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]

Check out Otherland’s housing in its features video

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Last week, Drago Entertainment emerged from its zone of quiet development to remind everyone that Otherland still exists and in fact is releasing on...

The Daily Grind: Have you played Pathfinder Online?

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I've been looking into Pathfinder here lately, though I haven't taken the early access plunge yet. Goblinworks has a 15-day free trial listed on...
Make My MMO

Make My MMO: August 15, 2015

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Project Gorgon topped another couple of stretch goals. The funky fantasy sandbox thing with cows stands at just...

Camelot Unchained’s Jacobs on animations, the game engine, and more

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Did you miss Camelot Unchained's evening update last night? I did, but fortunately this isn't radio and we can all go read it together....
I guess I could connect with my mother here, if I cared?

Betawatch: August 14th, 2015

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We all thought that Otherland was dead due to something as silly as a very long silence and the complete failure of its development...
I just don't know any more, really.

Otherland enters early access on Steam on August 26th

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It was announced years ago, has jumped developers and publishers, and by and large seems like the sort of thing that was never going...
Or what was once known as the alpha.

Descent: Underground opens up to pre-alpha testing

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Last week, Descent: Underground made its debut at the Rooster Teeth Expo in Austin, Texas. Pretty neat for fans of the game who could...

This Russian Black Desert trailer is worryingly appealing

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I should have learned my lesson after the debacle that was ArcheAge, but a part of me is still somewhat excited to play the western...

Albion is aiming at an EVE-like metagame

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The Videogame Backlog has interviewed Christian Ziegert, who is the head of operations at Sandbox Interactive and who is responsible for the fantasy MMO...
Hashtag-will-fight-you.

Crowfall updates its legalese, releases animator blog and vid

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Ready to drink from Crowfall's information firehose? That's good, because Artcraft has published a few more updates for its throne war simulator. First up...

Apparently Otherland is still being developed

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What ever happened to Otherland? Well, it sold a bunch of copies, spawned three sequels, and had its feature rights sold to a film...

Project Gorgon might feature cow-only guilds

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Project Gorgon's Kickstarter still has 10 days to go, so the devs at Elder Game have published a new set of stretch goals. They...

Gamescom 2015: First hands-on look at Hi-Rez Studios’ Paladins

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Hi-Rez Studios pulled quite the ace out of its sleeve during Gamescom with its freshly announced new addition to the shooter market, Paladins. The...
How hard could it be, indeed.

H1Z1 significantly overhauls its map plans and development schedule

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Back in July of last year, H1Z1 players learned that the game's engine could support a landmass of more than 16,000 square kilometers. At...

Shroud of the Avatar creates the creepy Desolate Hills

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Every good MMO needs a spooky and ooky graveyard zone, which is why Shroud of the Avatar is hard at work to create the...

H1Z1 announces its first live Battle Royale invitational

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Do you think you've got what it takes to be the king of H1Z1's Battle Royale hill? Daybreak is giving you a chance to...

Project Gorgon hits musical expansion stretch goal

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With 12 days left to go in its Kickstarter campaign, indie MMO Project Gorgon is crossing off stretch goals left and right. The fantasy...

The Repopulation overhauls entertainer system

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Real men and women know that there is true strength and dignity in getting down and boogying around the dance floor. Real players know...

Gamescom 2015: WildStar F2P beta is now live!

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The announcement that WildStar developers Carbine Studios plan to make the MMO the latest addition to our ever-growing free-to-play piles happened a while ago...

Strategy space sim Pixel Starships starts early access alpha this month

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If you're anything like some of us and you're a sucker for cutaway management games like FTL, Fallout Shelter, and Star Command, then you...