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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is heading to Xbox One in December
For too long, the Xbox One has not had nearly enough games in which you wander aimlessly through a town looking for guns before...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 142: The state of the sci-fi MMO genre
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, Destiny 2, RIFT, CCP's studio closures, Warframe, and Star Citizen's CitizenCon, with tidbits on Guild Wars 2, Trove, Secret World Legends, LOTRO, WoW, and BlizzCon, and a mailbag question on the future of traditional MMORPGs.
Indie MMO Project Gorgon gets its Halloween on
Project Gorgon isn't going to let a little thing like "being in alpha" stop it from indulging in the greatest monster-themed holiday of the...
Ship of Heroes reveals its Dark Magic Blast powerset just in time for Halloween
If you're missing the Halloween flair of City of Heroes today as I am, maybe point your eyeballs at Ship of Heroes instead. This...
Here’s what you missed from last weekend’s Star Citizen’s CitizenCon 2017
While it surely won't comfort anyone angrily counting down the days until alpha 3.0's eventual release to all backers, Star Citizen's CitizenCon 2017Â delivered an...
Betawatch: The week the betas died (October 27, 2017)
This week should serve as a helpful reminder that just because a game is in testing does not mean that it's actually primed for...
Chronicles of Elyria on a la carte prices, skins, and this weekend’s convention game
Looking to just buy your way into an exclusive alpha program? Want to put your name on a star or tombstone? Thinking about adopting...
Massively Overthinking: The state of early access, alpha, and beta ‘testing’ in the MMO genre
I remember years ago when then-Massively-columnist Rubi Bayer let loose with a blistering rant on the state of faux beta MMOs. She helmed Betawatch...
Sea of Thieves technical alpha update: small ships, brigs, and text chat
There's never enough grog when you're trying to wrap your head around the fast-changing events of the world. Fortunately, Sea of Thieves has a...
Watch Star Citizen’s CitizenCon 2017 here, plus check out alpha progress in Around the Verse
In this week's episode of Star Citizen's Around the Verse, the team says it's gotten its must-fix bug list down from 20 to 16...
Amazon confirms that Breakaway is on hiatus
Is Breakaway dead? We don't know for sure, but the rumors started flying yesterday, and the latest official word certainly reads like a death...
Here’s what to expect from Star Citizen’s CitizenCon this weekend
Star Citizen's annual CitizenCon event is almost here, kicking off in the Capitol Theater in Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday, with plenty of player panels,...
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen’s pre-alpha will launch by the holidays – but you can’t afford it
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen fans viewing the team demoing the game at TwitchCon this past week were delighted to hear one surprise announcement:...
Freeman: Star Edge is a slick-looking space sim that might go multiplayer
Have that urge to explore the wild galactic yonder? Here's a potential candidate to steal your time in the future called Freeman: Star Edge....
Betawatch: Closers Online’s alpha is totally open this weekend (October 20, 2017)
Welcome back to another edition of Betawatch, the game where literally everything is in early access forever. Except Closers, of course, which is open!...
Ashes of Creation shows new images, talks about its ‘mini-Sim City’ design
Following a flurry of blog posts, its PAX West appearance, and its crowdfunding campaign, Ashes of Creation has gone downright silent this fall. It's...
Chronicles of Elyria begins price increases in preparation of pre-alpha releases
Great ready to pay more for Chronicles of Elyria.
Soulbound Studios announced this week that it is preparing to raise the prices on all of...
Star Citizen: Around the Verse, alpha 3.0 bugs, and the state of refunds
Let's just get this out of the way upfront: There are 25 serious issues still on the docket before Star Citizen's alpha 3.0 moves...
Closers opens up its final alpha weekend to everyone
Here's an intriguing option for your weekend plans: Pour a tall glass of cel-shaded anime combat and down it before the buzzer sounds for...
Legends of Aria wraps up final alpha test
It's time for Legends of Aria to say farewell to alpha once and for good.
The fantasy MMO wrapped up its so-called final alpha test...