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]

Chris Roberts talks Star Citizen two-step verification, griefing, and Star Marine’s status

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Star Citizen's Chris Roberts is taking a break from signing swag for PAX South to answer another batch of 10 questions from the community....

Mu: Origin starts closed beta testing

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Looking for some pocket-sized MMO fun? Mu: Origin, the mobile spin-off of the long-running Mu Online, is starting its closed beta test today. Webzen said...
Online, offline, who cares?

Fans overwhelmingly vote for offline pledge rewards in Shroud of the Avatar

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If you want to play Shroud of the Avatar online, there's stuff that you can have only by pledging support for the game at...

Former BioWare game director becomes H1Z1 executive producer

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Former BioWare game director Chris Wynn has landed at Daybreak helming zombie survival MMO H1Z1. Wynn, who was credited as one of Mass Effect: Andromeda's...
Which is good, because we have to justify that Xbox One purchase somehow.

The Division’s DLC is definitely coming out for the Xbox One first

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Back at E3 2014, future players were told that The Division would release DLC as timed exclusives for the Xbox One. Of course, back...

Can whales fly? Worlds Adrift says ‘absolutely!’

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We don't know about you, but when we think of "sky whales," the image of Twitter's notorious "fail whale" comes to mind. Worlds Adrift...
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PSA: Last call for Eternal Crusade founder packs before early access Steam launch

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If you were hoping to pick up an Eternal Crusade founder pack, today is the last day to hand over your money. Behaviour Interactive announced...

Nexon announces Riders of Icarus, an aerial combat, action-adventure MMORPG

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Nexon has just announced a new "free-to-play action-adventure MMORPG" Riders of Icarus, whose highlight is apparently "exhilarating aerial combat unlike anything ever seen before...

Hands-on with HEX: Chronicles of Entrath’s PvE

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What do you know about HEX: Shards of Fate? If you've ever played it, probably more than me. But what do you know about...

The Repopulation remains skeptical about HeroEngine’s latest announcement

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HeroEngine owner Idea Fabrik announced yesterday that it has made "several positive adjustments" in regard to its ongoing financial situation - namely, "reducing server...

The MOP Up: Metal Gear Online comes to PC (January 24, 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: Smedley’s Hero’s Song sings for its supper (January 23, 2016)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, former SOE/Daybreak CEO John Smedley revealed his new company, Pixelmage Games, and its first game, sandboxy OARPG Hero's...

Get your time travel on with Dark Era

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While time travel has certainly been done as part of MMO quests, could an entire game revolve around the sci-fi concept? Dark Era, a...

Atlas Reactor is taking sign-ups for a February alpha test

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Trion Worlds has been so quiet about Atlas Reactor over the past few months that you can be forgiven for having forgotten the game was...
Playing it is a different story.

Betawatch: Having fun with Black Desert’s character creator (January 22, 2016)

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Who doesn't like a good character creator? The people in charge of Black Desert clearly like having one so much that a standalone version...

Overpower melds fantasy arena matches with RPG progression

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Is your MMO a little on the slow side? Need a jolt of excitement and danger to go with your love of RPG progression?...

Paladins introduces two new game modes in today’s ‘Chicken Patch’

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Hi-Rez's online shooter Paladins is undergoing a major patch for its ongoing closed beta today. The so-dubbed "Chicken Patch" introduces new game modes, Survival and Payload, the...
Shoot pile.

The Division’s new map, system reqs, and commitment to the PC

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Want to see the map you'll be traversing when you leap into The Division next week? Great. Ubisoft has uploaded an interactive map to...

The Black Death takes survival games to a grim era

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Survival games aren't always the cheeriest of places (after all, you have to have something to survive against), but a new game might make...

Camelot Unchained on new website, animations, and beta crafting

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Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs is getting out in front of "Snowniño," the massive blizzard bearing down on the a large swath of the Eastern...