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]

Of course the official art appears to be a woman in the middle of changing. Into a demon.

Devilian begins alpha testing for Obsidian founders

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If you've been eagerly awaiting your chance to get your hands on Devilian even in just a test stage, your wait is over. At...
Just looking good.

Crowfall answers community questions on development

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A small number of players are getting their first taste of what Crowfall is going to be, and that's a good thing. The result...

Here’s a helpful summary of Star Citizen’s release schedule

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The best laid plans of mice and men don't hold a candle to those creating a virtual universe from scratch. The shifting dates and...

World of Warships launches September 17th

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If you've been waiting until the official release to launch your naval career in World of Warships, mark your calendar: In two weeks, the...

Free-to-play WildStar ‘Reloaded’ arrives September 29th

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No, that isn't a typo in the title: WildStar fully converts to free-to-play on September 29th. Carbine and its crew are calling this significant change to...

Pathfinder Online lays off almost entire staff

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Paizo CEO Lisa Stevens has announced to Pathfinder Online supporters that the majority of the Goblinworks team working on the game has been laid off. We...

Eco’s proposed death penalty doesn’t mess around

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Eco, the global ecosystem survival game that recently blew through its $100,000 Kickstarter goal, has added a player-run criminal justice PvP system as a...

Project Gorgon adds guilds and new movement system

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An early version of the guild system went into Project Gorgon yesterday, according to the game's launcher. The guilds that are in the game are...

Horse World Online gallops into our hearts

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Clear the slate of your gaming plans for the near future, friends, because we're here to tell you that your dream game has arrived:...

Guild Wars 2 unleashes fresh Mordrem event next week and blogs about raids

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ArenaNet just confirmed the rumors it sparked about a Mordrem event coming to Guild Wars 2: From 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7) on September 10 through...

Elite: Dangerous welcomes pilots to close quarters combat

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Players have a new way to experience Elite: Dangerous with the advent of the close quarters combat (CQC) mode. The beta test for the...
Now I'm the best thing ever!

WildStar enters the second phase of free-to-play testing with real money, explains Runecrafting changes

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The first stage of testing for WildStar's free-to-play conversion has been a success on the whole. Sure, there have been aspects that veterans didn't...

Wild Terra delivers an isometric sandbox medieval world

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Looking for an up-and-coming sandbox that isn't some weird jumble of voxels? Wild Terra would respectfully submit that you check out its isometric medieval...
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This is how Crowfall has evolved over the past 16 weeks

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Crowfall's latest video is a 25-minute affair that shows you how the crowdfunded PvP fantasy title has progressed from stacks of Post-It notes, index...

Camelot Unchained’s newsletter recaps August, looks to DragonCon

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Camelot Unchained fans, I hope you have a caffeinated beverage and a lot of free time, because the 13th edition of the game's newsletter...
Fight like you want to not lose!

Crowfall kicks off pre-alpha testing in the Hunger Dome

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Yes, the day has come for Crowfall fans when the game stops just being an idea and becomes reality. The first round of pre-alpha testing kicked...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO testing experience you’ve ever had?

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I know I'm not alone in feeling beta-fatigue. I hear the same things I feel from you folks in our comments and from our...

Not So Massively: HOTS’ ranking woes, LoL’s server move problems

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League of Legends finished setting up its new North American server in Chicago, reducing ping times for east coast players but dramatically increasing them...

Atlas Reactor’s alpha signups start today

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Trion wasted little time getting its newly announced Atlas Reactor turn-based PvP thing in front of gamers. After revealing the title at PAX last...

Gloria Victis is now twice as large

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Gloria Victis has updated and now boasts a game world that's twice as large as before, including new locations to capture and upgrade. The...