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]

Hiss-terical.

Crowfall details Zaleena, Daughter of Snakes

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Serpent deities are always bad news when they show up. Actual snakes aren't malicious at all, but snake deities? They're mean. Crowfall's Zaleena, Daughter...
Hey, guy.

Webzen announces beta testing for ELOA

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So what the heck is ELOA: Elite Lord of Alliance? Seriously, that's one heck of a title. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense,...

Future Landmark improvements include build mode, mega palette, and stopping time

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Have you been wondering what is going on in Landmark development lately? Devs took to the forums yesterday to announce some new building-related features...
Egi me on.

Blade & Soul dedicates a week to the Summoner

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Would you consider a cat to be a faithful battle companion? If not, you probably haven't played a Summoner in Blade & Soul, the...

John Smedley’s company moves into an office, is working on a new game

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While ex-Daybreak CEO John Smedley isn't quite ready to reveal what his new game company is all about, he did post a couple of...

The latest SOTA update ushers in Halloween and Black Friday

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Update of the Avatar #145 is out for Shroud of the Avatar, and it is leading players right into the holidays.  There's Halloween goodies...

Jagex preps new RuneScape client, takes beta apps for Chronicle TCG

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Jagex made bold declarations about the future of RuneScape at this past weekend's RuneFest in London. 2016 will be a big, big year for RuneScape....

Revival’s tags support ‘elements of role playing that many still believe are impossible in an MMO’

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Just in case you thought Revival was all sex and gore, IllFonic's latest dev blog is here to discuss something relatively dry and technical: tags. Interestingly...
Boys and girls in cars, dogs and cats on lawns - from up here I can see them all.

Valiance Online moving into alpha development

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On September 25th, the Valiance Online developers announced that the game was soon moving into its alpha testing phase with non-combat power use, crafting,...
Oh noes

Guild Wars 2’s first raid boss is downed and the beta weekend gets extended

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Bugs are a natural part of any beta experience, so it's not exactly surprising that Guild Wars 2 would experience some bugs during the...

Gloria Victis patches for kicks

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The latest pre-alpha build of Gloria Victis went live this past week, and it's all about the most deadly attack of them all: kicking. Scoff...
Make My MMO

Make My MMO: Pantheon’s seed financing (October 3, 2015)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, fans of Brad McQuaid's Pantheon fantasy MMO got some good news. It seems as if Visionary Realms has...
Ride like the wind.

Albion’s September state-of-the-game covers gameplay and art

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Sandbox Interactive posted an Albion state-of-the-game update on its website this week. The info is broken down into art department and gameplay sections, with...

The Stream Team: Exploring ARK’s new snow and swamp biomes

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With this week's introduction ARK's two new biomes, the planned boat races are off! At least until MassivelyOP's MJ can remap the route. To...

Camelot Unchained announces early 2016 beta test

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Camelot Unchained looks to be moving into beta testing in early 2016. In a livestream yesterday, City State Entertainment revealed that the beta should kick off before the...
Oh, bother.

Betawatch: October 2nd, 2015

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Bad news for fans of elegant turns on the dance floor and all of the delicious accompanying politics that Ever, Jane promised - the...

The Stream Team: Let there be Landmark keys!

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While seven-day trial keys for Landmark's closed beta are great for trying the game, what about folks who want to get in and play...

Tree of Savior preps for larger closed beta

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Tree of Savior's English beta is about to get even more intense, with a larger test being readied to launch sometime in October. The second...
More exciting than the video.

Watch harvesting and crafting on an industrial scale in Divergence Online

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Sometimes you don't really need to say a lot more, you know? There is a video here. It's 14 minutes of crafting and gathering...

Camelot Unchained’s newsletter looks at the state of the build and more

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Camelot Unchained's 14th newsletter has been sighted in the wild. It says that there will be a beta-focused livestream on Friday, October 2nd, followed...