alpha testing
Colony simulation MMO Seed blasts you into space in its brand-new pre-alpha teaser
We've been keeping an eye on Klang Games' MMO Seed since at least last year, when the studio revealed its single-shard simulation mechanics and...
Global Chat: Looking back at World of Warcraft’s Legion
Now that the next World of Warcraft expansion is almost upon us, it's time to say farewell to Legion and all that that entails....
Betawatch: Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen kicks off character creation (July 13, 2018)
It's important in an MMO to feel like you own the bundle of stats and spells that you lovingly refer to as a character....
The Stream Team: Working through Outpost Zero pirate invasions
Massively OP's MJ can't seem to get much base building done in Outpost Zero because she keeps being interrupted by rude pirates! She's not...
Pantheon rolls out the first iteration of its character creation system
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's pre-alpha test continues to progress forward, as the team just patched in the first version of the MMO's character...
Interviewing Frostkeep’s CEO as Rend announces July 31 early access
Are you looking for a new way to survive? It's coming. We've watched as Rend wandered down its closed alpha path since May, but...
Ashes of Creation handles world persistence and local economies in its own fashion
With a rapidly expanding studio and Alpha One coming later this year, Ashes of Creation is shaping up to be one of the great...
Interview: ArtCraft’s J. Todd Coleman on prepping Crowfall’s Artisan Engine for the broader industry
Yesterday, Crowfall studio ArtCraft announced it was spinning off a brand-new company dubbed ArtCraft Technologies that would basically turn Crowfall's engine into a marketable...
New Dawn, a survival sandbox set in the 1800s, has launched into Steam early access
New Dawn - not to be confused with Darkfall New Dawn or Osiris New Dawn or Star Trek Online's New Dawn - is hitting...
Saga of Lucimia chides MMO players for having ‘forgotten’ how to properly group and socialize
How important is grouping in Saga of Lucimia? Very. In fact, it's so central to the idea of what the devs believe MMORPGs should...
Betawatch: Camelot Unchained has to delay that beta (July 6, 2018)
It's important to note that however frustrated you might be about the fact that Camelot Unchained had to delay its long-awaited beta, the developers...
Star Citizen offers a speedy look at some of what’s coming in alpha 3.3
Star Citizen's Around the Verse this week is even shorter than the last few weeks' episodes, clocking it at under five minutes as alluded...
Ashes of Creation claims it’s ‘now among the largest MMOs in production’
Ashes of Creation claims it's "now among the largest MMOs in production" thanks to the addition of a large crew of new hires and...
Star Citizen’s 3.2 quarterly alpha update is fully live, with new ships, mining, and cash-shop features
Star Citizen's alpha 3.2 has finally and formally released to all comers, CIG announced this weekend.
"In the new patch, Star Citizen players can use...
Vampire MMO Shadow’s Kiss turns on its alpha servers
Six months after raising over $80,000 in its Kickstarter campaign, Shadow's Kiss is drawing players into its dark alpha test.
The alpha servers are now...
Betawatch: Saga of Lucimia’s combat is updated for pre-alpha (June 29, 2018)
The nice thing about early testing is that big things can change and it's really all part of the experience. Sure, Saga of Lucimia...
Starfighter Inc expands its alpha test and overhauls its ship systems
Remember Starfighter Inc? This crowdfunded title was aiming to be a multiplayer spiritual successor to the X-Wing and TIE Fighter games of the 1990s....
Prosperous Universe tackles ship orbits and landings
When you're creating a space sim that involves both space and ground content, then you're going to have to figure out a way to...
Star Citizen’s 3.2 alpha contains utter rubbish, literally – and Squadron 42 won’t make 2018
This week's edition of Star Citizen's Around the Verse is taking a detour into a recap of Squadron 42. CIG says it's been working...
Rend posts its alpha roadmap and highlights the Highlands
Curious where the survival sandbox Rend is at in its alpha development? The dev team posted a roadmap on the site that shows current...
