alpha testing
Gloria Victis’ rep system lets players become nobles and outlaws
Indie sandbox Gloria Victis' alpha is humming along, this week with a redesigned rep system, rebalanced combat dynamics, and the overhauled settlement of Mereley,...
EVE Valkyrie shifts from testing to launch this month
Do you all remember betas? They used to be something games went through, back in the days before early access, alphas, pre-alphas, and pre-pre-alphas....
The MOP Up: Blade & Soul brings in the Warlock (March 6, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Betawatch: Camelot Unchained hits the beta crunch (March 4, 2016)
The Camelot Unchained team is in the midst of a hard crunch period to get the game ready for full beta testing. The good...
Star Citizen pushes Alpha 2.2 to live
It's time to strap yourself in and put on your big captain boots, for Star Citizen's Alpha 2.2 is here, and it's bringing a...
World of Warcraft updates its expansion alpha and opens up PvP testing
One of the big elements being introduced to World of Warcraft when Legion goes live is an entirely revamped PvP system, rebuilt from the...
Das Tal readies an alpha pre-test for later this month
When is a test not a test? When it's a pre-test, of course! Oh, just ignore the silly terminology to accept the fact that...
SMITE’s PlayStation 4 closed beta kicks off today
Heads up, console MOBA fans: SMITE officially enters closed beta on PS4 today. "All of SMITE’s game modes will be made available," says Hi-Rez, "and...
Survarium deploys patch 0.40 to its live servers with UI changes and weapon modules
Sure, you're in the middle of a pitched battle for survival with whatever you can find in Survarium, but that doesn't mean that you...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon is now in development
Are you interested in a Darkfall reboot? No, not the official one that rewrote the game's core structure, but something throwing the game back...
The Culling runs through its closed alpha test
The Culling, that Hunger Games-inspired multiplayer deathmatch game, is currently in the thick of its closed alpha test. A "select number of participants" pulled...
The Game Archaeologist: Meridian 59
A colony founded through a magical nexus, Meridian 59 had it all going on -- until, that is, the portal to the colony collapsed...
Betawatch: Tree of Savior is going international soon (February 26, 2016)
Good news, Tree of Savior fans - the game is slated to hit the international stage soon. How soon? That's still up in the...
SkySaga’s alpha 7 arrives today with competitive building and selfies
Voxelbox SkySaga has just entered its seventh round of alpha, dubbed the "Settler" update. Of note, the game has been patched with a new...
WoW Factor: Is this the time Blizzard’s changes stick?
Well, folks, I promised you that this week I would talk about my further impressions playing through the Legion alpha. But then I spied...
Massively Overthinking: The new normal of early access MMORPGs
This week's topic comes from Massively OP reader Zadira.
"Daybreak has just passed it two-year anniversary for Landmark, and it still has its early access reward options for...
Das Tal plans ‘massive’ spring alpha playtest
Das Tal's devs have a "massive" test event planned for the coming season. Fairytale Distillery says that its February sneak-peek playtests will be followed...
SamuTale lets you explore a sandbox world as a samurai
"Boundaries" and "limitations" are not words that the makers of SamuTale like to incorporate into their design philosophy. This upcoming sandbox MMO seems to...
Traverse lets you mold and shape your own planet
A tiny dev team is scurrying away on a new title called Traverse that will let players not only think big but create on...
Worlds Adrift includes US players in next playtest
Worlds Adrift said that the wait is "almost over" for the game's third playtest, although the team did not give a definitive timeline for...
