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]

Factions: Origins of Malu’s early access launch and interview

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Origins of Malu has certainly had a long, bumpy road to launch. Showing up on our radar back in August 2011, this title has...

Douglas Firs cripple City of Titans’ framerate

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File this under "amusing development moments:" The City of Titans team was struggling with low framerate performance for its pre-alpha test map, and only...

Crowfall hits stretch goals for mounts, caravans, and free pack pig

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With only a few days to go, Crowfall is hitting stretch goals left and right in its quest to be one of the best-funded...

Asteroids: Outpost tests out the ore buggy

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Classic video game-cum-MMO Asteroids: Outpost is making strides forward in its testing, according to updates on Steam. While the game is in pre-alpha testing...
Shroud of the Avatar

Shroud of the Avatar talks dev events, a community app, and more

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Shroud of the Avatar's latest update is typically meaty. It features the usual footnotes related to in-game tweaks and changes as well as blurbs...
Star Citizen

Star Citizen 1.1 adds ships, landing system

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Friday was patch day in Star Citizen, so that's the good news. The less-than-good news is that you'll need to reinstall the game to...
Make My MMO

Make My MMO: March 21, 2015

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, SOE fans banded together and attempted to Kickstart this year's Fan Faire. You might recall that Columbus Nova...

Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns stress test begins March 24

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Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion stress testing is set to begin on March 24th, according to emails going out to lucky invitees...

Betawatch: March 20, 2015

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H1Z1 this week announced and then canceled plans to charge a monthly pass for its battle royale mode; it's still happening, Smed says, but not...

Perfect World is bringing HEX to China

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HEX: Shards of Fate may just have hit a jackpot when it sorely needed it. MMO Culture is reporting that the trading card MMO...
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Pathfinder Online shows off group play video

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What does it look like when you get a whole lot of players in Pathfinder Online taking on monsters, fighting one another, and milling...

Sword Coast Legends demos single-player mode

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Bummed about BioWare's 4v1 RPG Shadow Realms biting the big one? Then cheer up, little trooper: There might be a good substitute on the...

Own, expand, and develop your own piece of Crowfall’s universe

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While most of Crowfall's playable area will be in temporary PvP campaign worlds, there will be a bastion of permanence in individual player housing...

H1Z1 won’t charge for Battle Royale anytime soon

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After announcing yesterday that it would be offering a $6.99 monthly pass for H1Z1's Battle Royale mode, Daybreak Game Company said today that it...

Elite: Dangerous starts Mac beta test on March 31st

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Mac Elite: Dangerous fans who are feeling grounded while their PC brothers and sisters are cruising the stars will soon have their own chance...

Das Tal is considering a buy-to-play model

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After a careful consideration of the pros and cons of various business models, including those of Crowfall, Guild Wars 2 and ArcheAge, the Das...

H1Z1 will offer optional ‘monthly passes’ for battle royale

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Daybreak president John Smedley has informally announced via Twitter that the studio's zombie survival MMO H1Z1 is getting a sub -- sort of. "We've decided...

Eternal Crusade kills early game modules to focus on founder’s access

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Changes have been afoot over at Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade, and new Senior Producer Nathan Richardsson posted a second State of the Crusade post...

Crowfall promises VR support in exchange for 15,000 backers

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Bet you didn't see this coming. As it ticks down its final Kickstarter campaign week, Crowfall has added a tantalizing stretch goal if the...
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Skyforge begins second closed beta on March 24th

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If the first week-long test of Skyforge just whetted your appetite, you'll be able to get a second helping very soon. The game is...

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