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Soulframe is opening up its ‘preludes’ test phases for up to 10,000 more people a week
If you've been watching Digital Extremes talk up Soulframe's preludes testing phases over the last few months, then this might be your moment, as...
More leaks confirm that Blizzard is working on a Warcraft II: Remastered edition
While Blizzard fans spend the next week wondering what the studio will say or reveal of its plans for the Warcraft franchise, one leak...
MMO Hype Train: Brighter Shores is a totally chill RuneScape clone
Former RuneScape creator Andrew Gower admits that he never planned to make another MMORPG -- at least until enough fans convinced him to give...
Corepunk’s alpha is offline until tomorrow for a new update and wipe
If you're one of the lucky early buyers who got in to Corepunk before preorder sales were halted, then you've been expecting this: Artificial...
Monsters & Memories expands its team, aims for one last test this year
It's generally positive news from the Monsters & Memories team in the latest development update. The studio reports that it's added two new team...
The revived Jade Dynasty World plans Chinese open beta for next month
Step with us into the official MOP Timeline Cruiser for a brief recap of Jade Dynasty. This Chinese-themed MMO took its last breath in 2018...
Star Citizen sees sales dip by a significant margin for the month of October
It's long been suggested, both by simple observation and direct developer reports that Star Citizen needs to keep the backer cash flowing in order...
Ashes of Creation’s alpha two is underway as players tried to murder their own game director
The time has come at long, long, long last for ravenous fans of Ashes of Creation as the PvP MMORPG officially kicked off weekend...
Stars Reach moves its pre-alpha testing from single worlds to multiple worlds
The first thing to note is that Stars Reach, if you hadn't know this, takes place in space. The second thing to note once...
Pantheon extends pre-early access testing through December 1, with ‘record numbers’ showing up
With under two months to go until Pantheon launches into early access, you would think that studio Visionary Realms would be going all-out with...
Betawatch: Path of Exile 2 delays its early access thanks to demons of the database
Look, I have to ask: Does Path of Exile 2 have a whole lot of demons in it? I haven't really played the game,...
NetEase’s Destiny Rising officially enters closed alpha today – here’s how to sign up
If you are among those Destiny players who really wanted a Destiny game on your phone, then your moment is fast approaching, as NetEase...
Soulframe deep-dives the changes to its next pre-alpha build and discusses multiplayer feature plans
The pre-alpha "preludes" build of Soulframe is headed for its seventh iteration, and this update is a pretty beefy one as it changes several...
Loftia targets alpha testing by the end of this year and early access at the end of 2025
Since last year we've been keeping eyes on the "mediumly multiplayer" cozy title Loftia, a life sim RPG that puts players into a colorful...
Star Citizen pushes alpha 4.0’s engineering gameplay features back over game stability concerns
Star Citizen has long promised players the chance to become an engineer aboard a starship along the "road to 4.0" that CIG has been...
SMITE 2 adds Ra and Sobek to the game’s roster as closed alpha marches on
Readers who have gone down particular rabbit holes online over the past several years will probably look at the headline on this particular piece,...
Nexon’s MapleFest and Next On tease MapleStory’s Dark Ride, Mabinogi UE5, Nakwon Last Paradise, and more
Nexon has been busy hyping its MMOs this week with both MapleStory Fest and its Next On event, so let's dig in!
MapleStory Fest, which...
Star Citizen player reports CIG is making him sign an NDA before getting a refund
We've chronicled the weird steps players have needed to take to get refunds from Star Citizen numerous times before, but now it looks like...
Blockchain-infused EVE Frontier schedules next playtest for early November
"EVE Online is good and all, but you know what it really needs? A heaping dose of blockchain for play-to-earn goodness!" said nobody but...
Star Citizen players raise the alarm over internet spaceship nerfs that conveniently favor newer options
Generally, official forums for games are unhappy places in the best of times, but backers of Star Citizen are getting vocally resistant to ship...
