alpha testing
Sandbox MMORPG Pax Dei opens preorders for its newly announced June 18 early access
Is it too soon for Pax Dei to be hitting early access? We're about to find out, as Mainframe Industries announced this morning that...
Ashes of Creation shares a preview of its node war PvP system
The PvP sandbox of Ashes of Creation already has talked about making players fight for things like dungeon spots and caravans, but now it's...
First Impressions: Corepunk’s MOBA-esque closed alpha was fun – with lots of room to grow
I've got a pretty good poker face, especially when nobody can see my face. So I've been pretty subtle about my excitement for Corepunk...
Past Fate adds ‘proper starting tutorials’ and makes a swamp zone ‘much more poisonous’
The swamps are swampier and the tutorials are more informative according to Past Fate, which continues its seemingly endless march through closed alpha with...
Corepunk abruptly ends its second alpha test over disconnects, bugs, and general ‘discomfort’
As we've been covering for the past couple of days, the second alpha test for the OARPG Corepunk hasn't exactly been going well: The...
Betawatch: Tencent’s Tarisland eyes its June release
Have you come for adventures in yonder land of Taris? Wait, I haven't actually been involved in the various tests; does Tarisland actually feature...
The Stream Team: Taking a peek at the closed alpha of Corepunk
It's been quite a long time coming -- and a few stumbling starts besides -- but Corepunk is now in its second closed alpha...
SMITE 2 enters into a second alpha weekend with two more gods and gameplay updates
Did you miss the last time SMITE 2 held a weekend alpha test? Fret not because there's a second alpha test happening right now,...
Corepunk is on day three of trying to get its big alpha test off the ground
Third time's a charm for Corepunk? Artificial Core's top-down MMORPG has struggled through its latest round of alpha, which was originally meant to include...
Corepunk resets alpha, inviting another 5000 players and extending the test to June 3
Corepunk's latest alpha was meant to kick off this past weekend, but it wasn't without a hitch. Artificial Core admitted that the alpha test,...
Corepunk opens its doors for its second alpha test today
It's time for 10,000 lucky invitees to hop into the latest alpha test build of Corepunk today, as the second alpha for the MMOARPG...
Betawatch: Dune Awakening is sanding out closed beta invites
Who here likes sand? If you like sand, this is your week for Betawatch because first and foremost there are reports that Dune Awakening...
Star Citizen debuts the new Ironclad heavy hauler and shares an update on the Polaris capital ship
The Invictus free-fly event continues to be the focus for Star Citizen, particularly as it's being used as a platform to debut all-new and...
Nearly 6500 people tried out sandbox MMORPG BitCraft’s last alpha – the next is coming in June
Following its closed alpha earlier this spring, Clockwork Labs has a new producer letter up how sandbox BitCraft is faring - and where it's...
Solarpunk showcases an overhauled merchant platform in its latest development update
"We wasted a lot of time but Minecraft inspired us." That's the throughline of a recent update blog and the literal title of a...
Corepunk proposes its 500,000 test hopefuls comment for a chance at 10,000 alpha 2 invites
If you thought you were signed up for the Corepunk beta, you might have a little more legwork to do to ensure you actually...
MMO Week in Review: Pandaria Remix, Loot Reborn, Wayfinder Echoes
What a hell of a week for the MMO genre! Good and bad, as it were. We got previews of FFXIV Dawntrail, Guild Wars 2's...
Star Citizen’s Invictus Launch Week free-play demo and ship sales event is underway
It's time once again for CIG to set its cash registers ringing, draw in new players, and otherwise give everyone playing Star Citizen a...
Betawatch: Wayfinder’s plan to downsize its MMO ambitions
Well this was not how I expected the Wayfinder story to continue, with the game basically dropping its online elements altogether. Now, it's not...
Pax Dei digests lessons learned from alpha two and shares plans for future adjustments
Alpha testing is intended to give developers information, feedback, and data on what works and what doesn't, and so it was for Pax Dei,...
