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]

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...
Barfapalooza.

Rumor: Retailers pegging World of Warcraft: Legion’s release as June 30th

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The cycle has begun. Every time a World of Warcraft expansion doesn't have a fixed release date, retailers begin assigning a release date to...

Realms of Alanar wants to make a retro-style virtual fantasy world with your help

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If you were creating a sandbox MMO, what would your feature list look like? For one small indie developer, his feature set is everything...
It, uh... works?

Darkfall: Rise of Agon development celebrates booting up the original game code

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Darkfall: Rise of Agon isn't the only project out there aiming to resurrect the original version of Darkfall, which means that the developers need...

Albion Online dev vlog on dungeons, armor, and the swamp biome

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Albion Online's devs have broadcast a brand-new develop vlog shot inside their new studio, appropriately bedecked with faux medieval stone and stained glass. Game Director Robin...

Enter to win a Neverwinter PC howler mount from PWE and Massively OP

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Just in time for this week's Neverwinter: The Maze Engine release on PC, PWE has granted Massively OP 40 mount codes to give away to our readers! The codes...
D(well)ragon Warrior.

Dwell is a top-down 2D sandbox MMO and it’s adorable

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Let's dash your hopes a little bit right now: You cannot actually purchase Dwell at the moment. It has been voted on to Steam's...