alpha testing
Betawatch: Dune delays delivery and Dragonwilds delivers directly
If you had already taken time off for Dune Awakening launching, bad news as the game has been delayed until June 10th to give...
Star Citizen kicks off an alpha 4.1.1 stress test this weekend and showcases digital hair design
If you have no plans this weekend, are a Star Citizen fan, and are among the Wave 1 and Wave 2 testers that get...
Sci-fi sandbox SpaceCraft confirms multiplayer focus, offers vague closed alpha plans
Last December we were all introduced to SpaceCraft, a sci-fi sandbox about building, exploration, and eventually growing an interstellar trading empire with - or...
Jagex’s new co-op survival game RuneScape Dragonwilds just hit early access
And just like that, RuneScape Dragonwilds hit early access! It turns out when Jagex said early access was coming this spring, it meant right...
Nexon’s Vindictus Defying Fate online ARPG plans a June alpha – with multiplayer
Nexon's Vindictus Defying Fate is preparing for a big June alpha - and it's one MMO fans will actually want to pay attention to...
Betawatch: Tomo Endless Blue joins our watch list, WoW Classic begins testing Pandaria
When I saw the announcement for Tomo Endless Blue I immediately began trying to sing a version of Styx's "Mr. Roboto" that incorporated the...
Astroneer-spinoff Starseeker talks multiplayer co-op focus, monetization, and beta sign-ups
System Era Softworks' reveal of its second-ever game Starseeker likely has roused a whole lot of curiosity from fans, particularly those who have enjoyed...
Stars Reach has wiped its pre-alpha and revamped for a (hopefully) less messy testing experience
You might not expect devs of an MMORPG in testing to be quite this excited to be perpetrating a wipe of the game worlds,...
Here’s how to get into the April 11 Monsters & Memories weekend open playtest
We reported earlier how Monsters & Memories is going to be hosting another totally open playtest starting on April 11th and running until April...
Wolcen Studio’s Project Pantheon sets the stage for this month’s Closed Alpha 2 with a new teaser
The second closed alpha test for Wolcen Studio's new PvPvE extraction RPG, Project Pantheon, is set to commence on April 25th for an entire...
RuneScape releases the Pharaoh’s Folly quest, Old School RuneScape discusses Sailing alpha
It's time once again for RuneScape players to return to the desert and head towards the finale of a quest line that's been ongoing...
Star Citizen confirms a one-day, digital-only ‘CitizenCon Direct’ for this October
If you were hoping to set up plans to visit the United Kingdom this year for Star Citizen's annual CitizenCon event, well, don't bother...
Betawatch: Defiance’s revival is running an open stress test this weekend, and yes you can play
So the good news with Defiance is that it is doing a weekend stress test - tomorrow, in fact. The less good news is...
Cozy MMO Loftia confirms plans to enter alpha access sometime this month
Loftia, the cozy-looking solarpunk MMO from developer Qloud Games that we've had our eyes on since mid-2023, is now ready to take its next...
Star Citizen’s March report marks progress on new ships, AI tools, and overheating for ships and weapons
With alpha 4.1's release as the milestone marker for March in Star Citizen, the progress report for that same month out of CIG is...
Vague Patch Notes: What’s so hopeless about horizontal progression in MMOs?
A few weeks ago, I talked about power creep when it comes to MMOs in general, and one of the things I mentioned as...
Star Citizen’s $10M pledge haul in March caps off a first quarter YoY funding increase for 2025
Yet again, the unfinished alpha spaceship sandbox Star Citizen continues to break crowdfunding records despite its long years in early development: CIG's sci-fi magnum...
Clash of Adventurers is a free-to-play sandbox MMORPG in pre-alpha development with all the trimmings
There's something to be said about splashy introductions being tossed aside for succinct and forthright descriptions, and that most certainly is the first impression...
Soulframe talks about pre-alpha updates while being distracted by live animals
What do chinchillas, bunnies, chickens, and Soulframe have to do with each other? They were all brought together for the game's latest dev stream...
RuneScape Dragonwilds is Jagex’s new co-op survival game, coming to early access this spring
Jagex has officially announced another game in the RuneScape franchise: RuneScape Dragonwilds. Before you get too excited, it's not a new MMORPG; it's an...
