beta testing
World of Fishing is now in open beta
I like to fish in MMOs. Which is strange because I don't much like to fish in meatspace. My favorite MMO fishing mechanics were in...
Guild Wars 2 starts testing 64-bit client
Your Guild Wars 2 client could be getting an upgrade in the near future, particularly if you have the hardware to handle it.
ArenaNet Game...
NCsoft promises Lineage Eternal’s closed beta testing next year
Over the summer, NCsoft was conducting small-scale focus-group testing for Lineage Eternal, another sequel for the bafflingly popular and profitable Lineage MMORPG. In fact, two more such...
Global Chat: The frustrations and joys of Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns
The player debate and analysis over the virtues and vices of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns has -- unsurprisingly -- evoked strong opinions...
The Stream Team: Touring EverQuest II’s Terrors of Thalumbra beta
Who wants to wait until Terrors of Thalumbra goes live before poking around in it? Not MssivelyOP's MJ! EQII's expansion won't launch for another...
Asta kicks off its first beta test in the West
Will Asta be a success here after its poor fate in its native land? It's too early to say, but you can start making...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s immediate future
I imagine that the launch of Heart of Thorns was quite a bittersweet event for the ArenaNet gang: The sense of relief and celebration...
Activision-Blizzard Q3 2015: World of Warcraft drops 100K subs, Actibliz buys Candy Crush dev for $5.9B
Strange things are afoot at Blizzard Activision.
Even while the studio is preparing for BlizzCon and the trailer reveal for the Warcraft movie, it announced...
The MOP Up: Free Tribes for all (November 1, 2015)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
The Game Archaeologist: Seed
Seed is a game that I thought I must have dreamed up at some point. Do you ever have that happen? For years I...
The Stream Team: Another date with Devilian
MassivelyOP’s MJ was pleasantly surprised at how much she was enjoying her first romp in Devilian. And now that the second closed beta weekend...
Betawatch: Closed beta explosion (October 30, 2015)
It's a week of games entering closed beta. That is the joke here, if you want to call it a joke. Front and center,...
Black Desert will start selling pre-orders soon but won’t be having an open beta
While more closed beta tests will be coming before Black Desert's western launch early next year, Daum Games said that it will not be...
Albion Online closed beta starts November 23rd
Is everyone ready to tear down the gates and jump into Albion Online? Well, not everyone gets to do so just yet; the game...
Pocket MapleStory launches while Age of Wushu Dynasty preps closed beta
Looking for a mobile fix of your favorite MMOs? There are many possibilities coming down the road, including Age of Wushu Dynasty and Pocket...
Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns launch diary: How to fix an expansion iteratively
I know I promised you an entry that focused on the changes to the in-game economy as my next installment to the Heart of Thorns...
Blade & Soul’s western closed beta kicks off tomorrow
NCsoft has announced that Blade & Soul's first western closed beta weekend kicks off tomorrow (October 29th at 1 p.m. EDT). All you've got...
The Daily Grind: Do you think Blizzard will ever make another MMO?
So Overwatch is now in closed beta, which I imagine excites some people immensely. Any Blizzard product has that effect, I've noticed. But when...
Overwatch knocks down the closed beta door
Heroes, suit up: Overwatch's closed beta test for both North America and Europe is now live.
While the test for the superhero-themed multiplayer shooter has commenced,...
Devilian’s second closed beta starts on October 29th
Looking forward to running around and smashing demons in Devilian once again? The game's second closed beta test is starting up on October 29th...
