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]

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Star Citizen adds progression to its dogfight module

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Star Citizen chairman Chris Roberts has posted a blurb outlining a new system called Rental Equipment Credits that is coming to Arena Commander's 1.1...

The Repopulation offers $20 early access

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Getting into The Repopulation's early access program is now cheaper than ever, as Above and Beyond has announced a new silver membership tier for...

Run, Valiance Online, run!

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There's always a world of difference between viewing MMO screenshots and videos. Sometimes you just have to see a game in action to get...

Daybreak’s John Smedley: EverQuest Next is going to be ‘more than ok’

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Worried about this week's mass firings of Daybreak employees and wondering what might happen to both Landmark and EverQuest Next? The studio has a...

HEX throws free Valentine’s Day tournament

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Whether or not you have plans for this Valentine's Day weekend, HEX would like you to consider its arena test server as the most...

Richard Garriott: Open development and crowdsourcing is a ‘joy’

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There's a lot of debate and discussion these days as to the virtues and usefulness of early access and transparent development, but at least...

Crowfall will be buy-to-play with optional sub

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Although we don't have the full idea of what Crowfall is, today we know more about how we'll be paying for it in the...

Ever, Jane’s lead developer is building a most unusual MMO

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Have you heard about Ever, Jane and thought to yourself, "Who would make this kind of MMO?" Well, now you can meet the creator...

Trove takes to the skies in a new patch

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What more can sandvox Trove add to its beta program? How about the power to rebel against the forces of gravity and take to...

Take a peek at Skyforge character creation and a zone panorama

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What sort of character are you going to make in Skyforge? A new user video shows off the character creator and classes from the...

Player structures are coming to Pathfinder Online

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It's hard to think of a sandbox game without the ability to create and dwell in player structures, but until now that feature has...

Crowfall releases its first music track

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Crowfall, now dubbing itself a "throne war simulator" on its official website, released the first track to its score yesterday. Not only can you hear...