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]

The making of an Albion Online boss

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Have you ever wondered what goes into making a boss for an MMO? If you give it even a minute's thought, you'll realize that...
All the new mistakes.

Overwatch walks players through the addition of competitive play

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Are you ready to compete against other Overwatch players to see who is truly the best person playing the game? If you answered in...

Tree of Life launches open beta April 18th

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When is an MMO wipe a good thing? When it precedes a beta launch, that's when. This week, Tree of Life studio OddOneGames announced...

Daybreak says it’s ‘cracked the dupe bug’ plaguing H1Z1: Just Survive

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Daybreak updated the H1Z1: Just Survive website this morning with abbreviated notes for the patch currently on the test server. "We cracked the dupe...

The Stream Team: Taking to The Skies for a second time

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MassivelyOP's MJ peeked into the upcoming survival sandbox The Skies for the first time earlier this week, and she actually managed to survived... mostly....

Dive into the maw of Doom’s open beta next week

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The newest iteration of Id Software's demon shooter Doom is almost upon us. Doom -- the first entry in the classic series since 2004's...
Bye, no one will weep.

Webzen’s MU Legend is definitely launching in the west

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If you've been wondering why Webzen has been hyping MU Legend over here when it's ostensibly heading into closed beta only in Korea, wonder...
Skillful!

The Repopulation spin-off Fragmented launches early access this month

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Earlier this year, the team behind The Repopulation faced down its HeroEngine difficulties with an ambitious plan to port the entire sandbox MMORPG to...
Right, luv.

Blizzard swapped Tracer’s butt pose in Overwatch with a… different butt pose

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We're sure you're all still watching Overwatch's #tracergate with keen anticipation, so you'll be pleased to know that Blizzard replaced Tracer's infamous "butt pose"...

Post-apoc MMO Crossout’s closed beta has begun

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Gaijin Entertainment and Targem Games are driving Crossout into closed beta today. Crossout is a post-apoc vehicle combat MMO, say the studios, and it's...

Das Tal development will literally change the face of the game

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Fresh off of a March alpha test, the Das Tal team is parsing what worked well with the event, what didn't, and what development needs to happen...
Like it needs the help.

Saga of Lucimia shines a light on its darkness mechanics, seeks ‘photogenic’ unpaid CM

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Upcoming hardcore fantasy MMORPG Saga of Lucimia has two videos up this week, both on darkness. The first covers the basic mechanics around the...

Crowfall’s healer/nuker Druid archetype isn’t a ‘firehose healer’

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Crowfall devs confirmed today that they are indeed working on the Druid archetype. In fact, ArtCraft's goal is to integrate the Druid into the...

Skip through the daisies unmolested on Linkrealms’ new PvE server

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Interested in playing the old-school Linkrealms but feeling a little shy about its PvP setting? There's going to be a place for you in...

Atlas Reactor launches Vive preview, EVE Gunjack launches on Vive, EVE Valkyrie confirms Vive arrival in 2016

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If you're not quite sure you'll want to play Atlas Reactor when its closed beta launches on April 14th, then today's playable preview might...

How players will control capital ships in Star Citizen

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Not every spacecraft in Star Citizen will be some sleek, agile fighter; the team is prepping powerful, lumbering capital ships such as the Idris...

The Stream Team: Surviving a sneak peek into The Skies

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What do Mondays and The Skies have in common? They both involve survival! The upcoming post-apocalyptic survival MMORPG is letting MassivelyOP's MJ in for...

Cower in fear before Worlds Adrift’s manta rays

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Creatures that might look benign and even pettable in nature are almost invariably turned into player-eating monsters in MMOs. It just comes with the...

Paladins’ Illusionist Ying creates explosive prisms of pain

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Teased last week, Paladins' latest revealed character - illusionist Ying, the Blossom - got a full ability scope-out video over the weekend. Illusory Mirror shoots...

The Island is a small-scale co-op survival game

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You know what I love about foreign video game press releases? They are very often free of bullshit. So it is with a PR...