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]

Star Citizen aims to shift spaceship combat focus from time to kill to ‘time to disable’

16
As of right now, fighting against other ships in Star Citizen generally ends when a ship on either side of the conflict explodes in...

Corepunk resets servers to test account bank, skin collection, and an infinite reward system

0
Color us surprised: It turns out that Corepunk didn't have an unlimited cheat code for delays after all. The title is bound and determined...
Demonic.

Betawatch: Path of Exile 2’s early access is almost here

1
It's almost time: On December 6th, Path of Exile 2 will enter the early access club. Classes: Six. Acts: Three. Endgame: Available. And hopefully...

The Stream Team: Returning to Palia for the Season of Splendor – and pond plushies

0
MOP's Chris is once again coming back to the cozy multiplayer life RPG that is Palia for one thing and one thing only: pond...

Multiplayer RTS titles ZeroSpace and Immortal Gates of Pyre plan public tests this weekend

0
This month, multiplayer RTS ZeroSpace moved from alpha to beta testing, and to celebrate, developer Starlance Studios will throw open the gates for a...

Stars Reach unveils the earliest stages of its player housing homesteading system

8
Development on Playable Worlds' Star Wars Galaxies-esque MMO sandbox Stars Reach is continuing at an apparently speedy pace: The latest dev blog heralds the...

Path of Exile 2 early access hands-on: A Witch, a Sorceress, and a Ranger walk off the gallows

3
When a game you've been eagerly waiting for invites you to come play it one weekend, you nonchalantly check your calendar and... haha, just...

Path of Exile 2’s December 6 early access boasts six classes, three acts, and endgame

15
I am counting down the days: Path of Exile 2's early access is almost upon us! In two weeks, folks will have the opportunity...

Nightingale’s latest update is live with new weapons and brand-new boss rush content

0
You heard the devs talk about it. You likely read the patch notes. You may have even played it yourself. It's Nightingale's newest content...

Star Citizen confirms a full wipe is coming with alpha 4.0 as it readies for tomorrow’s IAE free-fly event

3
It's been a little while since players of Star Citizen's alpha have seen a full reset to their earnings, items, and progress. That's going...

Whatever happened to the relaunched sandbox MMORPG Legends of Aria Classic?

1
This week appears to be the kind of week where we flip through the old albums and see why there hasn't been anything major...
Cloudy!

Warframe opens pre-registration for its Android version

0
For too long Warframe fans on the road with their Android phones have had no app where you can tap a button to be...

Palia teases Season of Splendor and Winterlights for tomorrow

4
I don't know about you, but I most definitely did not expect to be hearing so much praise for the newly purchased Palia in...

MMO sandbox Life is Feudal is being resurrected for the second time this year

2
It has been a weird, winding, and wonky road for Life is Feudal. The MMO version of the game was shut down in 2021...

Square-Enix and Lightspeed Studio officially announce Final Fantasy XIV Mobile

20
Don't look now but Final Fantasy XIV is getting an official mobile adaptation. Publisher Square-Enix and developer Tencent-owned Lightspeed Studios have taken the wraps...

Legal expert argues that Palworld might get legal argument help from an old GTA 5 mod

3
Readers already know that Palworld developer Pocketpair is gearing up for a legal fight against Nintendo over three alleged patent infringements and $66K, and...

Multiplayer turn-based battler Skygard Arena begins its early access journey

0
Last week we all got our first peek at Skygard Arena, an upcoming single-player and multiplayer turn-based strategy title from Gemelli Games that lets...

Towers of Aghasba early access fans on Steam are already issuing warnings about the state of the game

10
It's not an MMORPG, but it will certainly scratch any itch for a multiplayer open world game you've got: It's Towers of Aghasba, and...

Nightingale’s patch this week includes new weapons, boss rush mode, and no more dying from hunger

1
Nightingale hasn't had the best fall: It's gone through two rounds of layoffs and a massive do-over, all as Inflexion Games has maintained that...

EVE Vanguard broadens its test pool starting Thanksgiving weekend

3
If you've been watching from the sidelines throughout CCP Games' testing of EVE Vanguard, then next weekend might be your moment, as the studio...