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]

Scenes from Saga of Lucimia’s alpha

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This past Saturday, Saga of Lucimia held an alpha test for people who are not you. We're trusting that you're not the game's developers,...

The MOP Up: Paragon recruits Sevarog (April 3, 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: Crowfall’s Siege Perilous is underway (April 2, 2016)

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Just a year after Crowfall's Kickstarter was successfully funded, ArtCraft this week kicked off Siege Perilous, a targeted test of part of the castle...
Get better at this.

Gloria Victis’ weekly update introduces dynamic events

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This week's Gloria Victis update takes a cue from MMOs like Warhammer and Guild Wars 2 with its introduction of dynamic events. "New dynamic events,...

Camelot Unchained demos ballistae, introduces backer-inspired lore

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The crunch toward beta 1 continues for the Camelot Unchained staff this weekend. Last night CSE boss Mark Jacobs told followers that the team...
Darn it, Tad Williams, why.

Betawatch: You may completely believe that Otherland is back on Steam (April 1, 2016)

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Yes, we've all had fun with today's joke, but you can probably 100% believe the fact that Otherland is back on Steam after a...

First you’ll be shocked, then you’ll be inspired by these MU Legend class videos

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There are so many MU games these days that we wouldn't blame you if you lost track of them all. In addition to MU...

Project Genom’s video proves you’ve been running wrong in video games your whole life

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Has Project Genom slipped off your radar? A new report from the team about the game's progress as it hurdles toward early access in...

Think you know what platforms you can play Titan Quest on? Think again!

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Remember last year when DotEmu announced it was porting multiplayer mythological hack-'n'-slash classic Titan Quest to iOS? Probably not, unless you're as rabid a...

Atlas Reactor’s Oz will restore your faith in humanity

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Yesterday Trion Worlds' turn-based PvP title Atlas Reactor launched a special open alpha event for the world at large. The limited-time test is meant...

29 sassy insults for the e-thugs who are DDOSing Shroud of the Avatar

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Sadly, this one isn't an April Fools' Day joke, or if it's a prank on the part of the perpetrators, it's not a funny...
Oh, rocks! Novel.

Find out what Mark Jacobs, Max Porter, and Jenesee Grey had to say about Camelot Unchained

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The team behind Camelot Unchained is still hard at work making the game ready for its first beta test, but there's still plenty to...
Well, good hustle.

Watch Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs storytelling shenanigans live tonight

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If you haven't had enough of listening to Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs this week thanks to our pair of podcast interviews, then prepare for...

Otherland patch raises level cap to 60 and introduces factions

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When Otherland returned to Steam earlier this week, Drago promised that it would soon be accompanied by two sizable updates. Players didn't have to...

ARK starts its Survivor League, revamps cave visuals

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With ARK's new free PvP mode, Survival of the Fittest, available to all, you have nothing holding you back from trying out the game....
All of the time.

Crowfall demos catapult gameplay from Siege Perilous test round

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Crowfall Design Lead Thomas Blair has just revealed a brief new video walkthrough of the catapult, the first combat vehicle in the game and...

City of Titans takes MMO player retention cue from the hospitality industry

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The city in City of Titans is more than a soulless backdrop; to its developers, the metropolis is "a vibrant, living organism" that can...

Sandbox Ascent: The Space Game’s new patch adds co-op combat, overhauled UI

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Indie space sandbox MMORPG Ascent: The Space Game scored a "massive" update yesterday, so big the studio has nicknamed it the HyperMegaUltra update. "So...

Shroud of the Avatar massively expands its world

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Have you ever had those moments where you realize that the world is a lot bigger than you previously thought? For Shroud of the...

WoW’s latest Legion build includes Brewmaster spec, new class hall campaigns

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Last night's World of Warcraft Legion alpha patch is a small one on the whole, but Monk players will be pleased: the Brewmaster spec...