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 all of Black Desert’s costumes

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If you're like me, then one of the first questions you have for any new MMO isn't what classes or systems it offers but...

Tree of Life has territory growth, guild wars on the mind

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The survival sandbox Tree of Life has plans to vastly expand its territory, promising that it will soon grow to encompass four times the...

Shards Online’s June newsletter talks player-run servers, taming, and more

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Citadel has published the latest issue of its Shards Online newsletter. Project lead Derek Brinkmann pens an intro that touches on everything from worldbuilding...

Skysaga gives PvP to the masses

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Skysaga's burgeoning community has a new way to grow closer today, as the game has opened the doors of its PvP arena to testers. Alpha...

ArtCraft addresses concerns over ‘more PvE features’ in Crowfall

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Here's another Crowfall news bite! Today's drop takes the form of a video Q&A with design lead Thomas Blair and creative director J. Todd...

City of Titans demos its costume-making process

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Every superhero worth her or his salt knows that it's the costume that makes the hero. Well, that and a heapload of mutant powers,...

Skyforge soft launches into open beta on July 16th

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Skyforge fans, get ready to get ready because your game is headed for soft launch. The open beta, which won't be wiped, begins on July 16th,...

Win an Armored Warfare early access key from Massively OP (All gone now!)

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Armored Warfare, Obsidian Entertainment and My.com's tank MMO shooter, has entered its third round of early access beta this week, and that means a fresh key giveaway: We've got 1000...

World of Warships’ open beta launches today

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Let the naval battles commence: World of Warships soft launches today! Above and beyond throwing open the beta doors to one and all, the game...

Trion: Devilian has ‘all the features of your dream ARPG’

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Now that Trion's newest MMO import is no longer cloaked in secrecy, the Devilian team is excited to get out there and talk about...

Trove’s got more travel options than you can shake a stick at

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You might not have realized it, but over time Trove has been steadily adding in more and more travel options to the point that...

Camelot Unchained goes gonzo over destroying buildings

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Hope you like reading -- and since you're reading this, we'll assume you do -- because Camelot Unchained has another one of its Stephen...

Civilization Online gets new trailers, still isn’t playable in the West

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Hey guys, here's another post about Civilization Online, because we know how much you love reading about stuff you can't play! Just kidding. Sort of....

Watch MapleStory 2’s Korean launch preparations

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MapleStory 2 is a week away from its July 7th launch in South Korea, and Nexon is going nuts with the game's promotions and...

Crowfall explains why combat physics are ‘hella complicated’

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The Crowfall community has a heapload of questions about the upcoming PvP title's combat systems, and the devs apparently have (some of) the answers. A...

Eleven makes slow but steady progress on Glitch remake

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A new state of the project post is up over at Eleven, stating that while the game is struggling with tech issues that's preventing...

Trion welcomes action-RPG Devilian into its fold

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After a cryptic teaser site posted last week, Trion Worlds is finally ready to make its big announcement: The studio will be publishing Korean...

Trove discusses player housing, Steam release

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Trion released a dev blog introducing sandvox Trove's cornerstone system to new players last night. Cornerstones are houses akin to a personal home base, a plot that...

Not So Massively: Rust randomises penis size; Splatoon sells a million units

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Nintendo's recently released Wii U shooter Splatoon sold over a million units worldwide in its first month, becoming one of the console's most popular...

Here’s how to sign up for Moonlight Blade’s open beta

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Upcoming Wuxia MMO Moonlight Blade is going into open beta on July 1st. Yes, I know, why are we writing about this because there's...