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]

Stick and Rudder: The best bits of Star CitizenCon 2015

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Wow, so, where to start with this week's Stick and Rudder? I guess I picked the wrong time for a vacation, and shame on...
Keep it going, folks.

Das Tal opens up its first persistent test server on October 31st

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An MMORPG is going to put any set of network architecture under an incredible amount of strain. It's going to dropkick your netcode and...

Overwatch debuts on Twitch this week

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Curious about Overwatch? If so, you'll probably want to watch Blizzard's Twitch channel on Thursday, October 15th. The studio will air 90 minutes of...

The Stream Team: Aerial taming adventures in ARK: Survival Evolved

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A new bird is available in ARK: Survival Evolved, and MassivelOP's MJ means to tame one! With a buildable saddle, this Quetzalcoatlus can become...
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Shroud of the Avatar goes recursive with Release 23

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Shroud of the Avatar is the most recent game that Richard Garriott has worked on, so why not spend your time in that game...

You can kill people with trees in Worlds Adrift

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Bossa Studios' new Worlds Adrift title already seemed rather ambitious. With a recent dev blog, though, the studio admitted to the lofty goal of...

Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns economy and legendary weapons

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ArenaNet has published two Guild Wars 2 dev blogs today: one on the economy and one on legendary weapons. ANet economist John Smith begins by...

Otherland teases Halloween event, reacts to player suggestions

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Even in the midst of its early access testing, Otherland is planning some sort of Halloween event later this month along with a large...
In the grim darkness of whatever, blah blah explosions.

Eternal Crusade’s alpha is meant as a dry run of the live experience

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Are you of the mind that Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade jumped into alpha a little bit too early? A new state of the game...

Asta plans public beta for November 3

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Will Asta succeed in the west after it failed in the east? That's the question that we're inching toward answering, as Webzen announced that...

You’ll never see Camelot Unchained’s Archer before she shoots you

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Interested in being a deadly threat at a distance? Then you should pay attention to Camelot Unchained's archer archetype, which comes in three class...
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Make My MMO: Divergence Online takes Steam by storm (October 10, 2015)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Divergence Online landed on Steam Greenlight, bolstering its ongoing Indiegogo campaign by rocketing to #15 on the platform's Greenlight...

Players publish video tribute to Landmark developers

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A group of Landmark players have posted a heartwarming tribute video to the folks at Daybreak working on the game. Players Denghe, Oxillion, and Xyloriel, who...
More soon.

Betawatch: Camelot Unchained begins beta next year (October 9, 2015)

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The good news is that Camelot Unchained will indeed be hitting the shores of the land of betas. The bad news? It's not going...

Blade and Soul starts technical alpha, talks closed beta features

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The very first technical alpha for Blade and Soul is live, according to the game's official Twitter feed. The studio is sending out alpha...

ARK has already sold 2 million early-access copies

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How do you sell 2 million copies before you officially launch your game? Be a studio with a survival MMO on Steam. And, you...

Armored Warfare rumbles into open beta

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Armored Warfare transitioned into open beta today, inviting any and all to try out this online tank shooter to see if it has the...

Face a Dodorex in ARK’s upcoming Halloween event

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ARK: Survival Evolved is transforming to ARK: Fear Evolved -- at least for one week at the end of this month! The survival game...

Shards Online’s latest newsletter on playtesting and ‘managing’ PK behavior

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Shards Online has posted its latest newsletter on the heels of last weekend's pre-alpha 3 preview event, which included over 100 testers. Citadel's Derek...

Albion Online’s land ownership system will run by auction

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Sandbox Interactive is shaking things up with its land ownership system in Albion Online. In a new development diary, the studio explains that it is...