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]

Shroud of the Avatar to introduce player-owned towns with Release 17

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Shroud of the Avatar's Release 17 is preparing to hit the ground running when it comes out on Thursday, April 30th. In its most...

EverQuesting: Daybreak expounds on Landmark’s postponed wipe

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Some pretty big changes are on their way to Landmark, not the least of which is the final full character wipe and an extensive...

Novus Inceptio gives you an alien world to rebuild

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There's something about the apocalypse that makes a world 100% more awesome, isn't there? People get more creative, previously undeveloped mutated powers come into...
Nope.

Pathfinder Online pushes for aggressive recruiting on media sites

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What do you do when your in-testing MMO isn't drawing in the crowd that you need it to be? Pathfinder Online thinks that the...
Make My MMO

Make My MMO: April 25, 2015

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, a couple of high profile projects met stretch goals. Crowfall will be hiring a dedicated graphics programmer, while...
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Betawatch: April 24th, 2015

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Rather than languishing in beta for all eternity, Heroes of the Storm is launching on June 2nd! Sure, there will be no further wipes...
If you buy all of this sight unseen, I believe there's an expression about fools and money that pertains.

Echo of Soul offers several different flavors of founder’s packs

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So Echo of Soul is an upcoming free-to-play title. You probably already knew that it was going to feature founder packs which include instant...
Watch us sit down and program!

Jacobs elaborates on spirit pets in Camelot Unchained

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Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs has posted a Thursday afternoon update that's basically required reading if you're a fan of the fantasy RvR title. He...
It looks like every other MOBA trailer ever, whee.

Master x Master adds WildStar’s Mondo Zax to its final beta test

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Fans of WildStar who also have access to Korean beta tests will probably be quite happy to hear that Mondo Zax, Chua inventor extraordinaire,...

Take a look at Landmark’s overhauled landmasses

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Landmark's landmasses are getting a major facelift in the sandbox's last big wipe coming up next week. Not only are more biomes (underwater, volcanic,...
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky.

How to unleash divine wrath in Skyforge

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Sure, you get the idea that Skyforge is all about being a deity. But what does that mean? When do you get to unleash...
More like real reality.

The Elder Scrolls Online halts in-game ads

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Wasn't it great when The Elder Scrolls Online put ads in the middle of the screen for cash shop items during a welcome back...
We slightly fixed our stuff mostly at the end!

Elder Scrolls Online’s PS4 beta starts tomorrow

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If for some reason you want to play Elder Scrolls Online on a console (I dunno, maybe you hate UI mods and bleeding edge...
Art is a very difficult medium to work in, and praise should be offered to those who take up the challenge of presenting story through visual mediums.

Shroud of the Avatar has its very own comic now

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Do you want more supplemental material to round out your Shroud of the Avatar experience? Do you occasionally walk into your local comic store...

Win a Skyforge closed beta 3 key from Massively OP [All gone now!]

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Skyforge's third beta test begins today, bringing with it two new PvP zones, a new cave area, and a pair of adventures too. Second-round beta...
All of the information present in text, but with a worse index and presented more slowly.

Life is Feudal video dashes hopes for player shops

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There are going to be no shops in Life is Feudal when the MMO portion of the game goes live. This is even true...
I did a thing, now give me my stat boost.

Landmark shows off its upcoming achievement-based progression

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The next big update to Landmark will bring a major update to progression, and that means a major update to how the game's achievements...
And we may not pass this way again.

Pathfinder adds holdings and outposts

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Goblinworks rolled version seven of Pathfinder Online's early enrollment out to backers last week. The update adds holdings and outposts, though CEO Ryan Dancey says that they...
Let's get ready to metatextually rumble.

Heroes of the Storm launches June 2nd

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On May 19th, Heroes of the Storm goes into open beta testing, allowing everyone in the world to download and play the Blizzard crossover...
Camelot Unchained

Camelot Unchained adds spirit pet stretch goal

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Here is some good news for you Camelot Unchained fans who also like pet classes. CityState has found a way to work around the...