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]

It's better than California.

Shroud of the Avatar sports a new player-run town in Release 18

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The next time you're playing Shroud of the Avatar, you should take the time go visit Vengeance. It's actually just the name of the second...

The Daily Grind: How do you plan to play Star Citizen?

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I'm pretty excited to get my hands on some different ships in this week's Star Citizen free-fly event. I know, I know, I can...
Brown town.

Das Tal plans Kickstarter-exclusive preview, discusses server architecture

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Are you seriously interested in server architecture? Can you not wait to find out how Das Tal is handling its backend for logging in?...
Make My MMO

Make My MMO: May 30, 2015

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Square Enix pimped out 2-D action MMO hopeful Dragon of Legends as part of its Indie Collective showcase. In...
When the most notable thing about you is your game's engine, maybe it's time to give up.

Take a look at God Slayer Online’s first beta test

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Are you doing most of your god slaying offline at this point? You might be able to benefit from God Slayer Online, then, because...

Test fly Star Citizen’s military ships for free this week

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When I backed Star Citizen in 2012, I opted for a couple of the $60 pledge tiers. One of these I gave away, and...
Not this one, but it is happening.

Betawatch: May 29th, 2015

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We don't usually list expansions in our little master list, but Guild Wars 2 has started doing some testing of its first expansion. In...

Guild Wars 2’s second Stronghold PvP beta happens on June 2

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ArenaNet has announced that it will host the second Stronghold PvP public beta for Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion on June 2nd....

Otherland beefs up its clan and PvP feature set

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Progress on the revived Otherland project has been running quiet for most of this spring, but now that looks to change. Today, Drago Entertainment...

Catching up with Shroud of the Avatar’s Starr Long

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As Kickstarter projects successfully funded via the power of nostalgia have proven, gamer loyalty can burn strong even decades after experiencing titles that make...

View an Overwatch match through Symmetra’s eyes

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What would you do if you could bend reality to serve your will? Probably become a superhero and fight deathmatches against giant gorillas and...

Gandalf kicks ass in new Black Desert trailer

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Still keeping an eye on hyperrealistic sandbox Black Desert? Last night Daum posted a new trailer for the MMO, this one focusing on the...

Greed Monger officially calls it quits

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After staff defections and general developer drama earlier this year, there really wasn't much hope for the future of Greed Monger. Now there is...
If at first you don't succeed, that means nothing now.

Echo of Soul heads into open beta today (with no further wipes)

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Echo of Soul is in open beta as of today, so if you want to jump in and play right this moment, you can....

Skyforge’s Pantheon Wars are super-competitive PvP and PvE events

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When you're a minor god in Skyforge's world, you need to aim for big goals. One of the biggest that you and your friends...

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, entered early access yesterday and had already counted a million registrations. Let's add a few more...
How hard could it be, indeed.

H1Z1 introduces hardcore Battle Royale, now with bears

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Odds are good that you've had experience with H1Z1's Battle Royale gameplay by now if you've played the game for any length of time....

Dragon Nest II: Legend announced for mobile

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Don't let the Roman numeral two fool you into thinking that this is a sequel. Dragon Nest II: Legend is actually a prequel to...

Tree of Life sprouts up on Steam early access

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The wait for the Tree of Life is over barely after it began! The survival sandbox is now available in early access form on...

Inon Zur to compose Sword Coast Legends’ soundtrack

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Sword Coast Legends is getting a musical boost from legendary video game composer Inon Zur. The upcoming coop RPG announced yesterday that it had...