beta testing
Path of Exile celebrates its fifth birthday, looks at trade filtering on Xbox
It's Path of Exile's fifth birthday (since the game went into open beta, that is), and the team taking a moment or two to...
The Black Death backs up and unloads a dump truck of beta info
No skimpy dev diary for you today, Black Death fans, because this studio is getting downright serious about sharing its progress on the beta...
Closers sets a February 6 launch date
Need some color and tall tales to wipe away the greyscale weather? Closers contains 350% of the RDA of vibrant colors and nutritious stories,...
Maplestory mobile spinoff Maplestory M hits Android beta today
Maplestory is one of those MMOs that runs quietly under the radar but manages to have a massive following all the same. Will Maplestory...
Albion Online kicks off its mobile testing on Apple devices
One of the big selling points for Albion Online right out of the gate was the promise of a game that could be played...
Closers welcomes players to the sky ship
En Masse's Closers is sprinting through open beta these days, and with today's patch, there's more to test and enjoy than ever.
The Sky Bridge...
Sea of Thieves’ ‘bespoke experience’ closed beta begins Wednesday with Xbox Play Anywhere fully functional
Avast and so on, pirate MMO fiends: Sea of Thieves' closed beta is almost here. As Rare reminded us this morning, the closed beta...
Betawatch: Chronicles of Elyria hit with sizable layoffs (January 19, 2018)
So it looks like things are not all roses and light behind the scenes for Chronicles of Elyria, as the studio has apparently let...
Meet survival sandbox Miscreated and its 2018 plans
Have you heard of Miscreated? If not and you are a fan of the survival genre, you might want to add it to your...
Town State Leisure: Camelot Unchained responds to absurd scraper article as only CSE can
If by chance you've ever run a blog about literally anything, you surely know about scrapers - those jerks who use scripts to steal...
Dauntless maps out its feedback-inspired plans for early 2018
Dauntless is doubtless eyeing Monster Hunter World's launch at the end of the month with trepidation, but the plucky indie dev team is forging...
Magic: The Gathering Arena’s business model stands on a ‘simple idea’ of universal access
"We want everyone to be able to experience Magic: The Gathering."
Upon this "simple idea" Wizards of the Coast is building Magic: The Gathering Arena's...
Albion Online characterizes layoffs as downsizing to ‘pre-release beta testing’ levels
Earlier this week, we got a tip claiming that the Albion Online team had been severely cut back before Christmas, perhaps as much as...
Darwin Project lets players and hosts explore their inner griefer
So you probably expected a bunch of battle royale games to pop up on Steam this year, given the remarkably popularity of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds...
Camelot Unchained lands $7.5M investment to hasten development: Our chat with Mark Jacobs on funding, VR, and beta one
If you know one thing about indie MMORPG Camelot Unchained, it's that CEO Mark Jacobs appears to dwell perpetually in internet comment sections amiably...
Grab a goodie bag for Mythic Glory as it launches into open beta
So here's a new one for us to cover: R2Games's Mythic Glory. It's a "browser MMORPG set in a persistent online world, populated by thousands of...
Ready, set, punch: Hyper Universe is live today!
Ready for a different way to MOBA? Nexon's Hyper Universe officially launches today, bringing the action to a 2-D setting with several "inspired" champions...
MU Ignition is launching on January 23
Remember way back when MU Ignition first went into beta testing? You know, back in the wild days of early January? Because it's launching...
Sea of Thieves talks about closed beta preparations and future plans
With the pre-orders going on, closed beta coming next week, and launch arriving in March, Sea of Thieves and its team has a lot...
The Survivalist: Another year, another Survival Game guide
A new year, a new batch of survival games! Yes, the genre has become so popular that one guide, no not even two guides...