alpha testing
Torchlight III wraps up its closed beta, will talk about its future this Friday
After a year of traveling through alpha and beta testing -- not to mention downgrading from an MMORPG to an online multiplayer format --...
MMOs you’ve never heard of: The Hammer’s End
When you're trawling the internet for a fresh MMORPG experience that is quite far off the beaten path, you can't get much more lost...
Betawatch: Ship of Heroes likes Unreal Engine 5, but it doesn’t expect to use it soon
Sometimes, the biggest beta news can be admiring a new feature and then finding out why you're not getting it. Such is the lot...
Kickstarted cyberpunk MMO Zenith features footage of the pre-alpha, teases alpha
One of the big Kickstarter MMO hits from 2019 was Zenith, which leaped onto the scene and raised over a quarter of a million...
Star Citizen talks Invictus Launch Week, new planets, and body dragging mechanics
It's another week and that means another episode of Star Citizen's video digest series. This week, we get a closer look at the Invictus...
Pantheon shares its progress for May, promises to be close to its next round of pre-alpha testing
The developers of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen are pretty excited about their progress so far. More specifically, producer Benjamin Dean is, as evidenced...
Fractured will have another open playtest starting on May 26
If you missed your previous chance to check out the world of Fractured, you've got yourself another shot. The devs are once more having...
Mortal Online 2 writes an FAQ and lays out an alpha development roadmap
How are things going in the open sandbox alpha world of Mortal Online 2? It's hard to really say, since we're not entrenched in...
Ashes of Creation shows off pre-alpha footage starring a curious mage and some strange ruins
Wandering around the realm of Ashes of Creation, you're likely going to run in to some interesting sights. Take, for example, the video adventures...
EVE Echoes confirms August 2020 launch window, debuts new gameplay trailer
Well, it wasn't exactly a launch date as originally believed, but we at least now have a launch window for EVE Echoes. The livestream...
Betawatch: Dual Universe could go to consoles – but isn’t planning on it
You'd think an entire piece from the Dual Universe team about how the game wasn't planned for consoles and will still not be going to...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has many new race customizations and is considering endless Torghast runs
A new alpha build for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands means new character customization options being added, because that is the most important thing in...
Crowfall on Frostweaver limits, the next Dregs campaign, and what’s delaying beta
The month of May brings yet another ACE Q&A video from Crowfall and another cornucopia of player questions, which runs a pretty wide gauntlet...
Dual Universe is still not going to consoles… but it could, with these specs
With everyone all agog over the specs for the PlayStation Five and the Xbox Series X, the team at Novaquark has looked at these...
Squad-based WWII MMO shooter Enlisted held a weekend test set in the Battle of Berlin
A multiplayer shooter set in WWII admittedly tends to blend in with the mental furniture, but we want to cast a quick eye to...
Ashes of Creation’s community propels hype through infographics and polls
With Alpha One testing starting this month, Ashes of Creation has a lot to show the world to help bolster confidence in this upcoming...
The Game Archaeologist: The rise and fall of Landmark and EverQuest Next
The year was 2013. Sony Online Entertainment was still a functioning and seemingly robust MMORPG studio, and its yearly SOE Live convention was a...
Betawatch: Population Zero’s early access is here
Yes, it's true, Population Zero marched its way into early access this past week. It then promptly apologized for how the early access launch...
Dual Universe’s beta will include new UI features, items, and reworked planets and moons
While Dual Universe is still going to focus on refining and improving the current alpha 3 build of the voxelbox, the team at Novaquark...
Xbox X developers include Blizzard, Bungie, Pearl Abyss, and Square Enix
With the console still on track to release sometime during the holiday season later this year, the Xbox Series X is preparing a huge...
