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]

Fntastic pulls the plug on Escape Factory crowdfunding, shifts instead to another prop hunt game

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If we're all very honest, the crowdfunding drive for The Day Before developer Fntastic's obstacle course platformer Escape Factory was very likely never going...

Dark and Darker Mobile delays launch from fall 2024 to the first half of 2025

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I'm sure you've noticed by now, but October is a huge month for game delays, as studios look at the fall calendar and all...

Palia opens up the plushie trading system and adds new decor with today’s Fall’s Flourishes update

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Do you remember when there was a school-wide trading market for collectibles? Baseball cards, Micro Machines, Garbage Pail Kids cards; they were totally a...

Pax Dei schedules a temporary test in its PvP province tomorrow to assess interest in ‘real PvP’

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Sure, there's PvP to be had in Pax Dei, but is it really PvP if you're not also razing players' buildings to the ground...

Not So Massively: ZeroSpace is the last hope for multiplayer RTS fans

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All right, that headline is a bit of hyperbole, but it does reflect how I'm feeling right now. A bit over a year ago, I...

Rumor: Nintendo is running a 10K player test for its secret Switch MMO

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A huge test for a not-so-secret Nintendo Switch playtest is underway by the company itself -- and this could have significant implications for the...

33 Immortals delays early access into 2025 to address player feedback and stability problems

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Earlier this year we started reporting on the not-so-massive 33 Immortals, a multiplayer co-op roguelike game that put 33 players together (natch) to try...

Ashes of Creation players spill the beans about pre-alpha testing as verbal and written NDAs lift

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If you've got Ashes of Creation targeted in your gaming news and social feeds, then you probably woke up to a deluge of information...
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Nightingale discusses building updates, Halloween event, and the impending arrival of Nightingale City

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Nightingale has once again brought Inflexion CEO Aaryn Flynn and head of audio Neil Thompson together for the survivalbox's second dev talk video where...

Stick and Rudder: On CitizenCon day two, Star Citizen talked MMO design and full 1.0 release

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Sure, we've had one day of CitizenCon, but what about second day? The weekend event for the 12 year-old sci-fi sandbox Star Citizen has...

Wayfinder sprints toward its 1.0 launch with the reveal of its 8th hero, Lora

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We're just days -- nay, hours -- away from the full 1.0 release of the battered but spunky Wayfinder on October 21st, and Airship...

Stick and Rudder: Star Citizen talks tools, gear, social features, and Squadron 42 at CitizenCon day one

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It's that time of year again for fans and followers of Star Citizen to come together in-person and digitally to see what's next in...

Make My MMO: Star Citizen opens CitizenCon, Fractured eyes F2P, Fractured Veil and Shadow’s Kiss sunset

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Star Citizen's CitizenCon event kicked off this morning under a cloud of drama as backers tuned in to see where the game and S42...
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Betawatch: Aloft drifts to 2025-ish skies

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If you'd been looking forward to playing Aloft this year during its previously announced fall early access, we're sorry to inform you that this...

Ammo and Oxygen, the Wild Terra studio’s new sci-fi roguelike shooter, heads to early access November 7

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Juvty Worlds, the studio behind the MMORPG Wild Terra 2 (which last saw a major update in August), is thinking smaller with its next...

Pax Dei confirms its next big update, Proving Grounds, will arrive on November 5 – alongside server merges

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For the past couple of weeks, Pax Dei has been talking up its next major content update, which is set to bring things like...

Fight or Kite: Dungeonborne gives Elder Scrolls vibes with a hint of battle royale

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Over the past couple of weeks, my gaming time hasn't been amenable to long sessions thanks to work travel, but I was prepared: I've...

Cozy MMO Palia is letting us trade plushies in next week’s Fall’s Flourishes update

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Palia is back and teasing yet another update for the open beta mini-MMO: The Fall’s Flourishes Update - aka patch 0.185 - arrives on...

Star Citizen devs report drying funds, micromanagement, overspending, and episodic release for Squadron 42

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The news that Star Citizen studio CIG forced developers to give up two weekends in order to make CitizenCon happen - followed by a...

Ghibli-esque co-op sandbox Aloft delays early access from fall to January 2025

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Co-op sandbox fans have been eagerly awaiting the Funcom-published title Aloft all year as the Ghibli-inspired game trekked through a demo and con season....