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]

Conan Exiles offers sneak peek at its environment and buildings

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Those looking for clues as to what Conan Exiles will look like when the survival title releases should keep tabs on the game's Facebook...

Age of Sail MMO Caribbean Conquest hits Kickstarter

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Pirates, tall ships, the Age of Sail -- wait, haven't we seen this before? Perhaps so, but Invenio Interactive thinks it can do this...

Ubisoft’s Werewolves Within is an online multiplayer VR ‘social deduction’ game

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Ubisoft's newest game isn't exactly an MMORPG, but it is a VR multiplayer online title that revolves around what the company is calling "social...
Get in and get moving, I hear the law!

Star Citizen’s latest set of player answers involve outrunning the law

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So you're minding your own business in Star Citizen and just committing certain deeds which may - under certain laws - be considered "grotesquely...

The Black Death demos combat, sickness, and death in new militia trailer

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The delay of The Black Death's early access launch from March to April means more trailers on just how the gloomy survival sandbox will...

Landmark’s storytelling system really is incoming

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Amid the week's sad news and uncertainty, one question is getting a happy answer: Yes, Virginia, there is a Landmark storytelling system! And it...
Freedom.

Paragon’s newly available founders packs include a hard copy

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If you've been waiting to grab yourself a founders pack for the upcoming MOBA Paragon, they are now on sale. Those who purchase packs...

Raph Koster on Crowfall’s social gameplay and robber-baron badasses

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This month's Crowfall Q&A video is all about social systems, which means design consultant and MMO industry veteran Raph Koster is on camera to...

Saga of Lucimia emerges from ‘the dark ages’ of development

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Wondering why you haven't heard much about Saga of Lucimia over the past several months? That's been intentional, as the team had gone silent...

ARK: Survival Evolved is splitting in two with a F2P version

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See below for the update. Strange things are afoot at ARK: Survival Evolved, my friends. The site posted a partial picture of a metallic dinosaur...
There are wolves out here.

Tree of Savior enters Steam early access tomorrow, launches F2P June 19

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The English version of Tree of Savior is on the way, and today we know when. Beginning tomorrow, March 16th, the game will enter...
The path was found after all.

Pathfinder Online strikes out against item duping

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Some players are finding out the hard way this week that Pathfinder Online isn't going to overlook item duping in the name of keeping...

Landmark plans two more character and claim wipes

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Despite assurances to the contrary almost exactly one year ago, Landmark will experience two more character wipes on top of expected claim wipes. The...

Darkfall: Rise of Agon looks to sub-only model, aims for public beta this fall

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Darkfall: Rise of Agon (not to be confused with the other Darkfall reboot, New Dawn) revealed its plans for getting off the ground by the end...

Worlds Adrift launching soon, teases an incoming community tool

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Worlds Adrift will be releasing in a few months as a limited launch once it has its core features in place. Bossa Studios said...
Holy arts.

World of Warcraft outlines the state of PvP in the Legion alpha

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The big change coming to World of Warcraft's PvP in Legion is a brand-new honor system, and like anything else that's been changed wholesale...

Gloria Victis’ latest video is a flythrough of a wintry settlement

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As announced early this week, Gloria Victis' latest patch includes a major overhaul for the settlement of Mereley, a newbie area for the Ismir...

The MOP Up: Nexon’s Legacy Quest (March 12, 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...
Wharf speed.

Shroud of the Avatar shows off more environmental screenshots

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How pretty do the environments of Shroud of the Avatar look? According to the most recent development update, very pretty. The entry opens off...
You can never do this ever, loser.

Check out nearly two hours of early gameplay from Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen

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The footage you are going to see below is not the beta test for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. It's not the alpha. It's...