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]

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...

Albion’s summer alpha is underway for founders

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Albion's summer alpha is officially a thing, if you're a legendary founder, that is. Sandbox Interactive updated its website with a post that highlights...

Pathfinder Online’s new settlement mechanics improve customization

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The power to customize settlements in Pathfinder Online lands for players in the game's next Early Enrollment release, v10. Previously, these settlements were composed of predesigned templates...

HEX prepares for July’s Armies of Myth card set

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HEX is about to get a whole lot bigger. The MMO/card game hybrid is getting ready to release its third set to players on...
Under the city.

The Division’s new video outlines the basics of the Dark Zone

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It wouldn't be fair to call The Division's endgame PvP-focused, but neither would it be fair to say that it's devoid of PvP. The...
Forum rejoinder attack!

Skyforge introduces the new Aelinet Portal on June 30th

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Nowhere is Skyforge's sci-fi/fantasy setting blend more evident than with the in-game access to a specialized network meant for other aspiring deities. The portal...

E3 2015: Garriott and Long share Shroud of the Avatar secrets

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This past year, Shroud of the Avatar moved from a monthly weekend-release cadence to being online 24/7, but the major updates have been no...

Did Hi-Rez just tease Global Agenda 2?

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Could this be the first glimpse of Global Agenda 2? During a recent charity livestream, Hi-Rez Studios dropped a minute-long teaser of its team playing...
Make My MMO

Make My MMO: June 27, 2015

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Chris Roberts elaborated on Star Citizen's FPS module delay as well as his experiences directing motion capture for the...

Trove on graduating Beta University and heading into the real world

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The stages of pre-launch development always conjure some measure of protection for a fledgling video game. It may be rough, but that's OK, it's...

Star Citizen’s Roberts on the delayed FPS module, Squadron 42 shoot

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Star Citizen boss Chris Roberts released a new letter from the chairman last night, in which he details his experiences directing performance capture for...
Open the door, get on the floor, fly on a pterodactyl, you are doing this wrong.

Betawatch: June 26th, 2015

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Is there anything as marvelous as finding out that your game got so heavily exploited that the whole game needs to be wiped? If...

Camelot Unchained has made progress on performance, procedurally generated terrain, and more

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It's Friday, which means there's probably a Camelot Unchained update floating somewhere around my inbox. Yep, here it is. Let's see. Head honcho Mark...
OFF WITH HIS KNEES

Gloria Victis delivers whopper of an alpha update

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It may just be one of Gloria Victis' biggest updates yet. The pre-alpha fantasy sandbox patched in several new and improved systems to the game,...
She's a knockout.

Overwatch shows off Zarya and Bastion gameplay in new videos

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The early Overwatch gameplay videos continue moving through the cast with a robot that has the heart of a human and a woman with...

Welcome to MassivelyOP’s ARK: Survival Evolved server

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I'm still enjoying ARK: Survival Evolved quite a bit, and as such I figured I'd set up a dedicated server for the MassivelyOP community. It's been...

WildStar begins Chinese beta this August

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As WildStar is preparing to make the grand transition to free-to-play in the west this summer, it's simultaneously making in-roads into Asia with an...

Wargaming attempts to resolve World of Warships’ Humble Bundle debacle

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Let us tell you a story. The story begins with the recent E3 Humble Bundle, through which Wargaming handed out not only access to World...

Tree of Savior gets a huge English FAQ

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Got a lot of questions about Tree of Savior? We bet you do, you curious kitten you. Well now it's time to get them...

City of Titans development finally ‘on track’

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"The shadow of doubt has passed, and the state of the game is strong," City of Titans President Nathaniel Downes trumpets in his newest...