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]

The Stream Team: Winter (and Raptor Claus) comes to ARK: Survival Evolved

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He's making a list, Shredding it twice, Gonna kill all whether naughty or nice! Raptor Claus is coming to ARK. He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when...
You are not shocked.

Betawatch: Camelot Unchained’s crafting is no laughing matter (December 25, 2015)

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Happy holidays to those celebrating a holiday today! Happy just today for everyone else! And an extra-special dose of happy for people who like...

Star Citizen pushes out Alpha 2.1, promises ‘date driven’ patch schedule

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While other studio teams are powering down for the holidays, it looks as though Star Citizen's crew is keeping up the pace. The team...

The Stream Team: Christmas lights, Landmark style

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Many families have a holiday tradition of going out to see the Christmas lights. But why force yourself to bundle up to go out?...

Shroud of the Avatar talks about its early 2016 plans

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As it heads into the new year, Shroud of the Avatar has grand plans in store for the first few months. In its most...
Either die or don't.

Phantasy Star Online 2 is moving to the PlayStation 4 in 2016

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If you're still waiting for Phantasy Star Online 2 to be released in North America, today's news isn't going to do much to help...

The Stream Team: Crawling through Khyrulek’s Crypt in Project Gorgon

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Although Project Gorgon's Steam launch was delayed, MassivelyOP's MJ couldn't wait any longer to jump back in. There's just something about this game where...

Eternal Crusade shows off the frozen Pegasus Station

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The new hotness in Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is definitely the Pegasus Station map. This industrial base is set in the frozen arctic and...

Raptor Claus pays a special visit to ARK: Survival Evolved

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"Now I have a machine gun-toting T-Rex. Ho ho ho." This might well be the holiday sentiment of ARK: Survival Evolved, especially now that it's...

The Repopulation temporarily suspends development

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The unfortunate saga of The Repopulation continues this week, as Above & Beyond Technologies announced that it was pulling the plug on the alpha...
You will never get to explore this landscape. Ever. For any reason.

Paragon posts a gameplay introduction for testers and lookie loos

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You cannot get into the first testing round for Paragon by watching the video down below. It's a video for testers, but it won't...

Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs on economy, crafting, and Star Wars Galaxies inspiration

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In anticipation of the today's livestream, Camelot Unchained boss Mark Jacobs spoke with us about the implementation of crafting and trade in the game...

Watch Camelot Unchained’s crafting reveal live today at 3 p.m. EST

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City State Entertainment is planning a big end-of-the-year Camelot Unchained Twitch stream today at 3 p.m. EST, with crafting on the agenda, along with...

The Division’s RPG experience is all about the gear

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If and when The Division releases, expect to find a game that's just as driven by its gear as, say, Destiny. In a brief...
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.

Crowfall’s state-of-the-game address and Siege Perilous delay

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Let's start today with the bad news for Crowfall fans: While the Siege Perilous implementation was planned for February, at this point it looks...
I don't think the bnright side is what you think the bright side is.

Gigantic developer Motiga discusses delays and future updates

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People who were hoping for Gigantic to hit full retail release some time this year are no doubt a wee bit disappointed that the...

The Elder Scrolls Legends TCG delayed into 2016

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The Elder Scrolls franchise is no stranger to delays, which is why it's almost tradition for it's spin-off card game to reveal that it...
And we may not pass this way again.

Pathfinder Online is hosting a year’s end chat with fans

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This has not been an easy year to be a fan of Pathfinder Online, but the last update fans had was that there were...

Pixel Starships is launching on January 6

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Fans of retro-themed pocket spaceships rejoice, for Pixel Starships is heading to a worldwide launch on January 6th. The game recently came out in Australia...

Star Citizen adds unmelt tool, will be tweaking it further

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Star Citizen backers who have been living with remorse over scrapping a ship or package now have a way to undo that terrible mistake...