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]

Elite: Dangerous tests interplay between Mac and PC versions

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Being a member of the Mac gaming tribe no longer means that you have to be quarantined from the glorious PC master race, at...

City of Titans demos its first costume and combat prototypes

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It's been a little quiet on the City of Titans development front for a while, but when you see the game's most recent video, you'll understand...
Tree of Savior

Tree of Savior’s beta is really a beta

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Are you wondering what to make of quirky Korean import Tree of Savior? Steparu's been playing the beta, and he has a lot to...

Land of Britain takes you through a leprechaun dungeon

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Following its conversion to the Unreal Engine 4, Land of Britain is champing at the bit to show off its fantastic new visuals. To...
Thanks for giving me things in response to taking things!

Landmark is refunding players for basic material packs

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It's not much fun to play a building game like Landmark if you don't have the materials to actually, you know, build. This is why the...

Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns beta FAQ clears the air

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Guild Wars 2's beta test for the Heart of Thorns expansion is one of the hottest tickets in town this spring. Because of this, there's...
Someone thinks this is super neat!

Cabal II closed beta begins April 30th

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Those of you sitting on the edge of your seats and waiting eagerly for the first Cabal II beta test in North America need...

The Saga of Lucimia focuses on ‘group-based emergent gameplay’

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The days of coddling solo players through a massively multiplayer experience are over -- at least according to one upstart indie MMO. Meet The Saga...

Shroud of the Avatar to introduce player-owned towns with Release 17

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Shroud of the Avatar's Release 17 is preparing to hit the ground running when it comes out on Thursday, April 30th. In its most...

EverQuesting: Daybreak expounds on Landmark’s postponed wipe

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Some pretty big changes are on their way to Landmark, not the least of which is the final full character wipe and an extensive...

Novus Inceptio gives you an alien world to rebuild

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There's something about the apocalypse that makes a world 100% more awesome, isn't there? People get more creative, previously undeveloped mutated powers come into...
Nope.

Pathfinder Online pushes for aggressive recruiting on media sites

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What do you do when your in-testing MMO isn't drawing in the crowd that you need it to be? Pathfinder Online thinks that the...
Make My MMO

Make My MMO: April 25, 2015

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, a couple of high profile projects met stretch goals. Crowfall will be hiring a dedicated graphics programmer, while...
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Betawatch: April 24th, 2015

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Rather than languishing in beta for all eternity, Heroes of the Storm is launching on June 2nd! Sure, there will be no further wipes...
If you buy all of this sight unseen, I believe there's an expression about fools and money that pertains.

Echo of Soul offers several different flavors of founder’s packs

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So Echo of Soul is an upcoming free-to-play title. You probably already knew that it was going to feature founder packs which include instant...
Watch us sit down and program!

Jacobs elaborates on spirit pets in Camelot Unchained

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Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs has posted a Thursday afternoon update that's basically required reading if you're a fan of the fantasy RvR title. He...
It looks like every other MOBA trailer ever, whee.

Master x Master adds WildStar’s Mondo Zax to its final beta test

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Fans of WildStar who also have access to Korean beta tests will probably be quite happy to hear that Mondo Zax, Chua inventor extraordinaire,...

Take a look at Landmark’s overhauled landmasses

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Landmark's landmasses are getting a major facelift in the sandbox's last big wipe coming up next week. Not only are more biomes (underwater, volcanic,...
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky.

How to unleash divine wrath in Skyforge

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Sure, you get the idea that Skyforge is all about being a deity. But what does that mean? When do you get to unleash...
More like real reality.

The Elder Scrolls Online halts in-game ads

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Wasn't it great when The Elder Scrolls Online put ads in the middle of the screen for cash shop items during a welcome back...

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