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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Final Fantasy XIV will run a cloud server stress test on November 20

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Server hardware has been an ongoing thing for Final Fantasy XIV, so it's probably not a huge shock that the developers are seeing how...

Star Citizen introduces the Gatac Syulen, Crusader Spirit C1, and Tumbril Storm as IAE free-fly event begins

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Today is a big day for fans of Star Citizen's internet spaceships as the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo (IAE) is kicking off today, November 17th,...

Tarisland devs address the decision to avoid P2W cash shop kit – but not Vigor energy gating

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Tencent is apparently continuing to tweak its monetization for Tarisland in response to player angst as it continues charging through its second closed beta...

Pantheon Rise of the Fallen talks about the return of 24-hour MMO testing and a shift of dev mindset

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Now that Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is moving away from its proposed standalone 247 extraction mode in favor of testing the MMORPG that...

First Impressions: Perfect New World is an unbalanced mess right now with its ‘equilibrious’ test

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This past week has been a mighty full one for our genre in terms of the number of beta tests that landed on our...

Guild Wars 2 teases shortbow Engineers and their ‘essence-infused arrows’

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I have to say, as someone who counts a Holosmith in her top handful of Guild Wars 2 toons, that I couldn't initially see...

Fractured Online deploys medium-sized patch with ‘urgent balance changes’

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Will Fractured Online be the stealth comeback story of 2023? That remains to be seen as we've watched this battered title endure a troubled...
wait, what

Blue Protocol JP details new content, features, and double the hotbar buttons arriving November 22

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Hungry Blue Protocol newshounds are once again feasting on information shared from Bandai Namco, which has recently wrapped up its latest developer livestream to...

Nightingale offers up a cloud monster, sleepy wolves, and a functioning second hand in November report

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What do a giant monster made of venomous clouds, wolves taking a nap, and a newly functional off-hand have in common? They're all part...

Tarisland takes a closer look at its inscribed stone system and inscribed stone skills as closed beta rolls on

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Despite the second closed beta test of Tarisland continuing to march forth, Tencent's Level Infinite is still keen to outline features that are in...

G-STAR 2023: NCsoft previews not just Throne & Liberty but Battle Crush, LLL, Project BSS, Project G, and Project M

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Throne and Liberty may be the most interesting MMO in NCsoft's pipeline for MMORPG players, but it's far from the only multiplayer title the...

Krafton confirms PvPvE extraction RPG Dark and Darker Mobile is releasing next year

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Remember back in August when Krafton inked a licensing partnership with Dark and Darker developer Ironmace for a mobile edition of the extraction RPG,...

ARK Survival Ascended confirms release delay for Xbox, targets possible PlayStation launch by month’s end

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Xbox and PlayStation fans who are eager to get in to ARK: Survival Ascended are waking up to some unfortunate news as Studio Wildcard...
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Guild Wars 2 introduces the pistol-totin’ Elementalist for testing November 28

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Elementalists, your time to pew pew in Guild Wars 2 is finally here, or will be when the weapon proliferation beta goes live on...

Throne and Liberty’s new trailer envisions an action-packed boss fight

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You know what you need today? A nice injection of trailer hype, courtesy of NCsoft's upcoming Throne and Liberty. While it's not actual gameplay...
Reveal to me your secrets! Please.

Interview: Wayfinder pauses seasons as it hunts for a publisher and rebuilds roadmap

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Last week, Wayfinder fans were shaken by the news that another round of layoffs at Digital Extremes was accompanied by the dissolution of the...

Wizard’s Wrath is a developing cross-platform VR spellcasting MMORPG on Kickstarter now

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No, it's not a wizard's dream, but it is Wizard's Wrath, which might not have Christopher Lee singing but does plan to bring some...

The Stream Team: Taking a tour through Tarisland’s closed beta test

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Today is the day when MOP's Chris can offer up a brief look inside of the current closed beta build of Tarisland! What sort...

Cinderstone Online has apparently sunsetted after just two months as devs plan F2P relaunch

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Over the last couple of years, we've kept an eye on Cinderstone Online aka Fioresia Online, a cutesy indie MMO that actually made it...
such economy, very player

Battle of the betas: Tarisland enters second closed beta as Pax Dei kicks off Home Valley test

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What are the chances that two big MMORPGs start key testing on exactly the same 24-hour period? Well, I don't know, but it's definitely...