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]

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Crowfall on experimental design and ship dates for crowdfunded MMOs

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In January's Crowfall Q&A video, Design Lead Thomas Blair and Founder/Art Director J. Todd Coleman discuss Crowfall as an "experimental project." So many game design...
Can't stop won't stop.

Das Tal plans major PvP feature additions for April alpha

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Das Tal is due for a new round of alpha testing "for all testers" come April. Fairytale Distillery's Game Direct Alexander Zacherl explained to fans...

Soak up new Division gameplay footage in leaked trailer

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Update: Ubisoft has released the trailer now; it's included below. You don't have to speak Italian to appreciate the new gameplay footage for Tom Clancy's...

Richard Garriott cuts off (some of) his rat tail to raise money for Shroud of the Avatar

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Richard "Lord British" Garriott is well-known for several things: his creation of the Ultima series, his lavish geeky parties, his trip to space, and...

The Repopulation will announce new development plans this month

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The Repopulation is making plans, and they aren't plans to shut down. The sandbox studio Above and Beyond became ensnared in HeroEngine's financial problems last fall...
That's cool.

The next Paladins release may have a Global Agenda tie-in

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Being a Hi-Rez Studios fan means looking back with a certain degree of wistfulness toward the games that didn't quite have huge mainstream success....

Black Desert’s Ranger is gorgeous and deadly in melee

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Daum Games has this afternoon released a trailer and info for Black Desert's Ranger -- specifically, the Ranger's melee skills. The Ranger's ranged skills...

Shroud of the Avatar’s alpha testing is ‘on the horizon’

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Alpha testing for Richard Garriott's Shroud of the Avatar is "on the horizon," says a newsletter published for followers this past weekend. It's been in...

Ninelives welcomes you to explore its darkly mysterious world

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Have you heard of this game called Ninelives? It's recently started to gain some recognition with the start of its open alpha test, even...

Worlds Adrift gears up for an exciting 2016

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The dev team over at Worlds Adrift is emerging from the holiday season on fire to make 2016 a great year for the fantastical...

The MOP Up: Age of Wushu Dynasty launches (January 10, 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...
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Make My MMO: Oculus Rift, Greed Monger’s return, and TUG’s $8.5M (January 9, 2016)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, the Oculus Rift, once a crowdfunded venture, is now asking a whopping $599 for its final product, befuddling market...
You spin me right round, baby.

Albion Online shows off a tanking build with the Iron-Clad Staff

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Games like Albion Online offer players a great deal of versatility in builds, but it's not always immediately apparent how to turn all of...

Star Citizen shares dev progress on its Million Mile High Club

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No, you're still not invited to hang out at Star Citizen's exclusive Million Mile High Club -- at least, unless you've decided to spend...

The Stream Team: Gone fishing in ARK

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MassivelyOP's MJ has yet to find an angler fish in ARK: Survival Evolved, and she really wants to! That means it's time for a...
Good, sure, but $600 of good?

Betawatch: Oculus Rift-bound EVE Valkyrie plans alpha (January 8, 2016)

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The good news for eager VR fans is that EVE: Valkyrie's first alpha test will start up on January 18th for use with the...

Chronicles of Elyria hitches its death mechanics to its business model

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Indie sandbox Chronicles of Elyria captured MMORPG players' attention last autumn when it began revealing details about some of its more unusual mechanics, including...

Indie sandbox TUG secures $8.5M in new funding, delays game for engine switch

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Indie sandbox TUG has become the beneficiary of a huge windfall. In a new Kickstarter update sent to backers this afternoon, Nerd Kingdom announced that...

PSA: Pick up The Division in the Humble Weekly Bundle

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You can pick up a copy of The Division's beta in this week's Humble Weekly Bundle. As of press time, the beta unlocks with...

Abandoned crowdfunded MMO Greed Monger is apparently back in production

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Just when you thought the Greed Monger drama was so 2015, now it's back. The crowdfunded MMO sandbox appeared to have gone belly-up last year...