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]

Here’s what you can do with the Black Desert character creator

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Yesterday's release of the standalone character creator for Black Desert has prompted the internet to play dress-up dolls en masse, some in the service...

Naval Action heads into early access on January 21st

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Right now the Age of Sail title Naval Action is prepping the release of its early access version on January 21st. This means that if you haven't...

Check out MapleStory 2’s Rune Blader and piano jam

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Hungry for more glimpses of the adorably colorful MapleStory 2? Steparu posted a new video from the game's beta that shows the Rune Blader class going through...
Boss of the road.

Check out the customization options and race selection for Bless Online’s open beta

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Customization for your character is important in any MMO. After all, you don't want your character to look exactly like every other character do...

Eternal Crusade’s Steam early access program isn’t a ‘cashgrab,’ says Behaviour

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Following its announcement that it will discontinue Eternal Crusade's founder pack program in favor of a Steam early access launch on January 25th, Behaviour...

The Division will take up a chunk of your hard drive space

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Looking to get into The Division's beta this month? Then you'll need to clear up a nice little chunk of hard drive space if...
Pre-burned.

Interview: Fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss is working on Smed’s OARPG, Hero’s Song

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Among the dream team John Smedley assembled for Hero's Song -- studio Pixelmage's new 2-D open-world ARPG -- is Patrick Rothfuss, an acclaimed fantasy author who rocketed to stardom...

Exclusive Interview: John Smedley reveals Hero’s Song, his new open-world OARPG

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Today, we finally learn what John Smedley has been working on since he resigned from his decades-long role at Daybreak. The industry veteran has founded indie...
What're you doing here?

Black Desert’s character creator tool available; CBT2 begins February 18

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If you're most interested in when you can get back into playing Black Desert Online again, the answer is on February 18th. It's just...

Blade & Soul is live; here’s the launch roundup, gallery, and trailer

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NCsoft's Blade & Soul formally launches in the west today, having spent the last few days in headstart. To celebrate how far it's come in...

Wild Terra discusses dynamic world maps and PvE safe zones

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Wild Terra's server structure is undergoing a transformation. In a new dev blog, the developers explain that the sandbox's servers will each boast a unique,...

Worlds Adrift gives a glimpse of its lush flora

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In the third episode of the Worlds Adrift Show, the devs show a tantalizingly brief glance of the game's new grass and flowers. Hope...
More than you know.

You’re stuck in Manhattan for The Division’s launch

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What's the best borough of New York City? If you said Queens, Brooklyn, or the Bronx (no one ever says Staten Island), you're going...
The most something game.

ARK: Survival Evolved plans to bring online more than 100 new Xbox One servers

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Excessive popularity isn't always a good thing for an online game. ARK: Survival Evolved has been struggling with handling an overabundance of Xbox One...

The MOP Up: Titan Siege debuts (January 17, 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...

Make My MMO: Shroud of the Avatar preps release schedule (January 16, 2016)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Shroud of the Avatar broke $8 million in crowdfunding thanks in part to a crazy telethon in which...

City of Titans teases its superhero character modeling

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Missing Worlds Media's Warcabbit is showing us how the superhero sausage is made in a recent post on the City of Titans forums. The in-development...
Well, I mean... all right.

Ghost in the Shell Online adds a new operative, a new map, and new guns

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There's a new operative in town for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online (or just Ghost in the Shell...

Star Citizen recaps December’s progress across all of its studios

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Even as December 2015 is fading into the distance, Star Citizen has a few words to say about the progress its team made during...

The Stream Team: The hunt for ARK’s pooper scoopers

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Two new dinosaurs have descended upon ARK: Survival Evolved, and you know what that means: It means MassivelyOP's MJ must have them! Her first...

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