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Betawatch: Palia’s layoffs, Ghost’s preview, Alganon’s revival
We aren't exactly thrilled with the way that Palia's development team has been dancing hither and yon around the title of beta recently, but...
Sea of Thieves confirms crossplay and cross-progression for PS5 version
With Sea of Thieves inching closer to its April 30th launch on PlayStation 5, the team at Rare has decided to pull together an...
Once Human finally enters its latest closed beta for PC after a couple of delays
After a rescheduling and then a day-of false start, the PC multiplayer closed beta for the post-apocalypse survival shooter Once Human has begun at...
Palia studio Singularity 6 has been hit by layoffs – 35% of the team impacted
(This article has been updated with S6's statement at the end; the original piece is as follows.)
Palia studio Singularity 6's frustrating deceptions regarding the...
Massively Overthinking: Would you pay for a Guild Wars 1 revival?
WoodenPotatoes had a fun video this past weekend about Classic Guild Wars 1, and I fully admit I clicked on it just to hear...
The Quinfall drops new gameplay overview videos, closes CBT applications April 10
The Quinfall, aka the MMORPG with the loftiest aspirations yet, is in a show and tell mood recently, as the game's YouTube channel has...
Post-apoc multiplayer shooter Once Human launches its multiplayer beta on PC today
Over the past couple of years we've kept a weather eye on Once Human, a multiplayer post-apocalyptic survival shooter from NetEase-owned Starry Studio that...
EverQuest II announces a new 2006-era progression server called Origins, hitting beta in May
The latest EverQuest II producer's letter has arrived, and while the majority of it is recap of things you already knew about - like...
Almost five years after killing Player Studio, Daybreak wants to revive a Creator Program
It's weird enough to see a Daybreak press release in my inbox, but this one threw me for a loop as it's for a...
Albion Online kicks off European server closed beta for founder pack buyers
Albion Online fans who preordered with a founder pack for the Albion Europe server launch later this month are off and away into closed...
Throne & Liberty’s next global beta remains under NDA, tests combat and trading
We're just a week away from Throne & Liberty's next big global test run, and ahead of the event, Amazon has released a dev...
For Science: EVE Online’s Project Discovery initiative opens signups for mobile testing
At EVE Fanfest last fall, CCP Games announced that its latest Project Discovery push would essentially set EVE Online players to training AI in...
Eternal Tombs opens a one-day playtest on Steam – here’s how to get in and play
Eternal Tombs - the MMO formerly known as War of Dragnorox and currently known as the MMO that's trying to bring back a new...
Fight or Kite: Predecessor’s open beta brings back MOBA action and a heap of nostalgia
The newest, brightest pupil from the School for Extraordinary MOBAs has arrived for your gaming pleasure. Predecessor launched in early access last week, bringing...
Second Life begins beta testing terrain updates, 2K textures, and mirrors for creators
The toolset for creative players of Second Life is seeing a number of interesting updates, as the sandbox is running some beta tests that...
Betawatch: Throne & Liberty begins signups for its global open beta
It seemed like we would never again hear about Throne & Liberty, given how long globally oriented comms had been silence, but that was...
Monsters and Memories hopes to launch into early access by the start of 2026
Does it help or hurt to know that a wishlisted game now has a release date -- and that this date is still almost...
Paragon-spinoff Predecessor has soft launched into F2P open beta early access on Steam (and everywhere else)
Predecessor - the latest shooter spawned from the ashes of Epic Games' defunct MOBA Paragon - has officially launched into open beta today on...
Cozy MMO Palia handwaves its bizarre beta obfuscation on the grounds that it’s free-to-play
Yesterday, we recapped the ongoing drama with Singularity 6's cozy mini-MMO, Palia. The short version is that the game hit beta last summer and...
The Stream Team: Making a return trip to Palia as part of its Steam platform release
The open beta of Palia has hit new shores as the cozy multiplayer title launched on Steam this week, which is good enough of...
