beta testing
World of Warcraft Classic preps a weekend battleground test
At this point, WoW Classic already has been tremendously successful in recreating the same frenzy over beta testing that veterans of The Long Wait...
ELOA aka Warlords Awakening suffers the indignity of a triple shutdown
Here's a hat trick that no MMORPG ever wants to earn: being closed three times in a row. For Elite Lord of Alliance (ELOA),...
One of City of Heroes’ rogue servers, Reborn/Pleiades, was just shut down by its operator
Bad news for a sliver of the the City of Heroes rogue server community tonight: The Reddit-backed Reborn server known as Pleiades has apparently...
Betawatch: ReWorld beta is due in two months
Look, over that way! Is it a beta announcement? No, it's an announcement of a beta announcement, as the ReWorld Online Twitter has announced that there...
Grab a Conqueror’s Blade Well-Made Mortar key from My.com and MOP
My.com's MMO Conqueror's Blade officially soft launched into open beta this week. It's being billed as a "medieval free-to-play tactical MMO" with 15v15 battles...
Interview: Astellia’s westernization covers everything from monetization and VO to dodging and grouping
It seems as if every time we write about incoming MMORPG Astellia, confusion over its guiding principles dominates the ensuing discussion. One of those...
APB Reloaded launches battle royale mode APB RIOT into open beta today [Updated]
It's gonna be a big Wednesday for APB Reloaded: New developer Little Orbit is launching the biggest update the game's seen since the takeover....
WoW Classic’s test server raises level cap and reopens Arathi Basin
After the fourth or fifth million battle over the same tiny swath of farmland, the question of "is this truly worth the bloodshed?" comes...
My.com’s tactical MMO Conqueror’s Blade has soft launched into open beta today
Conqueror's Blade officially hits open beta today, and it's essentially a soft launch, meaning everyone can leap right in to the "medieval free-to-play tactical...
Square-Enix announces its own walk-and-catch Pokemon Go-style game in the form of Dragon Walk
We don't really have a name for the genre that Pokemon Go properly belongs to (we've been going with MMOARGs), but it's certainly spawned its...
Camelot Unchained upgrades tools, works on UI and siege equipment as beta one marches on
Just about a year ago, Camelot Unchained backers were on the edge of their seats preparing for the long-delayed launch of beta one, which...
Fight or Kite: First impressions of Nexon’s new multiplayer shooter Rocket Arena
Nexon's new crossplatform multiplayer shooter Rocket Arena came out of nowhere last month and surprised everyone with a closed beta this past week. It's...
City of Heroes: Homecoming hit 100K players as another donation round funds
Just in time for its 100,000th player registration, the City of Heroes rogue server Homecoming team posted up a second donation-drive, raising just under...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Freestyle 2, World of Kings, Dragon Raja 2, Ragnarok Masters
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles you've probably never heard of (or at least have entirely forgotten about!).
First up:...
Betawatch: Starbase is blasting off into your world
Gosh, every so often you just get a big surprise like Starbase, which came out of nowhere this week to just drop onto the scene...
Astellia addresses community concerns over pre-order items and game balance
The reveals of founder packs and the commencement of pre-orders for Astellia means that we're back in the familiar dance of figuring out the value...
World of Warcraft shows off its Benthic gear while the Classic server calls a wrap on another stress test
Want to earn your new equipment in World of Warcraft by farming for items rather than praying for drops? The new Benthic gear available in...
Sci-fi strategy MMORPG Destiny’s Sword is seeking $22K on Kickstarter
We've been covering Destiny's Sword for over a year now, since we first took a curious peek back at GDC 2018 and followed it...
Wildcard’s pirate MMO Atlas opens its PTS, adds new explorable island areas
It's been an interesting week for Grapeshot and WildCard Studios thanks to two updates to in-development massive survival sandbox MMO Atlas. First, the PTR...
City of Heroes: Homecoming adds numerical power cooldowns, nerfs Death from Below, adds User Agreement
It's patch day for City of Heroes' Homecoming servers, and it's a fun one as it effectively launches the numerical power cooldown indicators teased...
