February 6, 2016)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, the Divergence Online drama came to a close, as DMCA claims against the developer were dropped early and...

Revival puts the finishing touches on renovation kits

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Soon Revival players will have more toys with which to play in their houses, as renovation kits are almost here. "We spent the week testing...

The Stream Team: Three’s company on ARK’s Gallimimus

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Riding dinos in ARK: Survival Evolved is fun enough, but who wants to be the driver all the time? How about riding shotgun? MassivelyOP's...
Brutal.

Betawatch: Black Desert launches at the start of March (February 5th, 2016)

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Are you impatiently waiting to explore the blackest and most brutal of all conceivable deserts? Because Black Desert's launch date is closer than you might...

Armored Warfare’s open beta struggles with exploits

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Exploiters in Armored Warfare's open beta are finding out their activities aren't welcome this week. My.com Content Manager Silentstalker says that "a bug on ...

Das Tal introduces new features for weekend test, opens clan signups

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Indie sandbox Das Tal is running a "dev-supporter-exlusive" playtest this weekend to test its latest build and its new features. What can testers expect...
I suppose it's cheaper than actually hiring someone to design these spaces?

GameSpot lists EverQuest Next as a missing game in 2016

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Even GameSpot appears to have lost faith in EverQuest Next. "We're not really sure what's going on with MMORPG EverQuest Next," the site said in...
Star Citizen

Star Citizen’s Around the Verse on feedback, griefing, and the Starfarer

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This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse video is up! Cloud Imperium's Sandi Gardiner and Ben Lesnick discuss PAX South and the ongoing free-fly...

Crowfall explains its skill system with an extensive FAQ

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When Crowfall launches, it plans to have upwards of 1,500 skills available for players to choose and train. Before your eyes cross just thinking...
H1Z1

H1Z1 is splitting into two games, landing on consoles this summer

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Daybreak has just announced that H1Z1 is splitting -- "evolving" is the precise word -- into two games. H1Z1: Just Survive is a persistent, open-world...

The Stream Team: Entering Eternal Crusade’s early access (+ giveaway)

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What's the deal with Eternal Crusade? Massively OP's MJ aims to find out. And from what she hears, aiming appears to be a bit...
It's a mess out there.

The Division’s skills trailer might make your beta wait easier

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Are you in Division withdrawal, as one YouTuber put it, while you wait for the rumored open beta later this month? Maybe this new...
NOW PUNCH! YOUR FRIEND! PUNCH, PUNCH YOUR FRIEND! GET OUT ON THE FLOOR AND PUNCH YOUR BEST FRIEND!

NCsoft plans Lineage Eternal testing this year

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Korean website GameFocus reports that NCsoft is planning to continue its "rapid pace" policy by undertaking private tests of Master X Master, its MOBA,...

DayZ’s forums were hacked back in January

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DayZ developer Bohemia Interactive told users last night that its forums had been hacked. Actually, it was hacked well over a week ago, which...
Black Desert

Black Desert pre-order name registration begins Tuesday

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Black Desert has just announced that it will be opening name reservations to pre-order players beginning at 1 p.m. EST on Tuesday, February 9th....

Bless Online confirms western release… some day

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If you've been hoping that Bless Online would be making its ways to western shores, then this should perk you right up: It's going...

Trinium Wars introduces the Narc race

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The Narc race for upcoming post-apocalyptic MMO Trinium Wars looks kind of adorable. Big fluffy ears, big eyes, delicate features... all the stuff you'd...

Gloria Victis introduces dynamic events and improved launcher

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Dynamic events: All MMOs are required by law to contain them these days or be subject to the wrath of our digital court system. Wanting...
Do this differently.

WoW Factor: Thoughts from inside the Legion alpha

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Tuesday brought along a big surprise for me in the form of access to the Legion alpha test. I had pretty much resigned myself...

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