alpha testing
Hostility and bounty systems arrive in Star Citizen
Are you a law-abiding space citizen who's not above partaking in some mob vigilante justice? Or are you a sneaky ne'er-do-well who wants to...
The MOP Up: PlanetSide 2 gets a promotion (February 21, 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: The Division opens up for beta testing (February 19, 2016)
It's that wonderful time again, ladies and gentlemen, when a long-awaited title goes into open beta. The Division has opened up its beta today...
The Stream Team: Accessing the Atlas Reactor alpha
What are MassivelyOP's Larry and MJ's reactions to Atlas Reactor? You can find out: The duo are jumping into the game's special alpha access...
Massively Overthinking: The Star Citizen money machine
Massively OP reader Ichi has posed us an interesting question. At the end of 2015, a lot of gamers, including some of our own...
Atlas Reactor hosts its alpha sneak peek week
The Atlas Reactor alpha is speeding along with the occasional squeak, but this week, information need not be leaked. You can just try out...
Exclusive: Crowfall’s world building pipeline video and interview
Are you a fan of Tetris but wish it were more free-form and connected to an MMO's world building tool kit? Yeah, neither am I,...
Camelot Unchained updates fans on the state of its testing
It's sometimes unsettling when a game's developers go silent for a bit, just because fans don't have any way of knowing what's going on....
Massively OP’s sneak peek of Atlas Reactor, Trion’s turn-based strategy MOBA
I first experienced Atlas Reactor just before Trion made its big announcement at the PAX Prime party last summer. At the time, I didn’t...
Betawatch: Gigantic’s developer undergoes further layoffs (February 12th, 2016)
This week has brought some pretty terrible news for fans of Gigantic, as developer Motiga has had to lay off a significant portion of...
Shards Online delays alpha, early access; adds new stretch goal
Shards Online's latest newsletter has arrived, and in it, Project Lead Derek Brinkmann says the development team is hard at work on two features:...
Crowfall explains its testing status and testing invitation patterns
Good news, fans of Crowfall! The team has done some initial testing with the new client controller and combat performance does appear to be...
Pumpkin Online downgrades from MMO status, aims for beta by winter
Let's do a catch-up post on the development of the non-combat dating sim Pumpkin Online, shall we? Back in October 2015, the team decided...
Valiance Online’s pre-alpha is available for testing
Do you feel a burning desire to get in and try out one of the intended spiritual successors to City of Heroes? Because you...
The Daily Grind: Are you reluctant to test MMOs you’re excited to play?
Am I excited, with some reservations, about World of Warcraft's next expansion? You bet. Am I happy to be involved with the testing? Yes....
The Game Archaeologist: Ten strange pre-release facts about World of Warcraft
An endless ocean of words, a tsunami of thoughts, and a riptide of fan devotion has flooded the gaming world about World of Warcraft...
Betawatch: Black Desert launches at the start of March (February 5th, 2016)
Are you impatiently waiting to explore the blackest and most brutal of all conceivable deserts? Because Black Desert's launch date is closer than you might...
Das Tal introduces new features for weekend test, opens clan signups
Indie sandbox Das Tal is running a "dev-supporter-exlusive" playtest this weekend to test its latest build and its new features. What can testers expect...
Gloria Victis introduces dynamic events and improved launcher
Dynamic events: All MMOs are required by law to contain them these days or be subject to the wrath of our digital court system. Wanting...
WoW Factor: Thoughts from inside the Legion alpha
Tuesday brought along a big surprise for me in the form of access to the Legion alpha test. I had pretty much resigned myself...
