alpha testing
Torchlight Frontiers gears up for another alpha test
Following a fun and frisky first closed alpha test, Torchlight Frontiers is ready to dive right back into it. Alpha 2 is on its...
Project Nova’s alpha is postponed indefinitely as CCP Games heads back to the drawing board
CCP Games has put the brakes on Project Nova, according to a message plastered on the company website today. The game isn't over, as...
Shadow’s Kiss peeks at mad science, mummies, and pole dancing
Time to dive into the seedy underbelly of the city and see what's going on with the indie vampire MMO Shadow's Kiss. The month...
BioWare’s Casey Hudson discusses Anthem development progress
In BioWare's newly published November update, General Manager Casey Hudson takes a look at what's going on behind the scenes at the studio as...
MMO ‘creature-collection adventure’ Temtem has launched its backer alpha
One of the two major MMO Kickstarter success stories of 2018 was most definitely Temtem, the clearly Pokemon-inspired "massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure" that raised...
Previewing Dual Universe’s bigger, better alpha experience – including crafting
Every time I see and learn more about Dual Universe, I have that feeling that this may be The One. The one I have...
Fractured announces first pre-alpha test starting this month, delays alpha until next year
The team at Dynamight Studios has announced that its crowdfunded sandbox MMO Fractured will be entering pre-alpha testing this week. The test phase will...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO news stories of 2018
With the turn of every new year, I know we are entering unexplored territory in the field of MMO news. No matter what we...
Dual Universe is entering its first alpha phase this Thursday
The folks at Novaquark have announced that their civilization-building sandbox MMO Dual Universe will be entering its very first alpha phase at the end...
The Stream Team: Legends of Aria’s head start!
Alphas are done. Betas are now. Now, we wait for Legends of Aria's Steam Early Access launch -- unless you are in the head...
War of Rights will launch early access on December 3
Civil War title War of Rights is finally moving out of its long alpha testing phase into early access as of December 3rd, Campfire...
Betawatch: Legends of Aria has a free stress test
I can't speak for anyone else, but whenever I see something advertising a stress test, I just shrug and say that I've already got...
New World gives us a glimpse at builders, pushes alpha sign-ups
Crafting professions are the topic of the week over at New World. Blacksmithing got some press a few days ago, and now it is...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 197: Crawl out through the fallout
Eliot, Justin, and Bree discuss FFXIV's Fanfest, Fallout 76, Hellgate, WildStar, plus patches for Black Desert, EVE, Secret World Legends, ArcheAge, TERA, and EverQuest II, with mail on MMO difficulty settings.
Hi-Rez Expo 2018: Realm Royale is coming to both consoles, plans more fantasy features
Back in August, Realm Royale was struggling. The free alpha game soared then fell, with players and stream coverage both dipping way down. Some...
Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts: ‘No one is attempting to do what we are doing’
As we noted on Saturday, Star Citizen hit $200 million in crowdfunding - and that prompted a letter from the chairman penned by Chris...
Anthem previews character customization in latest developer livestream
As many MMO fans will attest, extensive character customization can be a big draw for a game. After all, what gamers don't love making...
Whatever happened to Empyrion Galactic Survival?
Anybody remember Empyrion Online aka Empyrion Galactic Survival? It's one of those space sandbox multiplayer survival games that went for a Kickstarter back in...
Mythology and modernity collide in upcoming action-RPG Breach
In the world of QC Games's upcoming action-RPG Breach, there are two Earths: the one we know and love, and the mythological Earth, where...
Betawatch: Torchlight Frontiers’ stress test, Lost Ark’s wild popularity
Torchlight Frontiers' alpha stress test kicked off today; PWE is begging y'all to come stress test the servers. Except literally nobody I know got...
